I was glad to get my hands on this album, as i am a fan of snow patrols work, even the stuff before they hit big. This album is a piece of work, you can tell the band still gel with each other and are able to write comparitively good lyrics and scores of music, however i must admit, it falls at the hurdle of its comparrision to the other bands albums, by which named, final straw, the one that was astounding musically, lyrically, and when played live, the band became the actors of the century, that put on a show that even some of the greatest bands would stand in awe, watching. And that is where this album falls, because it is not a final straw once again, and nothing could ever be, yet it will still be compare. Emotionally, this is on a different level, it is not as strong, which is not a bad thing, but it is more mature. You feel how the band have drawn upon their experience of the last few years whilst writting this album, and i hand it to them, for been able to produce another… more »

I was glad to get my hands on this album, as i am a fan of snow patrols work, even the stuff before they hit big. This album is a piece of work, you can tell the band still gel with each other and are able to write comparitively good lyrics and scores of music, however i must admit, it falls at the hurdle of its comparrision to the other bands albums, by which named, final straw, the one that was astounding musically, lyrically, and when played live, the band became the actors of the century, that put on a show that even some of the greatest bands would stand in awe, watching. And that is where this album falls, because it is not a final straw once again, and nothing could ever be, yet it will still be compare. Emotionally, this is on a different level, it is not as strong, which is not a bad thing, but it is more mature. You feel how the band have drawn upon their experience of the last few years whilst writting this album, and i hand it to them, for been able to produce another stunning able, that may have some faults, through no fault of its own [no pun intended], yet it displays why snow patrol have not been one album wonders, and faded into the sunshine with many other bands.