For me, tonight, that's Snow Patrol.
Say what you like about them, say they're boring, depressing. Yeah, say that and then go and listen to Chocolate - one of my favourite songs by them - and you will see just how wrong you are. It's uplifting and beautiful and Gary Lightbody's voice is just...gorgeous.
I know this is going to sound corny, but they've got me through a lot - Final Straw damn near saved my life in 2004, when my cousin died. It made me think...if music can be this beautiful, there's got to be something worth living for.
Eyes Open is...well, I can't even think of the words to describe how this album makes me feel. Desperately sad, yet exhilarated would just about cover it, I think. Open Your Eyes is such a gorgeously sad song. You Could Be Happy breaks my heart every time I hear it. But Shut Your Eyes is full of hope and is just beautiful. You're All I Have puts a smile on my face whenever I hear those guitars crash in.
A Hundred Million Suns, whilst different from their early material, is just as good. It received mixed reviews however. Some extremely harsh, some glowing. This is one of my favourites of their five albums. It shows just how much they developed as a band and how they were able to take on other influences, yet leave their own unique stamp on the music. Set Down Your Glass is so beautifully simple and so full of love (I've already decided it's going to be my first dance when I get married...my future husband doesn't get a say, the unlucky bastard). The Lightning Strike is just...incredible. A sixteen minute epic of gorgeous music. I adore it.
I adore their second album, When It's All Over We Still Have To Clear Up. I've only recently started to listen to it and I could honestly listen to it over and over again. Batten Down The Hatch, Make Love To Me Forever? Gorgeous songs, absolutely gorgeous.
That's pretty much all I can say about them. I adore them. And now, I'm going to leave you with my favourite song, the aforementioned Set Down Your Glass <3
"Just close your eyes
And count to five
Let's craft the only thing we know into surprise
Set down your glass
I painted this
To look like you and me forever as we're now
And I'm shaking then I'm still
When your eyes meet mine, I lose simple skills
Like to tell you all I want is now
You sing and I'm killed
I'm just not the same
As I was a year ago and each minute since then
My jumper tears as we take it off
And you say you'll sew me good as new
And I know you will
And I'm shaken then I'm still
When your eyes meet mine, I lose simple skills
Like to tell you all I want is now
And I'm shaken then I'm still
When your eyes meet mine, I lose simple skills
Like to tell you all I want is now"
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