aaamusic | On 21, Feb 2011

With their London Roundhouse show having already sold-out, EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY have announced a further UK date, performing at Edinburgh Picture House on 15th May. In other news, ARCADE FIRE have invited Explosions In The Sky to join them as special guests at their Austin and Houston shows on 3rd and 4th May, whist in New York Explosions In The Sky have sold-out the (6000 capacity) Radio City Music Hall which they are headlining on 6th April. Upcoming UK live info below…

Sunday 15 May – EDINBURGH – Picture House (£16)

Monday 16 May – DUBLIN – Vicar Street (25 euro)

Tuesday 17 May – MANCHESTER – Academy (£16)

Thursday 19 May – LONDON – Roundhouse **(SOLD-OUT!)**

EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY release their fifth album – “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” – on 18th April on Bella Union records. Recorded at Sonic Ranch in El Paso, Texas by John Congleton and produced by the band, “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” is the West 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.

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