The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place by Explosions in the Sky

Pros: Optimistic, Instrumental, Atmospheric
Cons: Some might need vocals or a more accessible style.

I have taken a break from my "trying to only review new albums" to review this one which was introduced to me by a friend who I have been taking recommendations from the last few days. I've done this in an attempt to widen my musical tastes, even more, ...

Pros: Your Hand in Mine, and the other 4 songs as well.
Cons: what?

So there's this little post-rock band from Texas named Explosions in the Sky. They don't use vocals like some, though they do have those crescendoes through their music that's become the genre's trademark. Only, EitS does it better than anyone else. The ...

Pros: Beautiful music, talented musicians, consistently strong.
Cons: None to speak of. Takes some getting used to at first.

The Band Munaf Rayani- Guitar Mark Smith- Guitar Michael James- Guitar and occasionally Bass Chris Hrasky- Drums The label "post-rock" is prone to cause a lot of debate and discussion, and I don't pretend to be an expert on the genre. In ...

Pros: Stunning, inspiring stuff
Cons: Not very "commercial," which hardly seems like a con

Explosions in the Sky spit on your conventions. Instrumentalism isn’t just for the ravers anymore; us rock fiends can enjoy it just as much. And songs don’t need to be three or four minutes long anymore. There’s something to be said for suspense, making ...

Pros: Beautiful, haunting and uplifting.
Cons: Not knowing what a couple songs are about

When it comes time to listen to some instrumental rock music most of my peers and I would usually throw in Mogwai. Their slow, subtle beauty was so satisfying that buying another instrumental band's cd seemed almost unneccessary. Unneccessary because ...