Snow Patrol's Nathan Connolly drops new single with Biffy Clyro frontman

Nathan Connolly is the guitarist for Northern Irish rock band Snow Patrol and has today released a new single ‘Fires’ featuring Simon Neil of Biffy Clyro.

20 years since the band’s first album Final Straw, Snow Patrol have gone on to sell 17 million albums, achieve five UK platinum albums, an Ivor Novello award and Grammy and Mercury Music Prize nominations.

In 2013, Connolly founded Little Matador, releasing their self-titled album the following year. Connolly began working on a solo album with producer Rocky O'Reilly in Belfast in 2017.

"I have known Simon since back in my early days with Snow Patrol,” explains Connolly.

“The first show I remember playing together was a Zane Lowe MTV Gonzo show in Glasgow in 2003. Over the years we occasionally mentioned doing something together at some point. Finally, the opportunity came in the form of Fires. He is extraordinary and came at the song from somewhere I don’t think I would or could have.

Little Matador bandmate Dave Magee also co-wrote the track, with what Connolly describes as "an effortless gift for the riff".

Nathan Connolly's album, 'The Strange Order of Things' will be released on April 21st, with pre-order available now.

Check out 'Fires' 👇

Nathan's new single is John Kearns 'essential track' next week, catch it on Cool Drive from 4pm Monday-Friday.

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