Gary Lightbody, the lead singer of Snow Patrol, has assembled a supergroup under the name Tired Pony to explore his affinity for country music and American culture in general. The band includes Peter Buck and Scott McCaughey of R.E.M., Richard Colburn of Belle and Sebastian, and Snow Patrol’s Iain Archer and his wife Miriam Kaufmann. The band’s debut album, The Place We Ran From, also includes collaborations with She & Him and Editors. They recently sat down with David Dye for World Cafe session. Click here to listen to the entire broadcast and also for web-exclusive performances of two additional tracks.
