Wheat (band) charge, while the digital version of the EP became available for purchase on Wheat's website that same month. Gary Lightbody, lead singer for Snow Patrol, is a self-proclaimed fan of Wheat, typically listing their albums on any of his top music lists, including his 2007 "best of" blog post on the band's MySpace page. Albums EPs Singles Label Samplers Music Video Game Wheat (band) Wheat is an American indie-rock band formed by Scott Levesque (vocals, guitar), Brendan Harney (drums, vocals), Ricky Brennan Jr. (guitar, vocals), and Kenny Madaras (bass) in Taunton, Massachusetts, in 1996. Wheat's debut album, "Medeiros", released in
Gary Lightbody previously wrote for "The Irish Times" music section as guest-editor. As an impassioned music fan and DJ, he recommends in his blogs or essays albums and artists of different and wide-ranging genres of music. In May 2009, Lightbody commenced writing his music column, "Gary Lightbody's Band of the Week", in the magazine "Q The Music.com". In 2011, he wrote as an essayist for "The Huffington Post". As a songwriter/bandleader, he has written songs and lyrics for a wide variety of artists and genres. In 2000, he formed the Scottish supergroup The Reindeer Section, comprising 47 musicians from 20 different bands,