It took Snow Patrol years of hard work to make it onto the world's radar, but by the release of their third album—2003's Ivor Novello Award-winning collection Final Straw—the five-piece had clearly arrived. With its clutch of anthemic, instantly memorable songs, the band had honed their signature sound. Since then, vocalist Gary Lightbody and his Northern Irish cohort have produced a sizeable catalogue of sensitive yet grandiose rock anthems, including the GRAMMY®-nominated "Chasing Cars”. The band's big, stadium-filling hits have earned them comparisons to the likes of U2, Coldplay and Keane.