Snow Patrol Post New Track All, Confirm 'The Forest Is The Path' Release Shows In London And Belfast
Thursday, 08 August 2024
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Tom Beard
Snow Patrol have released a new single, All.
Offering an uplifting chorus, the warm and expansive number finds vocalist Gary Lightbody crooning over simple piano and understated guitars. It marks the third preview of the Northern Irish band's first new album in six years, 'The Forest Is The Path', due out on September 13 via Polydor Records. Lightbody commented:
"All was written by Fraser T Smith and myself in late November of 2022. This was almost exactly a year before we would ask Fraser to produce the album. The first time we recorded the album it didn’t work out and we would then ask Fraser to step into the producer’s chair in December of 2023 and he was a dream to work with.
"The first day of writing with him I walked into the studio and he had already got some music going. It was all very much “hi, how are you, what about this?” and BAM we were off. I love when that happens. Not really a fan of the small talk. I like big talk. And when you’re writing a song with someone you have to get to the big talk (or what’s the point), so why wait?
"My memory is that it all came together very quickly. I wrote a melody and some words while Fraser built the track and in a couple of hours we had a really great rough version of the song.
"Then Johnny and Nathan put some extraordinary guitars, keys and piano on it, not to mention incredible backing vocals and so many things which lifted the song massively. Another example of the three of us being locked-in together on this record, it felt like something truly special was happening in the studio."
Following on from This Is The Sound Of Your Voice and The Beginning, the song arrives alongside the announcement of album launch shows at London's KOKO and Belfast's Ulster Hall on September 11 and 13, respectively. Ticket go on general sale at 10am next Wednesday (August 14).
Snow Patrol will also tour the UK and Europe early next year. Ahead of the trek, they'll headline The Big Feastival and Victorious in late August, and appear at BBC Radio 2 In The Park in Preston in September. Tickets are on sale now.
NEW // Can't wait til February for @snowpatrol's arena tour? You're in luck!
To celebrate the release of their new album 'The Forest Is The Path', the band have announced a pair of ultra-intimate shows in London and Belfast this next month!
Wed September 11 2024 - LONDON KOKO [NEW]
Fri September 13 2024 - BELFAST Ulster Hall [NEW]
Sat February 15 2025 - LONDON O2 Arena
Sun February 16 2025 - BIRMINGHAM Resorts World Arena
Tue February 18 2025 - CARDIFF Utilita Arena
Wed February 19 2025 - HULL Connexin Live
Fri February 21 2025 - GLASGOW OVO Hydro
Sat February 22 2025 - MANCHESTER Co-op Live
Tue February 25 2025 - DUBLIN 3Arena
Thu February 27 2025 - BELFAST SSE Arena Belfast
Fri February 28 2025 - BELFAST SSE Arena Belfast
Thu January 30 2025 - PARIS Olympia (France)
Sat February 01 2025 - ZURICH Hall (Switzerland)
Sun February 02 2025 - FRANKFURT Jarhunderhalle (Germany)
Tue February 04 2025 - MUNICH Zenith (Germany)
Wed February 05 2025 - BERLIN Tempodrom (Germany)
Fri February 07 2025 - DUSSELDORF Mitsbushi Electric Halle (Germany)
Sat February 08 2025 - AMSTERDAM Ziggo Dome (Netherlands)
Sun February 09 2025 - BRUSSELS Forest Nation (Belgium)
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