"NYC" by Snow Patrol
Stow College is recognized for its successful student-run record label Electric Honey. The label is a by-product of the college's music business program with a particular course geared towards the recording and release of a single by a local band the class would scout itself. The label established its reputation with the discoveries of a handful of will-to-be breakout bands. Belle and Sebastian were one of these discoveries and such a revelation at the time that the label broke its own model to release Belle and Sebastian's debut album rather than just a single.
Another one of Stow College's discoveries was Polarbear (previously known as Shrug), whose Electric Honey single included the participation of various Belle and Sebastian members. Their success was not as immediate and the band had to find a bigger label for their debut album. They eventually found a home on Jeepster Records but had to change their name in the process in order to avoid litigation with a stateside band of the same name. Snow Patrol referenced the loss in the title of their 1998 debut album
Songs for Polarbears.
Here is the discography surrounding Snow Patrol's debut album:
Starfighter Pilot (1997 EP as Polarbear)
Little Hide (1998 single)
One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed (1998 single)
Songs for Polarbears
Velocity Girl (1998 single)
Starfighter Pilot (1999 single)
"Velocity Girl" by Snow Patrol
Pass the Headphones!!
