Snow Patrol

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Snow Patrol is an Alternative Rock band from Northern Ireland. They were founded in 1994.

Members:

  • Gary Lightbody
  • Jonny Quinn
  • Nathan Connolly
  • Paul Wilson
  • Tom Simpson
  • Johnny McDaid
Discography:
  • Songs for Polarbears (1999)
  • When It's all Over We Still Have To Clear Up (2001)
  • Final Straw (2003)
  • Eyes Open (2006)
  • A Hundred Million Suns (2008)
  • Fallen Empires (2011)
Snow Patrol provides examples of the following tropes:
  • Album Title Drop:
    • Final Straw: "Chocolate"
    • A Hundred Million Suns: "The Planets Bend Between Us"
  • Lyrical Dissonance: "You Are All That I Have" is pretty upbeat but the lyrics are just as desperate as the title suggests.
  • Non-Appearing Title: Every album has at least one.
    • Songs for Polarbears: "Get Balsamic Vinegar... Quick You Fool"
    • When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up: "Olive Grove Facing the Sea"
    • Final Straw: "How to be Dead", "Spitting Games", "Chocolate"
    • Eyes Open:"Make This Go On Forever", "Headlights On Dark Roads"
    • A Hundred Million Suns: "If There's a Rocket, Tie Me to It", "Disaster Button"
    • Fallen Empires: "Life-ning", "The President"
  • Signature Song: "Chasing Cars"
  • Title Track: "Fallen Empires" on Fallen Empires.