In a pursuit of the sonorous and non-standard name for the group the Irish of Gary Lightbody has tried some names, having stopped first on Polar Bear («because polar bears fluffy and, in general, very abrupt»). The Same idea, only hardly earlier, has come to mind to drummer Jane s Addiction Eric Ejveri so it was necessary to refuse the name. The fan of bears has grieved not for long, and has soon thought up another, but same "winter" - Snow Patrol. However from a hairpin to Ejveri it was not kept and named the debut album «Songs For Polar Bears». There was it in far 1998 year. At that time Snow Patrol played impudent grang mixed up with the punk and made the big plans in which «the wizard invariably appeared in the blue helicopter» … the Wizard it was necessary to wait for long 5 years. But it nevertheless has arrived (some fairy tales come to an end not so is sad, as the others).

Whether known producer Garret «Jack Knife», the participant of indi-group Compulsion working earlier with Basement Jaxx and Eminemom became this "magician" for Snow Patrol. Now «the new hope of the British fate» as journalists call group, is ready to kiss to it knees. Whether has perfected a rigid characteristic sound of group, simultaneously having added elements vegetating till this moment in obscurity Snow Patrol have begun to shine like a brilliant in the sun. Really - playing various variations on a theme alternative brit pop is smoothfaced-priest bandit formations in the mother-britanii. And the majority doesn't have not enough one - counters. Hide review