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In case no one has liked you enough to tell you about Explosions in the Sky, let me do the honors. Explosions in the Sky is a band from Midland, TX and they play what they call “cathartic mini-symphonies.” You can call it the most beautiful music in the world, if you want. These guys did the soundtrack for Friday Night Lights (the movie, although they released a few of the songs for the TV show as well) and it’s really amazing. Probably my favorite song is “Your Hand in Mine” which is from the soundtrack. And I can’t tell if their songs make me think about home because they are from Midland, which is where my aunt used to live, or if it’s because they composed for Friday Night Lights, which is about the high school my mom went to, or if it’s because I just really miss home lately. Who knows.

You can see on the right side of the video a Texas flag on the amp. They put one up at every show they play. Before they start, they always say, “We’re Explosions in the Sky, we’re from Texas and we’re gonna do our best.” The flag is sort of droopy; I think it’s because there was too much rock and roll coming out of the speakers.

If you like them, you can go to their website (explosionsinthesky.com) and they have a song off of every album that you can download for free. And “The Rescue” album is completely free. So enjoy!