Explosions in the Sky

[Jones]

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.

 

[friend of a friend]

Thanks for the tip, Jones. Sounds interesting.

 

[JayFarrar]

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.

 

[imjustagirl2]

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

 

[friend of a friend]

I thought it was another thread about his colon

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

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

 

[slappy4428]

I thought it was another thread about his colon

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

 

[Jones]

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

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

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

 

[slappy4428]

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

Your anal days are behind you -- not.

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

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.

 

[TheSportsPredictor]

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

 

[Jones]

You know, I almost footnoted this post with Band of Horses and then decided against it. I love the YouTube video of the Funeral done with space footage. It's crazy cool.

That's weird, though, Jack, that you bring them up. I love when **** like that happens.

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

That's weird, though, Jack, that you bring them up. I love when **** like that happens.

Mind-reading test. I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 1,000...

 

[Angola!]

You know, I almost footnoted this post with Band of Horses and then decided against it. I love the YouTube video of the Funeral done with space footage. It's crazy cool.

That's weird, though, Jack, that you bring them up. I love when **** like that happens.

I assume you are talking about this:



It's pretty cool. I may have to pick up this CD now.

 

[Jack_Kerouac]

You know, I almost footnoted this post with Band of Horses and then decided against it. I love the YouTube video of the Funeral done with space footage. It's crazy cool.

That's weird, though, Jack, that you bring them up. I love when **** like that happens.

I assume you are talking about this:



It's pretty cool. I may have to pick up this CD now.

It's a great disc, Angola. I strongly recommend it.

 

[Jones]

That's weird, though, Jack, that you bring them up. I love when **** like that happens.

Mind-reading test. I'm thinking of a number between 1 and 1,000...

I'm going to go with 4.

 

[Jones]

And yeah, that's it, Angola, but that's not the full version of the song. It's more than five minutes long. I just like the images with it.

 

[OnTheRiver]

Is this one of those things where you sync the music up to a Kirstie Alley movie and it makes you freak out?

 

[Angola!]

And yeah, that's it, Angola, but that's not the full version of the song. It's more than five minutes long. I just like the images with it.

I just bought Band of Horses' Everything all the Time and Explosions in the Sky's The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place.

They sounded good in the demo's on ITunes, so I hope they are legit. Explosions in the Sky definitely sounds like an album to write to.