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What happened with Snow Patrol in 2010-2012?
The band Snow patrol took a new musical direction, and Connolly advised fans to keep an open mind regarding the new material
What is the name of the of the new album snow patrol released in 2010-2012?
Snow patrol's official website confirmed the news that the name of the new album would be Fallen Empires.

Question: Was this new musical direction successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was snow patrol's new musical direction successful?