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Snow Patrol

The Forest Is the Path - Limited Edition Blue Vinyl

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Released: 13th September 2024. 'The Forest is the Path' is an album rooted in reflection, introspection and interrogation. One of its key building blocks, says Gary Lightbody - lead singer of Snow Patrol - was the idea of love from a distance. 'I haven't been in a relationship for a very long time, 10 years or more, so love from a distance to me meant the way a relationship sits in your memory from a distance of, say, 10 years. That's not something I'd previously thought about as a way to write about love. So it's like, when you're in love, you're standing in the lobby of the Empire State Building. When you've broken up with that person, you're out in the street. You can still see the building, but you're not in there anymore. And when it's 10 years later, now you're standing in Brooklyn looking at the Manhattan skyline'. It's a theme addressed unblinkingly and unflinchingly on lead single 'The Beginning'. 'That's kind of a summing up of this album', Gary continues. 'It's a way of looking at various mistakes, any pain I may have caused, from a place where nothing is hurting anymore, except the memory when you pull it back into your mind. The memory itself is full of hurt but everything around it isn't. You're holding in your hand this ball of fire, but now you've got gloves on'.

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  • Details

    Released:
    13th September 2024
    Category:
    Rock & Pop
    Format:
    Vinyl 12" Album
    Barcode:
    602455247216
  • Description

    'The Forest is the Path' is an album rooted in reflection, introspection and interrogation. One of its key building blocks, says Gary Lightbody - lead singer of Snow Patrol - was the idea of love from a distance. 'I haven't been in a relationship for a very long time, 10 years or more, so love from a distance to me meant the way a relationship sits in your memory from a distance of, say, 10 years. That's not something I'd previously thought about as a way to write about love. So it's like, when you're in love, you're standing in the lobby of the Empire State Building. When you've broken up with that person, you're out in the street. You can still see the building, but you're not in there anymore. And when it's 10 years later, now you're standing in Brooklyn looking at the Manhattan skyline'. It's a theme addressed unblinkingly and unflinchingly on lead single 'The Beginning'. 'That's kind of a summing up of this album', Gary continues. 'It's a way of looking at various mistakes, any pain I may have caused, from a place where nothing is hurting anymore, except the memory when you pull it back into your mind. The memory itself is full of hurt but everything around it isn't. You're holding in your hand this ball of fire, but now you've got gloves on'.
    Extras:
    Marbled blue coloured vinyl
  • Track listing

    Disc 1

    Track name
    Artist
    1.All
    Snow Patrol
    2.The Beginning
    Snow Patrol
    3.Everything's Here and Nothing's Lost
    Snow Patrol
    4.Your Heart Home
    Snow Patrol
    5.This Is the Sound of Your Voice
    Snow Patrol
    6.Hold Me in the Fire
    Snow Patrol

    Disc 2

    Track name
    Artist
    1.Years That Fall
    Snow Patrol
    2.Never Really Tire
    Snow Patrol
    3.These Lies
    Snow Patrol
    4.What If Nothing Breaks?
    Snow Patrol
    5.Talking About Hope
    Snow Patrol
    6.The Forest Is the Path
    Snow Patrol
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