Snow Patrol overcome a bout of writer's block and that the songs written for the new album were scrapped before being replaced by new "mind-boggling" material. On 28 January 2018, the band's social media announced the upcoming release of their seventh studio album, entitled "Wildness", which was released on 25 May 2018. The promotional video simply showed lead singer Gary Lightbody floating on a raft with a piano and seemingly trying to phone someone who is engaged. The success of Snow Patrol has influenced the thriving Belfast music scene positively. This includes Lightbody, who returned to the city and now lives there.
Gary Williams (singer) live in 2003, it lay forgotten about until rediscovered late 2010. "Gary Williams Live in Brazil" was released in 2013. In 2015 after a successful crowdfunding appeal he released a big band Christmas album "Big Band Wonderland". In 2017 Williams released "Gary Williams at the Movies", which was awarded four stars by the "London Evening Standard" which said, "This selection of movie tunes sung with Sinatra-esque flair, will transport you down memory lane and get your serotonin levels soaring." In 2018 he released 'Treasure Seeker' his first album as a singer/songwriter. Williams hosts the weekly musical biography show "The Legends