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Explosions in the Sky

Post-rock
Post-rock

Explosions in the Sky is a Post-rock act. Their sound grew out of Immanu el, For a Minor Reflection, How Strange, Innocence, Eluvium and East Forest. Those roots explain a lot about how Explosions in the Sky arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Caspian, Mono, pg.lost, Sleepmakeswaves and If These Trees Could Talk, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Union Trade, Sennen, Drowse, Lift to Experience and This Will Destroy You, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 39 connections around Explosions in the Sky, reaching back through Immanu el and forward to The Union Trade. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Explosions in the SkyImmanu elFor a Minor ReflectionHow Strange, InnocenceEluviumEast ForestThe American Analog …FugaziNine Inch NailsThe Union TradeSennenDrowseLift to ExperienceThis Will Destroy YouRacing Mount PleasantDreamendThe World Is a Beaut…CaspianMonopg.lostSleepmakeswavesIf These Trees Could…Do Make Say ThinkSigur RósEluvium

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Explosions in the Sky connections

Explosions in the Sky grew out of Immanu el, For a Minor Reflection, How Strange, Innocence and Eluvium, shares an orbit with Caspian, Mono, pg.lost and Sleepmakeswaves, went on to shape The Union Trade, Sennen, Drowse and Lift to Experience. 39 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots12

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Kindred11

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Legacy16

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