板桥英文│绝美的摇滚景色　雪警乐团 Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol are a Northern Irish/Scottish alternative rock band formed at the University of Dundee in 1994. The group comprises Gary Lightbody (vocals, guitar), Jonny Quinn (drums), Nathan Connolly (guitar, backing vocals), Paul Wilson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Tom Simpson (piano, guitar, backing vocals). Initially an indie rock band, their first three records, the EP《Starfighter Pilot》(1997), and the studio albums《Songs for Polarbears》(1998) and《When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up》(2001), were commercially unsuccessful and were released by the independent labels Electric Honey and Jeepster respectively. The band then signed on to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002.

另类摇滚乐团 Snow Patrol 发迹于苏格兰，由主唱 Gary Lightbody 带领，加上鼓手 Johnny、吉他手 Nathan、贝斯手 Paul、键盘手 Tom 组成。他们早期以独立乐团的身分发行了一张 EP 和两张专辑，市场反应平平，并没有取得商业上的成功，之后便与大厂牌唱片公司签约。

 Alternative (adj.) 非主流的

 Comprise (v.) 由…组成
The medical team comprises five doctors and two nurses.
医疗队由五名医生和两名护士组成。
 Indie (adj.) 独立制作的

Snow Patrol rose to national fame with their major label debut, Final Straw, in 2003. The album eventually sold over 3 million copies worldwide. Their next studio album, Eyes Open (2006), and its hit single, "Chasing Cars", propelled the band to greater international fame. The album topped the UK Album Charts and was the best-selling British album of the year, selling over 6 million copies worldwide. In 2008, the band released their fifth studio album, A Hundred Million Suns; then, in 2009, they released their first compilation album, Up to Now; and, in 2011, they released their sixth studio album, Fallen Empires.

2003年跃入主流厂的首张专辑《Final Straw 临界点》终于使他们崭露头角，全球热卖300万张。2006年发行第二张专辑《Eyes Open 大开眼界》诞生了一首赫赫有名的摇滚大作 " Chasing Cars "，使他们在国际间更是声名大噪，登上英国排行冠军，并成为该年度最畅销的专辑，全球热销600万张！之后依序发行了《A Hundred Million Suns 亿万个永恒》、《Up To Now 首张精选》、《Fallen Empires 落日帝国》。