Explosions in the Sky
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Template:Infobox band Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band. The band is currently signed to Temporary Residence Limited, who signed the band on the strength of its demo after only half a listen.
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History
Explosions in the Sky was formed in the Permian Basin region of Texas, and later relocated to Austin, Texas in 1999 due to Austin's reputation as one of the premier music scenes in the United States. They quickly gained a reputation for themselves among other established local bands such as Lift To Experience.
They also garnered a small amount of media attention as a result of their second album, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever, due to rumors linking it to the September 11, 2001 attacks, a rumor the band denied in interviews. The album art shows an airplane with the caption "This plane will crash tomorrow." The belief arose that the album was released on September 10, 2001, adding to its coincidental mystique, but this belief is incorrect. The concept for the album art originated in 2000, and the album was released August 27, 2001.
Their music was extensively used for the soundtrack of the 2004 Peter Berg film, Friday Night Lights.
They have recently released The Rescue, and a remastered version of their first album, How Strange, Innocence. A new full album is expected in late 2006 or early 2007.
Band members
Discography
- How Strange, Innocence (2000) (300 copies made, re-issued 11 October 2005)
- Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever (2001)
- The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place (2003)
- The Rescue (2005)
The band has also been featured on the Friday Night Lights soundtrack (2004), as well as appearing on two compilation albums, Refurbished Robots (1999) and Thank You (2004). "First Breath After Coma" is also on the Shopgirl (2005) trailer. Explosions in the sky can be heard in the skate video of the Toy Machine Bloodskucking Compagny, in the trailer.
See also
External links
Official sites
Fansites
- Explosions in the Sky (English)
- With Tired Eyes... (French)
- Explosions in the Sky (German)
News and media
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