sux

I'M GONNA SEE THEM!

when?

it really shat me when they used that thin red line sample in one of their songs. i never got over it.

coachella, end of april

the last track on the new album "so long lonesome" is so beautiful.

When the drums kick in at the end in nearly brings me to tears everytime I hear it.

anok - you don't have to love them, but they will always remind me of this time in my life when i had just bought the second album and i went on a little day trip to burntisland just north of edinburgh and walked around with this amazing album playing on my discman while i looked out at the great grey ocean and watched the seabirds swirling and tottering about

i needed that day and i loved that record

and then a few days later i saw them live in glasgow

... hence whosgotthecrack? + explosionsinthesky = love

i love them, wgtc - your hand in mine, first breath after coma, the only moment we were alone all are mind-blowingly beautiful. to me, they're like a more obvious mogwai.

but then sometimes i don't want that heavy scots malaise hanging over everything.

i almost saw 'friday night lights' just to hear the soundtrack...

gave my copy to infinland... he loves this stuff.

have you got the first album nicko?

I loved that as well...

i have got to get the new album soon

i used to love them. now i'm not so sure.

i'm quite keen to hear the new album.

i found them rather boring and unimaginative live. i prefer them on cd.

those who tell the truth... is beautiful. the earth... lost its sheen after some time.

I would've given it to you if I'd known, WGTC!

switchy - giver of great albums.

adam - track three on the newie is pretty bloody good

classic explosions

aww switchie, that's okay, you can give it to me for my birthday! ;) hehe

Bella Union mailout:

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY return with their phenomenal new album – “All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone”. Cinematic and evocative, the six mini-symphonies on this stunning release are some of the most beautiful, intense and awe-inspiring music you will ever hear. As anticipation builds around this stunning release, we are pleased to announce that EITS will be visiting these shores for a number of tour dates… info below:
Thursday 1 March – LONDON – KOKO (SOLD-OUT!)
Tuesday 17 April – GLASGOW – ABC
Wednesday 18 April – MANCHESTER – Academy (SOLD OUT)
Thursday 19 April – LONDON – Astoria

Buy TICKETS HERE!

To buy the magnificent new album on it's release date of the 19th, go to BELLA UNION's SHOP.
The album will be available in limited edition vinyl and digipack (both containing a special extra disc of remixes by the likes of Fourtet, Adem, etc) with exclusive artwork.

EITS Video Competition!
You can win a fantastic Explosions In The Sky fan package, if you take part in our video contest. The package will include:
1 x Vinyl of Explosions In The Sky - All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone
2 tickets for a European EITS concert of your choice
Meet & Greet with the band at the concert

What you have to do...
Let Explosions In The Sky inspire you and make your own short movie for the track Welcome, hosts,one of the songs from the new album. We have no guidelines concerning the style or the content of your video - You can do whatever you want to! (Please just make sure not to infringe upon any copyrights.)

To find out how to participate visit this link!
GOOD LUCK!

Crappy Bella Union site hasn't even got the vinyl version listed! £22 at Amazon...gonna just take advantage of good exchange rates, and buy it from the US I reckon.

meet and greet the band. haha.

listening to all of a sudden... now. it's winning me over.

how was eluvium?

d'oh!

Only got there for EITS, unfortunately, sveltes. Sad, because I've heard great things. But I was at home working (and half-heartedly watching Charlie and the Chocolate Factory with my sister) until 10.30 cos I have a big deadline this week.

Eluvium was great. Good build up for EITS.

:(... it was good. :(

grumbles

So why the :-( ?

because i wasn't there... i just read that it as good... I was hoping it wasn't good so i knew i didn't miss anything special.

wanders off to play Audiosurf

Lucky kids...

sadly explosions didn't do it for me.

I guess I connect more to listening to the albums then seeing it live.

shame really cause I love them heaps.

somethings wrong with me as I felt the same when I saw arcade fire the other week to

i don't know, KK - i sort of get what you mean...

like, i think i enjoyed it so much because i was in the mood to just be pummelled by awesome waves of sound. a lot of that sprawling so-called 'post rock' doesn't seem like a good live prospect to me - that's why i didn't go to Mono - as you can't really dance to it, and a lot of it's slow and ambient, and quite quiet at times. i could hear fuckheads talking over them in a lot of the dropped bits, but couldn't hear me own brain in the loud bits.

they are probably more of a 'listening to the album on an epic system' kind of band, but in the right mood, that stuff is great live, and last night was tits.

ps. forgot to say before - best live bass guitar sound i've ever heard (for a room of that size).

I heart All of A Sudden I Miss Everybone so much at the moment. Though I am entirely convinced this band would really bore me live.

pretty much the most boring band i've ever seen/heard live. they really seem like they feel the epic post-rock hard, man. owning the stage like apes with guitars.

ha, I knew it! I still like the album though.

friday night lights was made 90% more enjoyable by the eits soundtrack. it made total sense, the expansiveness perfectly describes the great plains of texas. they make a terrific scoring band, you gotta give that to them.

i thought eits live were awesome.

tell the sweaty, shirtless guy speeding off his head you dance to Mono... geez that guy was annoying

fuck, eits were great live

That is true Traffic. I found EITS really really boring live and never liked them on record but definitely a big reason I enjoy FNL. Somehow doesn't come across as cheesey and obvious like I would have expected

hahaha

I am listening RIGHT NOW to All of a sudden i miss everyone.

It is gladdening my heart.

i've just come across the self-titled album for this band calm blue sea and they're like explosions-gone-piano. but good stuff anyway, soaring for sure. makes sense though, they too are from austin and i'm guessing like a lot of other younger bands from the town (this will destroy you etc) are heavily influenced by eits.