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| name = Final Straw | type = studio | artist = Snow Patrol | cover = Snow-Patrol-Final-Straw-albumcover.jpg | alt = | released = 4 August 2003 | recorded = February 2003 | venue = | studio = Britannia Row Studios | genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock|power pop}} | length = 44:00 | label = {{hlist|Fiction (UK)|A&M (US)}} | producer = Jacknife Lee | prev_title = When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Eyes Open | next_year = 2006 | misc = {{Singles | name = Final Straw | type = Studio album | single1 = Spitting Games | single1date = 15 September 2003 | single2 = Run | single2date = 26 February 2004 | single3 = Chocolate | single3date = 12 April 2004 | single4 = Spitting Games (re-release) | single4date = 12 July 2004 | single5 = How to Be Dead | single5date = 25 October 2004 }} }} Final Straw is the third studio album and major-label debut by British rock band Snow Patrol, released on 4 August 2003 in the United Kingdom and Ireland and in 2004 in the United States. The album is notable for bringing the band their first mainstream success outside of their native countries of Northern Ireland and Scotland. In the 14 months following its release, a total of 5 singles were drawn from it. It is the first album to feature lead guitarist Nathan Connolly and the last to feature bassist Mark McClelland. The album was re-released in the UK in 2004 with two extra tracks,[1] before being exported to the U.S. (without the bonus tracks). The album was also released on SACD and DualDisc with 5.1 Surround mixes.[2] BackgroundThe band's A&R representative Jim Chancellor explained the reasons for choosing rock producer Jacknife Lee to oversee the record by saying, "I wanted a record for them that was bigger and bolder and a lot different than their previous records. I wanted them to make a more of a rock album than an indie record."[3] Chancellor, Lee and the band chose fifteen songs to start working on out of an original pool of 24.[3] Critical to the new direction was Lightbody's development into a more rounded songwriter. "They played us some songs which were not indie. There were a couple of pop songs and then 'Run', which is an enormous emotional rollercoaster of a track," said Chancellor. Recording and compositionDuring the first couple of weeks in the studio the band found it quite difficult to adapt from an 'indie'-oriented sound to a more commercially viable pop rock sound.[3] Producer Lee offered constructive suggestions about how to both simplify their songs and augment them with other sounds such as strings, and Snow Patrol proved very receptive to his advice.[3] According to Chancellor, "Some bands tend to be more defensive about what goes on in the studio. Snow Patrol weren't. They were very much like, 'Yeah, we really want to be successful this time.'"[3] The lyrics, all written by Lightbody are about failing relationships and break-ups. They were inspired by his personal experiences. Quinn, his longtime friend, says that he knows who Lightbody sings about in those songs.[4] The lyrics deal with the themes of relationships and politics. Lightbody has said that his "finally learn[ing] to write a chorus" was the key to the album's success.[5] Guitarist Nathan Connolly joined the band during the recording sessions. He did not contribute much, as the whole album had already been demoed. He commented that he found it easy to start writing and sharing his ideas with the rest of the band, as he had a good relationship with the band before being a member.[6] The album's music incorporates distorted guitar, feedback styles, and the vocals are gritty. The band's sound on the album was described as being a "cross between the sullen folk of Nick Drake and the more punchy rock moments of Simple Minds and the Pixies.[7] Reviewing the album, Pitchfork described the performances as being based around "rigid, unwavering tempos that approximate dance music," created through looped sections of playing augmented with electronics. The first song, "How to Be Dead", introduces this sound with extensive use of drum machine programming. Release and reception{{Album ratings|MC = 73/100[8] |rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9] |rev2 = Blender |rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}[10] |rev3 = Chicago Sun-Times |rev3score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}[11] |rev4 = Entertainment Weekly |rev4score = A[12] |rev5 = The Guardian |rev5score = {{Rating|3|5}}[13] |rev6 = Pitchfork |rev6score = 6.7/10[14] |rev7 = Q |rev7score = {{Rating|4|5}}[15] |rev8 = Rolling Stone |rev8score = {{Rating|2|5}}[16] |rev9 = Slant Magazine |rev9score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}[17] |rev10 = Uncut |rev10score = {{Rating|4|5}}[18] }} Before repromotion of the album, sales hit 20,000 copies.[19] Track listing{{tracklist| all_lyrics = Gary Lightbody | all_music = Gary Lightbody, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly and Jonny Quinn except where noted[20] | title1 = How to Be Dead | length1 = 3:21 | title2 = Wow | length2 = 4:02 | title3 = Gleaming Auction | length3 = 2:04 | title4 = Whatever's Left | length4 = 2:39 | title5 = Spitting Games | length5 = 3:46 | title6 = Chocolate | length6 = 3:02 | title7 = Run | note7 = Iain Archer, Lightbody, McClelland, Connolly, Quinn | length7 = 5:54 | title8 = Grazed Knees | length8 = 2:55 | title9 = Ways & Means | note9 = Archer, Lightbody, McClelland, Connolly, Quinn | length9 = 4:47 | title10 = Tiny Little Fractures | length10 = 2:28 | title11 = Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking | note11 = Archer, Lightbody, McClelland, Connolly, Quinn | length11 = 4:32 | title12 = Same | length12 = 3:54 }}
| title13 = We Can Run Away Now They're All Dead and Gone | length13 = 3:15 | title14 = Half the Fun | length14 = 2:54 }}{{tracklist | headline = iTunes bonus tracks | title13 = Post Punk Progression | length13 = 3:23 | title14 = Steal | length14 = 2:45 }}{{tracklist | headline = DualDisc version bonus material | title13 = Chocolate | note13 = video | length13 = 3:43 | title14 = Run | note14 = video | length14 = 4:20 | title15 = Spitting Games | note15 = video | length15 = 3:52 | title16 = Sessions@AOL: Interview | length16 = 6:14 | title17 = Sessions@AOL: Run | length17 = 4:33 }}
In popular culture
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|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5yeDfiDRP?url=http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2007Albums.htm |archivedate=2011-05-13 |df= }} 23. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/13722|title=Snow Patrol - Final Straw|publisher=aCharts|accessdate=2009-06-27}} 24. ^{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=ab&year=2009&date=20090606 |title=Dutch charts portal |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717232608/http://dutchcharts.nl/weekchart.asp?cat=ab&year=2009&date=20090606 |archivedate=2012-07-17 |df= }} 25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2008.html |title=IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2008 |publisher=Ifpi.org |date=2005-09-01 |accessdate=2012-07-01}} 26. ^{{cite web|author=Jaclyn Ward |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum.htm |title=The Irish Charts - All there is to know 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|publisher=RIAA |date= |accessdate=2012-02-16 }} 5 : 2003 albums|Snow Patrol albums|Albums produced by Jacknife Lee|Fiction Records albums|A&M Records albums |
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