tlr Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 (edited) https://explosionsinthesky.bandcamp.com/album/end https://explosions-in-the-sky-us.myshopify.com/collections/music https://www.temporaryresidence.com/collections/shop/products/trr414 Pressing Info: /5000 Pink, Online Webstore Edition (Across all three links) /? Black /? Indie Yellow, Rough Trade UK /1000 Red, Spotify Fan First Single: Edited July 18, 2023 by tlr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Having not listened to them since Take Care (and not really being a fan of that album) I’m really digging the new single Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiced Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Yellow Indie version : https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/explosions-in-the-sky/end-3#vinyl-lp-yellow-plus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadDonut Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 New song is good. The last minute and a half is great with that drum beat and the guitar picking. I won’t pre order but happy to listen when it’s released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voltagedrop Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I wonder if they'll have a tour variant like they did for The Wilderness. That tour variant was probably the nicest looking of all the variants for that album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share Posted July 17, 2023 2 hours ago, archiced said: Yellow Indie version : https://www.roughtrade.com/gb/product/explosions-in-the-sky/end-3#vinyl-lp-yellow-plus Thanks, added to this list. Can't seem to find any US listings for the yellow at the moment. I'm sure more will pop up eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 I’m seeing them next month in Portland, hopefully this isn’t their last album/tour but if so it’s been a great ride. glass realms 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alwaysopenmouth Posted July 17, 2023 Share Posted July 17, 2023 Kind of strange to like a pretty popular band for so long, live in their country of origin, and have never ever had the chance to see them play live. I have some fond memories of passing their albums back to back working crappy overnights. Might not preorder until I can hear the whole album but it’ll probably get a big pressing that’ll be at my LRS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntslash Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 1 hour ago, alwaysopenmouth said: Kind of strange to like a pretty popular band for so long, live in their country of origin, and have never ever had the chance to see them play live. I have some fond memories of passing their albums back to back working crappy overnights. Might not preorder until I can hear the whole album but it’ll probably get a big pressing that’ll be at my LRS. Same. I've been a fan for a long time but have never seen them live. I've had plenty of opportunities, but I've never really enjoyed live shows by instrumental bands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 (edited) 40 minutes ago, ntslash said: Same. I've been a fan for a long time but have never seen them live. I've had plenty of opportunities, but I've never really enjoyed live shows by instrumental bands. The first time I saw them, they were opening for Arcade Fire here at an outside pavilion maybe in 2011. They started playing at like 630 or 7 when alot of people were still walking in , so no one was really paying attention to them. I feel like they only played maybe 5 songs too. The next time they came back they were headlining and sold out a different outside venue, and it was a totally different experience. They started playing right before dusk, so the transition into the nighttime with the lights and their music was an amazing experience. Edited July 18, 2023 by tlr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smailtronic Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Not crazy about this single, but they're always good about keeping stuff in print, so I don't feel the need to preorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted July 18, 2023 Author Share Posted July 18, 2023 Added the /1000 Red Spotify Fan First Variant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 They’re one of my favorite live bands, especially when I’ve seen them in smaller venues and headlining. They pretty much just plug in, say “We’re Explosions in the Sky from West Texas” and then rock out, nothing fancy. You can definitely tell they enjoy performing on stage and really get into the music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoa Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Saw them in London yeeeeaarrss ago and their amp set on fire just as they got into the last song (I think it was "… We Were Alone"). Still managed to play the final song out though! Probably peak time to see them, playing a nice set of their core, classic material. Not sure how much I'd engage seeing them now as a lot of their stuff sounds a bit too "jammy". Still enjoy listening to whatever they put out, but holding out for the full album. Haven't snagged a record of theirs since All Of A Sudden… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyleHL Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 They’re definitely one of the best live instrumental bands I’ve ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluethumb Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 Based on the single I am really looking forward this album - I got giddy when I saw the Bandcamp email and snagged a pink copy (I really like the look too). Also amped on seeing them tour this material — this band never disappoints live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hookedonsonics Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 8:08 PM, ntslash said: Same. I've been a fan for a long time but have never seen them live. I've had plenty of opportunities, but I've never really enjoyed live shows by instrumental bands. Can't recommend them live enough! They pick their setlists so perfectly that there's not much of a lull or drag like with other instrumental bands I've seen. Def try to catch them on this tour if you can! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyte30351 Posted July 19, 2023 Share Posted July 19, 2023 On 7/17/2023 at 8:08 PM, ntslash said: Same. I've been a fan for a long time but have never seen them live. I've had plenty of opportunities, but I've never really enjoyed live shows by instrumental bands. Without checkin' my ticket stubs or previously attended festival lineups, I know I've seen them live once. As only a casual fan, I would NOT miss them if they came through town again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 (edited) They closed with a new song called “The Fight” in Portland last night. Rest of the set was The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place in full, “The Birth and the Death of Day” and “Yasmin The Light”. Great show overall, it was an outdoor show on a beautiful summer night and the crowd was very chill. Edited August 13, 2023 by morfiend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prowl20 Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 13 hours ago, morfiend said: They closed with a new song called “The Fight” in Portland last night. Rest of the set was The Earth is not a Cold Dead Place in full, “The Birth and the Death of Day” and “Yasmin The Light”. Great show overall, it was an outdoor show on a beautiful summer night and the crowd was very chill. Christ, that setlist is so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiscodeman Posted August 14, 2023 Share Posted August 14, 2023 Yeah, what a treat to see them play that album in full (and in order), plus those additional tracks with the new song. I wonder many times they've done that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kas1985 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 To anyone that has been to a show on this tour so far, are they selling a tour variant? Wondering if I should go with the indie yellow or wait until I see them on tour. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan P Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 “End” is SO GOOD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlr Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, kas1985 said: To anyone that has been to a show on this tour so far, are they selling a tour variant? Wondering if I should go with the indie yellow or wait until I see them on tour. Thanks in advance. At the houston show, they only had the pink and black variant for END. The merch was the same on their webstore currently, 4 shirts and a hoodie. EDIT: The explosions subreddit said the dallas show had the red spotify variant for end as well. Edited September 17, 2023 by tlr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morfiend Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 On 9/17/2023 at 5:41 AM, Alan P said: “End” is SO GOOD I was underwhelmed at first but it really started to click with me after multiple listens yesterday. So far, "Loved Ones", "All Mountains" and "The Fight" are the standouts for me. Alan P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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