The band I'll be writing about is one I have known for a while yet every time I listen to them I find something new, something unnoticed before in their music, be it songs I listen to daily or brand new ones the music seems to take on a new meaning/style every time I listen to them.The band is Explosions In The Sky, a mainly instrumental post rock band from our own Austin Texas. The first thing I noticed when I first started listening to them (as would almost everyone else) was the lack of vocal presence which took about two minutes to get over once I really started paying attention to the music and realized that vocals aren't necessary at all to tell you a story, make you feel a certain way as the music itself already does that from the beginning. One of the notable characteristics of a EITS song is that usually the soft and mellow (or serious) beginning that slowly and patiently builds to a climax in the song. They make use all instruments for melodic and rhythmic purposes but the use of percussion defines their music and while giving a sense of calm and peace, it can also come with high intensity in their signature crescendo.I personally enjoy this band for the way one song can sound different every time listened to, a new melody or rhythm.
Here a few examples-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2LOJm5YRrQ



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6fjJTcaoKs