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What was Fallen Empires?
Fallen Empires is the band Snow Patrol's sixth album.
When was the album Fallen Empires released?
It was released on November 14, 2011.
Was the album Fallen Empires successful?
In 2011, Fallen Empires sold 269,000 copies in the UK. The album debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 31,000 copies.
Whar were some of the songs from the album Fallen Empires by Snow Patrol?
Called Out in the Dark and This Isn't Everything You Are.
Were there more singles, besides Called Out in the Dark and This Isn't Everything You Are, released from the album Fallen Empires?
Lifening, New York, and In the End.
What kind of sound did the album Fallen Empires have?
James Christopher Monger wrote, the album establishes an expansive vista of sound early on, bathing fairly simple melodies in waves of fastidious loops and sparse percussion.“
Were there any other singles from the album Fallen Empires, besides Called Out in the Dark, This Isn't Everything You Are, Lifening, New York, and In the End?
Is there anything else interesting about the Band Snow Patrol from the period when they released Fallen Empires?
Johnny McDaid, who was a guest musician and songwriter for Fallen Empires, would then join the band on the subsequent tour and eventually become a full member of Snow Patrol.
Who were the band members of Snow Patrol during the time they made Fallen Empires?
Gary Lightbody, Nathan Connolly, Paul Wilson, Jonny Quinn, and Tom Simpson.
Was there anybody else who was part of the band Snow Patrol during the making of the album Fallen Empires?
Johnny McDaid

Question: Was McDaid an actual member of the band?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Johnny McDaid an actual member of the band Snow Patrol during the recording of their album Fallen Empires?