Snow PatrolBest Snow Patrol Albums Ranked

Songs for Polarbears (Bonus Track Version)

pitchfork

8.1

“If a band's press kit were any indicator of merit, Snow Patrol would be one of the lamest bands in all creation. The press release opens with a claim that should not be made about anyone who is not Radiohead: "Snow Patrol are the most exciting guitar band in the U.K." When I hear that Thom Yorke blew his nose recently, it sends bolts of electricity down my spine. This is true of a great many peopl”

Wildness

pastemagazine

7.9

“Gary Lightbody has always been able to write and record anthemic pop-rock songs with dramatic crescendos and giant hooks. That’s why the first couple of Snow Patrol records had the feel of an indie-pop band capable of much bigger things. And why the Irish band broke through in the mid-’00s with a mega-hit single (“Chasing Cars”) and a couple of solid albums (Final Straw, Eyes Open) that earned the”

When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up (Bonus Track Version)

pitchfork

7.6

“Before the Coldplay-lite Snow Patrol, there was the twee-pop Snow Patrol. Jeepster reissues the 2001 album that bridged the two.”

Final Straw

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6.7

“Taken line by line, Gary Lightbody's lyrics on Snow Patrol's third album, *Final Straw*, don't say much: "Ways and Means" features the line, "Is there a t-shirt I can wear/ 'Cause I'm soaking look at me." "Grazed Knees" contains the banal couplet, "Your breakfast will get cold/ I really have to go." And "Spitting Games" veers dangerously close to high school poetry: "My heart is bursting in your p”

Eyes Open

pitchfork

6.6

“Another competent effort from the former twee band, now practitioners of Coldplay-like dramatic ballads.”

Up to Now

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5.1

“The Coldplay acolytes release a deeply overstuffed 2xCD best-of when a crisp singles collection could have done.”