Those tempted to believe that geography plays a sizeable part in determining any band’s sound may be forced to reconsider the theory by Explosions In The Sky. Their vast, quasi-classical-cum-post-rock symphonies possess a dramatic, crystalline beauty suggestive of mile-deep glaciers that aligns them most obviously with Sigur Ros, but this quartet hails from Texas. All Of A Sudden… rather falls under the shadow of Mogwai and Godspeed! You Black Emperor, but there’s ample majesty in its climactic moments to recommend it. SHARON O’CONNELL
Those tempted to believe that geography plays a sizeable part in determining any band’s sound may be forced to reconsider the theory by Explosions In The Sky. Their vast, quasi-classical-cum-post-rock symphonies possess a dramatic, crystalline beauty suggestive of mile-deep glaciers that aligns them most obviously with Sigur Ros, but this quartet hails from Texas. All Of A Sudden… rather falls under the shadow of Mogwai and Godspeed! You Black Emperor, but there’s ample majesty in its climactic moments to recommend it.
SHARON O’CONNELL
