Listen to Snow Patrol – A Hundred Million Suns

Snow Patrol just released a new album, “A Hundred Million Suns” and while it’s better than their last disc; it still misses the “Final Straw” mark. For those of you who never heard the alumb “Final Straw” that needs to change. The disc “Eyes Open” wasn’t too bad; but it seemed overly poppy and a bit cheesey to me.

So, I was hoping their new album would return a bit to those darker, off-beat, and anti-melodic style. It does in a few spots; but for the most part it maintains that downstrum guitar driven beats.

Here are a few of the more poppy (and still pretty good) songs:

Crack the Shutters:

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Set Down Your Glass:

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Here are a few of those “Final Straw-esque” tracks–a bit more anti-melodic (if you can use that term when describing Snow Patrol…)

Lightning Strikes:

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The Golden Floor:

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And by the way, these guys are really fun live.

If you’re interested in buying this album, or any of these tracks; buy them from my newly built Amazon MP3 store.

Whaddya think?