Showing posts with label Explosions in the Sky. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Explosions in the Sky. Show all posts

Friday, March 23, 2012

Time To Get Manly 37: Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

I randomly ran across a list of what Esquire magazine claims are "The 75 Albums Every Man Should Own." In this series of posts, I'll explore these manly, manly sounds.



Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place

Though I try to fight it, I can't hear Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" without picturing Elmer Fudd. Similarly, I can't hear anything by Explosions in the Sky and not immediately think of Friday Night Lights. But really, what's more manly than music forever associated with a television show about football? The band's emotive, sprawling instrumentals offer the perfect soundtrack for when your girlfriend wants to have a serious talk about "where things are going." She'll think your show of emotion is relationship-related when in fact you're just mentally reliving the tragic struggles of Jason Street. That poor kid could have had everything. What a fucking tragedy.