Snow Patrol guitarist Nathan Connolly has introduced his debut solo album and teamed up with Biffy Clyro frontman Simon Neil on the lead single.
The 42-year-old musician – who has been the lead guitar participant and backing vocalist within the Irish rock group since 2002 – has unveiled his new LP ‘The Unusual Order Of Issues’, which is ready for launch on April 21.
He is additionally shared the one ‘Fires’, which was co-written with and options Scottish rocker Simon, who he’d been desirous to work with for a few years after first assembly in 2003.
Nathan mentioned: “I’ve identified Simon since again in my early days with Snow Patrol. The primary present I bear in mind enjoying collectively was a Zane Lowe MTV Gonzo present in Glasgow in 2003. Over time we often talked about doing one thing collectively in some unspecified time in the future. Lastly, the chance got here within the type of Fires. He’s extraordinary and got here on the tune from someplace I do not assume I might or might have.”
The file is about “attempting to know, make sense and work by means of occasions which have led to who I’m now: heartache, remorse, emotional value, fatherhood.”
The upcoming assortment additionally options Dublin musician Ailbhe Reddy on the opening monitor ‘Ghost’.
Whereas it is his first solo file, Nathan launched the aspect challenge Little Matador in 2013, who launched their self-titled debut LP in 2014.
His Matador bandmate Dave Magee additionally co-wrote ‘Fires’.
The solo album was began again in 2017, however when the COVID-19 lockdowns imposed noticed Snow Patrol pressured right into a hiatus from touring, Nathan was capable of full the file at first of 2021.
He mentioned: “Though the album isn’t about dwelling. I felt compelled to make it there.”
Pre-order the album through nathanconnolly.bandcamp.com and stream ‘Fires’ on all main streaming platforms.
The track-listing for ‘The Unusual Order Of Issues’ is:
1. ‘Ghost’ ft. Ailbhe Reddy
2. ‘Coronary heart Of Stone’
3. ‘We’
4. ‘This Life’s Gentle’
5. ‘Love Like Wildfire’
6. ‘This Is All That I Do not Really feel’
7. ‘The Final Time’
8. ‘Waves’
9. ‘Fires’ ft. Simon Neil
10. ‘Evening Songs’
