Snow Patrol are set to make their comeback to the music scene later this year.
It’s been six years since they released their last album Fallen Empires, and now the Northern Irish band are ready to rock with their seventh studio album.
Taking to Instagram, lead singer Gary Lightbody said, “For the folks asking about the new snow patrol album, #SP7, here’s the news.
“We had a breakthrough recording session in Feb and are on the home straight. The awesome jacknife lee is in the producer’s chair as usual and we have more time with him in the studio in may/june and will be finished at the end of june.
“Hopefully that gives us plenty of time to bring the album out this year. that is the plan. Plans are fallible but we’ll damn well try our best. There have been a few false starts so I didn’t want to post something until I knew we were on the right track. We are. It’s sounding mighty.
“I’m very proud of what we’ve done so far and cannot wait for you all to hear it. Thank you all for your patience and support. 6 years is a bloody eternity between albums we know so the fact people are still asking when it’s coming means a lot to us.
“We’ll post updates from the studio from late may onwards. big love good people,” he added.
In the picture, Gary also revealed song titles from the new album including Don’t Give In, Wrecking Crew, Empress, A Youth Written in Fire, and Life on Earth.
Over the last six years, the band members have been busy with their own solo projects.
Johnny McDaid, who got reengaged to Friends star Courtney Cox after splitting for a period of time, has collaborated with the likes of Ed Sheeran, Kodaline and Harry Styles.
Meanwhile, Gary appeared on Taylor Swift’s The Last Time track (from her 2012 album Red), and appeared briefly in HBO’s Game of Thrones in 2013.
