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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 Nine Inch Nails, Polvo, Immanu el, How Strange, Innocence and For a Minor Reflection. 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 Joy Wants Eternity, Esprit D'Air, The Dangerous Summer, Svalbard and Balance and Composure, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 41 connections around Explosions in the Sky, reaching back through Nine Inch Nails and forward to Joy Wants Eternity. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Explosions in the SkyNine Inch NailsPolvoImmanu elHow Strange, InnocenceFor a Minor ReflectionEluviumEast ForestThe American Analog …Joy Wants EternityEsprit D'AirThe Dangerous SummerSvalbardBalance and ComposureSylvaineJambinaiPianos Become the Te…CaspianMonopg.lostSleepmakeswavesIf These Trees Could…Do Make Say ThinkEfSigur Rós

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Explosions in the Sky connections

Explosions in the Sky grew out of Nine Inch Nails, Polvo, Immanu el and How Strange, Innocence, shares an orbit with Caspian, Mono, pg.lost and Sleepmakeswaves, went on to shape Joy Wants Eternity, Esprit D'Air, The Dangerous Summer and Svalbard. 41 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Legacy16

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