Wordless songs seem to be the domain of post-rock, and the bands that inhabit that particular genre seem to all be as verbose as possible when they title songs. Maybe it’s meant to be ironic in some way that a song with no words for the entire seven minutes has a 15-word title.
Explosions in the Sky seem to be the ringleaders of the whole wordless post-rock show, soundtracking TV shows that are popular with the affluent demographic. And while their album sales certainly can’t have been hurt by that fact, I wonder how many of those affluent types purchased Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever didn’t even make it through the entire album before shelving it.
This is my all-time favorite Explosions in the Sky song. It was my first actual exposure to the band; they played it first on their Austin City Limits set, and when they reached that minute-thirty-nine mark, my jaw hit the floor. If you haven’t heard it, yours might just do the same.
Explosions in the Sky – Yasmin the Light (mp3) from Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die, Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Live Forever
another amazing band. favourite song would have to be “Have You Passed Through This Night Though” Combination of the eerie music with the Thin Red Line monologue is pretty unbeatable. American Football’s only release back in 1999 always seems to remind me of EITS, but with lyrics. Thanks for reminding me of the band again, cheers.
Agreed an incredible – i prefer wordless to instrumental.