Style: Post-RockCountry: USA
Track list:
1. First Breath After Coma – 9:33
2. The Only Moment We Were Alone – 10:14
3. Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean – 8:43
4. Memorial – 8:50
5. Your Hand in Mine – 8:16
2. The Only Moment We Were Alone – 10:14
3. Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean – 8:43
4. Memorial – 8:50
5. Your Hand in Mine – 8:16
Simplicity ensues in another instrumental extravaganza, curiously enough in the form of yet another 3rd album by a band I'm reviewing. Just a coincidence? Most likely.
Texas quartet Explosions In The Sky present us with a constant flow of hopeful, upbeat melodies in an otherwise - sometimes - pretty dramatic and tragic genre that is post-rock. This is, by far, one of the most soothing, yet somewhat visceral pieces of music I've ever heard - myself coming from a heavier rock/metal background mind you. Its basic rock setup follows the same usual lineup of crescendos until the song's climax (explosions in the sky?), the difference being the attention to detail on its way up. And down. Everything just flows, to a point where sometimes, if you let yourself get carried away by it, you won't even notice when a track ends and another one starts. It all just blends in, layer upon layer, growing, dying down, then growing again. Over and over and over. And in that regard, it's that good.
This is, in my opinion, the sort of album you should listen to, even if just once. In the end, I believe what it really boils down to is more a matter of the mind than just plain music itself. And maybe I was in the right mood when I listened to it for the first time.
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