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Artist : Snow Patrol Album : The Forest is the Path Quick Thoughts : There was a time where Snow Patrol was one of my favorite bands. Their post- Eyes Open work hasn't grabbed me quite the way their early stuff did even though they've legitimately become one of the biggest bands in the world over that time. The Forest is not a return to form by any means, but it is a collection of compelling songs that demand attention and is worth the time this week on a whole. I'm glad they're as huge as they are, 25 years later, and glad there's still good stuff coming out as well. Songs of Note : "The Beginning," "Everything's Here and Nothing's Lost," "Hold Me In the Fire," "Never Really Tire" Artist : Nada Surf Album : Moon Mirror Quick Thoughts : Nada Surf continues to be one of the indie-rock standardbearers with Moon Mirror , an album that remains as high-quality as basically every album they've put out since ...

Photo by Ebru Yildiz I remember being really into Snow Patrol back when they released Songs for Polar Bears in 1998. After that, they fell off my radar for a while until "Chasing Cars" was everywhere and they were playing arenas. Lucy Dacus has proven that she's fantastic at cover songs, so when I saw that she was doing a cover of "Chasing Cars" for SiriusXMU Sessions it was obviously going to be great. Dacus' version captures the epic scope of the original along with the emotional intensity that made it perfect for every TV drama in the '00s. This is somehow all done as a stripped down live radio session done in a studio. Like I said, Dacus is incredible at cover songs. You can listen to Lucy Dacus' take on "Chasing Cars" below. Although it's not on the album, Home Video is out today on Matador Records. For more on Lucy Dacus, check out the artist's website .