Gary Lightbody Lightbody to the studio. Lightbody has filled in for DJ Zane Lowe on his BBC radio show on one occasion during the 2007 takeovers. He was subsequently voted the best fill-in DJ amongst them by the listeners. He has compiled two DJ mix albums, one in "The Trip" series: "", and another with bandmate Tom Simpson, called "" on the "Late Night Tales" series. In addition to his work with Snow Patrol and DJing, Gary Lightbody has contributed to other projects and works. Lightbody writes as essayist articles or columns in variously music magazines and newspapers like "Q" magazine and
Take Back the City by "Crack the Shutters". At the time of the release of the album, SP.com posted a section featuring lead singer and lyricist Gary Lightbody discussing the new songs, which was initially a Lightbody interview to RTÉ. About "Take Back the City", he said that though the song was inspired by Belfast and Northern Ireland in general, it applied to every other city and the relationship its inhabitants have with it. He said that it's "about the reasons why I grew up confused by my country and the reasons now why I love it so". Lightbody, who grew up in Belfast