“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”
“On his band's first album in seven years, Gary Lightbody aims for clarity, connection, and personal resonance but lapses into the pomp and incoherence that have plagued Snow Patrol for a decade.”
