Snow Patrol
Snow Patrol release their new single ‘Crack the Shutters’ through Fiction/Polydor on 15th December 2008. ‘Crack The Shutters’ is the second single taken from their fifth studio album, ‘A Hundred Million Suns’, which has already gone platinum.
‘A Hundred Million Suns’ was recorded through Summer 2008 in Hansa Studios in Berlin (where Bowie recorded ‘Low’, ‘Heroes’ & ‘Lodger’) and at Grouse Lodge deep in the Irish countryside. Written by Snow Patrol the album has been produced by long time producer Jacknife Lee (Bloc Party, REM, U2).
Snow Patrol are one of the biggest selling UK bands this decade and ‘A Hundred Million Suns’ follows up the 2006 Number One, seven times platinum phenomenon ‘Eyes Open’ which sold an incredible 2.1 million copies in the UK and over 1 million in the USA.
‘Eyes Open’ achieved platinum awards across the world from the US and Canada to Germany, Australia and beyond, selling over 4.5 million copies in total. The single ‘Chasing Cars’ has just received its 100,000th UK radio play and its 2 millionth download in the US. ‘Eyes Open’ was the UK’s biggest selling album of 2006.
Snow Patrol are among an elite group of UK artists to have achieved consecutive million selling albums – Eyes Open followed up 2003’s ‘Final Straw’ which sold 1.6 million copies, achieving five times platinum status.
Gary Lightbody (vocals/guitars) says:
"I'm so proud of this record. Everybody played out of their skin. Garret (Jacknife Lee) continued his progression from maverick genius to one of the best producers in the world. Musically, lyrically and sonically the best record we've made"