SNOW PATROL TOPS CANADA’S DIGITAL ALBUM CHART
SNOW PATROL TOPS CANADA’S DIGITAL ALBUM CHART NEW VIDEO FOR SECOND SINGLE “IN THE END” JUST RELEASED: APRIL TOUR DATES CONFIRMED FOR TORONTO, MONTREAL & VANCOUVER (TORONTO - January 18, 2012)
HIGHEST EVER CANADIAN DEBUT FOR THE UK HEAVYWEIGHTS
http://youtu.be/llUMU1jy_4g
FALLEN EMPIRES, the band’s first new studio album in more than three years, features collaborations with Queens Of The Stone Age’s Troy Van Leeuwen , R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe & L.A. singer-songwriter Lissie. FALLEN EMPIRES also features the breakout hits “Called Out In The Dark”, “This Isn’t Everything You Are”, “In The End” and “New York” - featured earlier this month on Grey’s Anatomy.
This week, Snow Patrol debuted their video for “In The End”, directed by Brett Simon who also worked with the band on “Called Out In The Dark” and “This Isn’t Everything You Are”. The video was choreographed by Noemie Lafrance (who also worked on “Called Out In The Dark” & best known for choreographing Feist’s, “1,2,3,4”) and shot in the stunning, historical Los Angeles Theatre built in 1931.
To celebrate the release of FALLEN EMPIRES, Snow Patrol are returning to Canada in April for their first headlining Canadian tour in four years, taking them from Montreal, Toronto to Vancouver (full listing below).
With a history of 11 million album sales and hit singles around the world, the Glasgow-based, Irish-Scottish Snow Patrol – singer Gary Lightbody, guitarist Nathan Connolly, bassist Paul Wilson, drummer Jonny Quinn, and keyboardist Tom Simpson – settled into California for the writing and recording of FALLEN EMPIRES. Work began late-2010 out in the Mojave Desert at Joshua Tree’s Rancho De La Luna Studios, then moved to a beachfront house in Santa Monica known as Eagles Watch. Backing vocals on one track were drawn from the south central L.A. Inner City Mass Gospel Choir of Compton. Finally, the band hunkered down at long-time collaborator Garret ‘Jacknife’ Lee’s Hacienda in Topanga Canyon, a former hippy commune that was once home to Woody Guthrie and Neil Young. In addition to Van Leeuwen, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe provided lyrical support, and eclectic Los Angeles singer-songwriter Lissie contributed vocals to four tracks.
After two UK-only album releases on the indie Jeepster label – Songs For Polarbears in 1998, and When It’s All Over We Still Have To Clear Up in 2001, Snow Patrol finally broke through to global audiences over the course of their next three albums. 2003’s Final Straw spun off the massive #5 UK single “Run,” which had the distinction of being covered by Leona Lewis and other UK artists. Final Straw achieved gold selling status both in Canada & the U.S. Snow Patrol’s next album, Eyes Open (2006) exploded onto the scene, powered by a career-defining worldwide Top 10 single and video, “Chasing Cars,” nominated for a Grammy Award as Best Rock Song. Eyes Open doubled Final Straw’s sales, attaining platinum status in Canada.
CANADIAN TOUR DATES:
April 16th- Montreal, MetropolisApril 17th- Toronto, Massey Hall
April 30th- Vancouver, Orpheum Theatre
For more information on Snow Patrol, visit:
www.snowpatrol.com
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