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 phase ran for two years. He later gave up drinking and now does it "for fun" and credits his bandmates for the turnaround. The song "Disaster Button" ("A Hundred Million Suns") deals with this topic. Though a musician, he cannot read music and has said that he "guesses" his way through chords. He has a baritone vocal range. When at the University of Dundee, Lightbody met Nick DeCosemo, a fellow student, and the two became friends. DeCosemo also moved in Lightbody's Springfield apartment when he moved out of his parents' house. Nick had formed a club night called The Spaceship