release date: May 1, 2006
format: cd
[album rate: 3,5 / 5]
Track highlights: 1. "You're All I Have" (4 / 5) - 2. "Hands Open" (4 / 5) - 3. "Chasing Cars" (5 / 5) - 4. "Shut Your Eyes" - 5. "It's Beginning to Get to Me" - 6. "You Could Be Happy" - 10. "Open Your Eyes" (3,5 / 5)
4th studio album by the Scottish indie rock and pop / rock band Snow Patrol. This was my first album with the band and actually only the second big commercial break through release they experienced as the album Final Straw (2003) gave them a number #3 on the British albums chart list and a number #1 in Ireland. However, elsewhere they remained a secret until this album, which gave them their international success. "You're All I Have" was the first in a row of successful singles from the album. The second and biggest single release was of course "Chasing Cars", the so far only Platinum-selling single by the band. The music is pop / rock with a positive and simple sound and straight-forward compositions, which sometimes makes me think of Coldplay in a not so positive way. Meaning: I can only listen to it in small dozes, and that's sad, 'cause they do write good music.
