Music Wednesdays – Snow Patrol’s “Dark Roman Wine”

This song is on Up To Now, Snow Patrol’s “greatest hits” album from 2009. I did not get into this band until somewhat recently, and now I listen to them probably too much.

I like the simplicity of this song, the stripped-downedness. Its austerity creates simultaneous tension and stillness, I think, and encourages the listener to really concentrate. It makes one introspective