EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY release their fifth album - “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” - on 18th April on Bella Union… Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas by John Congleton and produced by the band, “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” is the Texas quartet's first full-length studio effort since 2007's “All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone”. The record was mixed by Congleton at Austin’s Public Hi-Fi studio and features artwork by long-time visual collaborator Esteban Rey.
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EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY release their fifth album - “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” - on 18th April on Bella Union… Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas by John Congleton and produced by the band, “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” is the Texas quartet's first full-length studio effort since 2007's “All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone”. The record was mixed by Congleton at Austin’s Public Hi-Fi studio and features artwork by long-time visual collaborator Esteban Rey.
The track-listing for “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” is as follows…
1. Last Known Surroundings
2. Human Qualities
3. Trembling Hands
4. Be Comfortable, Creature
5. Postcard From 1952
6. Let Me Back In
A brief sample of music from can be previewed at http://explosionsinthesky.com/
Explosions In The Sky play their biggest headline show to date on 6th April when they perform at the (6000 cap) Radio City Music Hall in New York. The band will then be touring Europe in May, visiting London and Manchester for the below dates which are close to selling-out…
Tuesday 17 May – MANCHESTER – Academy (£16)
Thursday 19 May – LONDON – Roundhouse (£18.50)
Press acclaim for “All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone”, Explosions In The Sky’s fourth album…
“Spellbinding instrumental cacophonies… Explosions in the Sky are too grand for this cosmos”
NME – 8/10
“Takes prisoner of your head and your heart… The world is theirs for the taking”
The Guardian – 4 stars ****
“In terms of pure beauty and resonance, these Explosions are breathtaking”
MOJO - 4 Stars ****
“Their vast, quasi-classical-post-rock symphonies possess a dramatic, crystalline beauty… Majestic”
Uncut – 4 Stars ****
“The most heart-wrenching pieces of music that this reviewer has heard in a long time… impossibly beautiful…”
Rock Sound – 9/10 (Album of the Month)
“a staggering piece of sonic theatre”
OMM – 4 stars ****
“one of the most beautiful releases of the year”
Evening Standard – 4 stars ****
“These eloquent instrumentals create highly emotional, blissful melancholia with swooning breakdowns that appear from nowhere”
Metro – 4 stars ****
“The fuel for these six surging hymnals is a romantic urge to find beauty… They speak post-rock’s language of volume and stealth with furious potency”
The Independent – 4 stars ****
“All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone’ is a statement of intent of truly epic proportions. It’s everything good music should be: inspiring, thoughtful, moving and classy.”
The Fly – 4 Stars ****
“Glorious meteor showers of noise… some of the most vital and rewarding music you’ll hear all year”
The Sun – 5 stars *****
“emotionally intense instrumentals… moodily romantic and powerful”
WORD
“beautiful and awe-inspiring… It will not leave you unmoved”
Daily Telegraph
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