Jan 11, 2016
Postrock group Explosions in the Sky have delighted fans with the announcement of a new album,The Wilderness. Set for release on April 1, it is the band's first album in five years, with the last being 2011's Take Care, Take Care, Take Care.
Their sixth full length release will also see the first time the band have employed an producer from outside the band - John Congleton (St Vincent, Sigur Ros, Modest Mouse and many many more) is credited with co-producing the record.
Now available for pre-order, the band have shed some light on what fans can expect from the upcoming release:
"The Wilderness explores the infinite unknown, utilizing several of the band’s own definitions of “space" (outer space, mental space, physical geography of space) as compositional tools. The band uses their gift for dynamics and texture in new and unique ways—rather than intuitively fill those empty spaces, they shine a light into them to illuminate all the colors of the dark.
"It is an album where shoegaze, electronic experimentation, punk damaged dub, noise, and ambient folk somehow coexist without a hint of contrivance—and cohere into some of the most memorable and listenable moments of the band’s expansive body of work.
"The uncanny ability to reconcile the tension between discordant, nightmarish cacophony and laid-back, Laurel Canyon-inspired folk-rock is a cornerstone of this album, and the center of Explosions In The Sky's remarkable evolution. If The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place was the defining album of Explosions In The Sky's career, The Wilderness is the band's [re]defining album."
The Wilderness track listing:
Wilderness
The Ecstatics
Tangle Formations
Logic Of a Dream
Disintegration Anxiety
Losing the Light
Infinite Orbit
Colors in Space
Landing Cliffs
The Wilderness will be released on April 1, 2016.
Listen to their invigorating, expansive new single "Disintegration Anxiety" below.
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