Top Tracks 2016 Part V 60 – 51
60. Explosions In The Sky – Disintegration Anxiety ( The Wilderness ) I had the ultimate honor of finally seeing Explosion In The Sky live and it was one of the best shows and hands down the best performance I ever witnessed. It especially helped me understand the progression of the band from their greatest albums to their newer work on Take Care, Take Care or The Wilderness . As post-rock had to come to reach a dead end in its formula of the early 2000, it was hard to imagine most bands moving on, expanding their sound and making good on staying relevant without falling into a cycle of repetition. "Disintegration Anxiety" shows EITS going deeper into a narrative and more imaginative kind of songwriting, playing on the themes of nature’s grandeur and ever-changing flow, furthering the bands own sonic palette. There is no need for great crescendos anymore, for minutes of washed out distortion. This is aging gracefully and finding the voice to tell a story with more deta...