Explosions in the Sky

I know there's a music thread, and I know I'm probably four albums late with these guys, and you might already know them from such soundtracks as Friday Night Lights and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, but I can't help myself:

Chuck Klosterman writes that listening to Explosions in the Sky could make "hanging drywall a transcendental experience," and seeing as I've hung a lot of drywall and haven't found anything remotely transcendental about it, I thought I'd give them a shot. Well, I challenge anyone to listen to this Texas instrumental four-piece -- usually three guitars and drums -- and not be at least a little moved (granted, when I first heard them, I was "altered," but still). Like Sigur Ros without the Icelandic yodel laid on top.

Try "Your Hand in Mine," followed by "The Birth and Death of the Day." Preferably through headphones, in the dark, when you've fallen halfway into or out of love with a girl.

Apart from anything else, it's terrific music to write to.

 

Thanks for the tip, Jones. Sounds interesting.

 

They were on Austin City Limits a couple months ago.
Pretty good live, I wondered how their albums sounded and I was going to check them out, but then I saw something shiny and got distracted.

 

I thought this was about Jones joining the Mile High Club.

 

I thought it was another thread about his colon

 

Eh, boring. It would be perfect music for a soundtrack.

 

Me too... what noxious stuff would fly out of his behind this time...

 

You know, I try for once not to post about one of my bodily functions... But you fuck one goat, and you're a goatfucker for the rest of your life.

 

I'm definitely into this group. Actually, I was listening to it this morning at work.

 

Your anal days are behind you -- not.

 

Been a big fan of theirs for years, Jonesy. And they are amazing live.

If you like Explosions in the Sky, also check out Band of Horses, whose song "The Funeral" is the ethereal music playing on the Ford Edge commercial where that girl stares in awe out the panoramic moonroof.

 

Band of Horses, I like them. I guess I just like music w/words.