{"id":688,"date":"2011-07-04T16:48:02","date_gmt":"2011-07-04T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/?p=688"},"modified":"2011-07-04T18:39:35","modified_gmt":"2011-07-04T22:39:35","slug":"july-vido-challenge-last-known-surroundings-explosions-in-the-sky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.nowthissound.com\/ntsib\/2011\/07\/04\/july-vido-challenge-last-known-surroundings-explosions-in-the-sky\/","title":{"rendered":"July Video Challenge: Last Known Surroundings, Explosions in the Sky"},"content":{"rendered":"

I always struggle when trying to explain Explosions in the Sky<\/a>‘s genre. Modern classical<\/em>, I’ll offer first, followed by electric guitar orchestra? <\/em> In some ways, I think they pick up where Lou Reed left off after Metal Machine Music<\/em>, in the way they play with the capabilities of the instruments to make noises.<\/p>\n

But unlike Lou Reed, who built a spiky industrial cathedral of noise, Explosions in the Sky are gentler on the ears. Think morning light glimmering through rose windows and soaring Gothic arches instead of a cold bucket of water to the face amid Romanesque gloom. I don’t mean that in a bad way -\u00c2\u00a0 I find that cold bucket of water refreshing and gloomy shadows do have an appeal – but rather to underscore the difference in tone between the two artists.<\/p>\n

Recently they made their first music video ever, after over a decade as a band, and it is exquisite:<\/p>\n