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Genre:
Rock
Release Date: 10/20/2009
Snow Patrol's pop anthems don't lend themselves well to late-night clubbing, but the band's installment of
LateNightTales is surprisingly moody, stylish, and fairly danceable. Produced by frontman
Gary Lightbody and keyboardist
Tom Simpson, the disc weaves a narrative out of 19 tracks, finding the links that exist between
Captain Beefheart,
A Tribe Called Quest, and
Allen Toussaint. The songs slyly bleed into one another -- a result of the band's DJ capabilities (who knew?) -- and the liner notes help shed some light on the band's selections. This being a
LateNightTales release, there's an overarching emphasis on nocturnal ambience, and the album's biggest strength is its ability to sustain that mood over the course of 60 minutes. A close second, however, is
Snow Patrol's own contribution, an electro-acoustic cover of
INXS'
"New Sensation," that tones down the band's epic tendencies for something intimate.
~Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
;)
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