Featuring a fusion of several alternative stylistic touchstones, Snow Patrol's compositions combine songwriting aptitude with pop/rock's sharpest strains. Although originally from Northern Ireland, vocalist/guitarist Gary Lightbody and bassist/keyboardist Mark McClelland first teamed up in 1994 at the University of Dundee, having relocated to Scotland to study at the esteemed college. The duo began composing music under several different band names, including "Shrug" and "Polar Bear," before adopting the Snow Patrol moniker and enlisting Jonny Quinn to play drums in 1997. They signed with the U.K.'s Jeepster label in 1998 and released their debut album, Songs for Polar Bears, in August of that same year.
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