Granted, we were about as high up as you can get at the Pabst, but it was still a great show. We got in towards the 15 minute mark of Lichen’s [apparently] only song, a long, droney, ambient affair which was probably an amalgam of “songs” from the Omns disc. I like instrumental post-rock, but this guy’s a bit much for me even.

The thing about Explosions in the Sky: they know how to build tension and they understand the dynamics of music. The layer after layer of effects is almost always interesting and hearing them pull a melody out of chaos is very cool. I love the louds and the thunder, but the quiets can get boring. I’m just being honest. Still, it’s worth sitting through the quiets to get to the louds. But ultimately it’s that dynamic of loud/soft, chaos/control, rhythm/ambience that makes EITS so enjoyable. Kind of a metaphor for life really.

Enjoy: It’s Natural To Be Afraid from Explosions in the Sky (album: All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone)

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