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Cat: BELLA 1527VX. Rel: 18 Sep 23
Post Rock/Experimental

Side 1 - Track 1. Ten Billion PeopleSide 1 - Track 2. Moving OnSide 1 - Track 3. Loved OnesSide 1 - Track 4. Peace Or QuietSide 2 - Track 1. All MountainsSide 2 - Track 2. The FightSide 2 - Track 3. It's Never Going To Stop

Fans of Explosions In The Sky no doubt read the band's new album title with a degree of trepidation. Would this be the grand finale it has always felt like the outfit were gearing up for? Hopefully not, but nevertheless it certainly has the power of a magnum opus. "Every song comes from a story, or an idea one of us has had that we've all expanded on and made its own world," the group say of the new LP. "Our starting point [here] was the concept of an ending - death." If that sounds bleak then it might be worth reconsidering attitudes towards endings. Rather than wallowing, Explosions In the Sky do what they have always done so well here, but perhaps even better than before. Monumentally-sized operatic rock music highly influenced by classical, grand enough to see your entire life pass before the mind's eye as the keys, refrains and bombastic melodies unfold, reminding us that while nothing last forever, it was probably a blessing to be here in the first place.