Description
Snow Patrol – Reworked – Double Vinyl Records
Released on November 8, 2019, Reworked is a celebratory retrospective album from Snow Patrol, marking 25 years of the band’s existence. Rather than a traditional greatest hits collection, the album offers 14 reimagined versions of some of their most beloved songs, stripping them down to their emotional core while infusing them with new textures and arrangements. The result is a deeply introspective, atmospheric, and intimate take on their catalog, showing how much their music has evolved over time.
Musically, Reworked transforms Snow Patrol’s arena-filling anthems into something softer, more intricate, and deeply personal. While their original versions were often defined by sweeping guitars and soaring choruses, these reworked versions lean into acoustic, orchestral, and electronic elements, making them feel almost like cinematic soundscapes. Songs that once carried a sense of urgency now feel more reflective and dreamlike, highlighting frontman Gary Lightbody’s heartfelt lyricism in a new way.
The tracklist spans multiple albums, including classics like Run, Chasing Cars, Open Your Eyes, and You’re All I Have, along with deeper cuts that longtime fans have cherished. Each song is approached with deliberate care, stripping back layers to uncover a different emotional resonance. Some tracks feel nostalgic and melancholic, while others take on a warm, almost meditative tone, making the album a gentle and immersive listening experience.
Upon release, Reworked received praise for its artistic ambition and emotional depth, with many critics and fans appreciating how Snow Patrol chose reinvention over repetition. While some listeners missed the anthemic energy of the originals, others found these new versions more intimate and affecting, revealing the nuances of Lightbody’s songwriting in a way that wasn’t as apparent in their stadium-ready versions.
Looking back, Reworked is more than just a retrospective—it’s a love letter to their fans and to their own journey as musicians. By stripping their songs down and rebuilding them in a new way, Snow Patrol crafted an album that feels deeply personal, warm, and timeless, proving that their music can take on new life with each reinvention.
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Track Listing
Time Won’t Go Slowly
Chocolate
Crack The Shutters
Open Your Eyes
I Think Of Home
Called Out In The Dark
Heal Me
Take Back The City
Made Of Something Different Now
Chasing Cars
You’re All I Have
Set The Fire To The Third Bar
Run
Empress
Just Say Yes
Don’t Give In
