Explosions In the Sky

Explosions in the Sky is a veteran instrumental post rock band whose music follows the kinds of dramatic narrative arcs, which is common in the genre. They primarily work with three guitars and drums, as members occasionally move to keyboards or the bass. They transition back and forth between contemplative, melancholic tones that establish a sense of space, and intense sonic bursts that cut through them. Their particular brand of post-rock operates within the shouting distance of rock esthetics, even pushing into metal occasionally in the way they embark on multiple-pronged guitar attacks on top of pounding beats that build into an explosive crescendo before they drop into a resolution. Their ability to evoke a wide screen cinematic sense through sound has served them well in a series of original soundtracks they have created throughout their career.