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[Will]

I don't know if this is old news or not, but I just read that Explosions In The Sky has posted a new song from their upcoming album.  Here is a direct link to the file (it's an mp4 file)

http://www.temporaryresidence.com/mp3s/explosions_welcomeghosts.mp4

I'm trying to decide how I feel about this so far.  I guess I like it, but it sounds hells of similar to "The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place." 

[Ernest]

Thank you.

[Corcarpemei]

Yay!   

[TheFuriousWombat]

love the new song. i'm seeing them in february and i'm aready extremely impatient. actually, i see them the day the new album comes out so i'll be getting it at the show. so far the new album is looking fantastic.

[ALoveSupreme]

I will never understand what the appeal of this band is (saying "it's great to sleep/make-out to", like everyone I know that justifies their listning, is ridiculous).

[Corcarpemei]

I will never understand what the appeal of this band is (saying "it's great to sleep/make-out to", like everyone I know that justifies their listning, is ridiculous).

Philistine! *pause* Just kidding.  I think it's an aquired taste, just like Agalloch, Mastodon, and the likes aren't palatable to me but I love me some Explosions in the Sky and GY!BE and such.  I actually listen to this kind of stuff a lot, i.e. beyond making out and sleeping.

[greenMonkey]

Explosions in the Sky are pretty cool.  They will most likely hit Minneapolis on this tour (finally), and I will most likely be at their concert.  Unless it is at First Ave. and is 18+ (which it most likely will be).  Goddammit.

[ALoveSupreme]

I like bands that are well orchestrated such as Godspeed and the like, but Explosions (and bands similar them, i.e. Saxon Shore, Unwed Sailor, etc.) just seem so medial to me.

[Ernest]

I can understand someone disliking them because their songs sound extremely similar to one-another. 

[greenMonkey]

I really liked The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place, but I hope that this new album is different, and not just The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place AGAIN.

[jeph]

I really like EitS' first two records and think they're supremely good live and from what I can tell, really nice dudes too.

But GODDAMN do they need to explore some new sounds. And I don't even necessarily mean different instrumentation or songwriting styles or orchestration*, I just mean CHANGING THE SETTINGS ON THEIR AMPS. I swear to God, ever since The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place it's like they welded the knobs into place.

All I can really think about is how much better their sense of melody would get highlighted if they used something other than that one tone over and over again.

*: Of course, if you hired me to produce an album of theirs, I would hold them at gunpoint until they agreed to use some frigging acoustic guitars and piano or something in their songs.

I always feel like such a dick saying things like this though, I know they bust their ass to write and play their music and it's shitty to have some tard on the internet get all would-be-rock-critic about it. I just wish they'd broaden their spectrum a little bit.

[Felix_]

I like it and I love this band!

MORE!

[Ernest]

*: Of course, if you hired me to produce an album of theirs, I would hold them at gunpoint until they agreed to use some frigging acoustic guitars and piano or something in their songs.

Oh, so you want them to become Coldplay?

[Kai]

Yeah, because coldplay are the only band in existance to EVER use an acoustic guitar or piano.

[Ernest]

Relax, don't get so defensive.  I'm just making fun.  You have to admit, though, the pacing for most of both bands' songs sound similar.  Ah, forget I said anything.

[Merkava]

They have a similarity to Coldplay only when they add some distortion to their guitars.

Oh irony.