Iain Archer

Iain Archer is a singer/songwriter from Bangor, Northern Ireland, who was once a secondary lyricist within the indie band Snow Patrol. Archer comes from a musical background and released several solo albums in the mid 90s on the small Scottish independent label Sticky Music. After a stint with Snow Patrol and a side project with Snow Patrol's frontman Gary Lightbody in Reindeer Section, he returned to his solo career. In 2004 he released his album "Flood The Tanks".

In 2005, Archer picked up an Ivor Novello Award as part of the songwriting team behind Snow Patrol's "Final Straw" album.

"Canal Song" from Archer's album "Magnetic North" recently featured on Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Episode 14 (Wishin' and Hopin') and "Everything I've Got", from the same album was used as iTunes "Free Single of the Week" during late March/ early April 2007.

He also contributed vocals to the 2006 album "Waiting for Clearance" by Freelance Hellraiser. The song "We Don't Belong" is set to be released as a single and has received airplay on BBC 6 Music, Radio Ulster and others. "Waiting for Clearance" also features Archer's long time collaborator Gary Lightbody.

Albums

* "Playing Dead" (August 1995)
* "Crazy Bird" (August 1996)
* "Revelation Bell" (August 1997, EP)
* "Flood the Tanks" (May 2004, re-released in July 2005)
* "Magnetic North" (October 4th, 2006)
* "To The Pine Roots" (September 2008)

External links

* [http://www.iainarcher.com Official website]
* [http://subculturemagazine.com/reviewdetails.php?id=291/ Review of "Magnetic North" on Subculture Magazine]
*Music of Grey's Anatomy