Opening October 15th nationwide, Friday Night Lights (a Universal picture starring Billy Bob Thornton and Tim McGraw, based on the best-selling book of the same name) features an original score by Temporary Residence top-seller Explosions In The Sky!
The film chronicles the entire 1988 season of a high school football team from Odessa, TX (adjacent to Explosions In The Sky's hometown of Midland, TX). It focuses on the ongoing financial and emotional struggles of a small town that places all of its hopes on the team's chances at winning the state championship.
The Universal soundtrack - scheduled for release October 5 - includes Explosions In The Sky's score, as well as a new Faith Hill/Tim McGraw duet and a new track by No Doubt's Gwen Stefani. Universal estimates the soundtrack will top one million copies sold by Christmas 2004. It is expected to debut in Billboard's Top 10.
"Have You Passed Through This Night," from Those Who Tell the Truth Shall Die... is featured in the film's trailer, which began airing in theaters nationwide June 11. The trailer began airing on national television during the Olympic Games.

宛如和煦朝陽般 充滿希望與生命力的嶄新敘事風格
甜美旋律與鮮明律動交疊 感性與知性並行的明朗詩作
跟隨著音樂盒般叮叮咚咚的聲響，靜靜地倒數著時間，然後迎接美好的朝陽到來。當金黃色的陽光灑下，恣意地在青綠色的草地上徜徉，或遨遊在蔚藍的雲端。此刻，現實彷彿不存在，思緒只管跟隨著他們的音符四處旅行遊蕩。miaou久違的第三張專輯「All Around Us」一揭開序幕就讓人毫無招架地掉入幻想神馳的世界裡，久久無法抽離…。
與同樣引領著當代日本post rock、instrumental rock界的toe、te’、LITE等這些激情派作風的樂團相比，miaou所展現的又是另一種截然不同的純淨低調美學。然而這並不表示他們的音樂無法帶來撞擊人心的力道，相對的，那纖細且令人難以忘懷的旋律、挾帶著浮遊感的音色，有時會讓人有時間頓時扭曲歪斜的錯覺，有時彷彿又能讓周圍景色都隨之繽紛發亮起來。1999年成立於日本神奈川，由Mayumi Hasegawa、Hiromi Hasegawa兩姊妹和Tatsuki Hamasaki所組成的miaou，是少見的兩女一男組合，或許也正因具備了女性特有的感性特質，他們音樂中總是蘊藏著柔美溫暖的光線，與澄澈的透明感。
這張最新專輯，同樣邀來多次合作過的toe的成員美濃隆章支援製作，曲子構成方面不僅擷取了比以往更多的電子元素，更難得的是還收錄了加入vocal的作品〈You Found Me〉，讓人意外的聽見他們更形迷幻進化的一面。整張作品正像是一步步帶領著我們去感受那些環繞在身旁所有的一切事物、並試著去體驗那些日常生活中從不曾發覺過的美好一般，隨著miaou流麗的旋律聲線起伏，這才驚覺，原來感動的瞬間竟俯拾即是、無所不在！
Christy
2008/7/28

Live Ikra Club, Moscow, March-21-2010

"Let go"は、手放す、解放する、自由にする、
といった思いを込めています。
今回リリースの3曲を通じて、
そんな感触をお届けできたらうれしいです。
Music: organic stereo
Photo: miho kakuta (かくたみほ)

新しい作品、"Winter EP"を1月27日にリリースします。
この冬が始まる頃から制作にとりかかって完成した3曲。
"Winter EP"をテーマに、
ジャケットを手がけてくださったのは、
写真家のかくたみほさん。
2011年は、季節の移ろいに寄り添いながら、
かくたみほさんと共に作品を制作、
そして出来たての状態でリリースしていきます。
Music: organic stereo
Photo: miho kakuta (かくたみほ)

"Were stoked for Moonlit Sailors new full-length to be our first release of 2014, which marks our 19 year anniversary as an independent record label. Already having received well-deserved critical acclaim for pioneering an entirely new dimension to the post-rock genre, these four Swedes have done it yet again with a truly amazing album. Firmly entrenched in their quasi-pop / post-rock roots, the Sailors continue to expand the blueprint for the future of post-rock. From the sounds youve never heard before, to the arpeggios that swallow you whole, to the powerful crescendos that devastate your senses, their music is a prime example of just how effective instrumental music can be. Devoid of all lyrics, the music alone speaks for itself...and it speaks volumes,” says label founder John Szuch.
"This album is the next step for Moonlit Sailor as a band. Although we are still a young band, we felt like we needed to navigate into new, and for us unknown, waters, without straying too far from our roots. We have always been trying to write music that gives the listener hope and light. Because of that, hope and light is what we brought into the new waters. We knew that we wanted to do something new and fresh this time, but didnt know exactly how to do it. That was kind of scary,” says bass guitarist Markus Rundlof. Rundlof continues "Some of the songs are metaphors for how we felt back then, with elements of vulnerability, uncertainty and mystery...but at the same time they give you a feeling of hope and light. When listening to the album, we want people to have a vision of the sailor featured on the cover art, navigating into new waters and eventually finding a new home. Other songs are metaphors for pushing your limits and trying new things. What we discovered in the songwriting process is that when you decide to release control and finally jump, you see the world from a new perspective and its liberating." "That approach gave us a lot of creativity. Weve never experienced such creative atmosphere in the band before and it never felt better. We knew we were onto something special. Suddenly we had hundreds of different ideas to pick from. It was exciting to select which ideas and songs would work together to best convey our belief that we come from exploding stars,” adds pianist Joakim Wiik.
Moonlit Sailor is Adam Tornblad (drums, piano, guitars, synthesizers, programming), Markus Rundlof (bass guitar, piano, programming), Oscar Gulbrandsen (guitar, piano, synthesizers, programming) and Joakim Wiik (piano, programming). "We Come From Exploding Stars" was recorded at Nacksving Studio (Dorena, Immanu El, Neneh Cherry, The Spotnicks) in Gothenburg, Sweden from September to December 2013. The album was recorded, produced and mixed by Anders Lagerfors (also of the band Obliq) and mastered by Martin at Cutting Room (In Flames, Red One, Dungen, Mando Diao) in Stockholm. A video for the song "Skydiver" is currently in the works with plans for release as the band begins touring in support of the album in May. The bands music has appeared in scores of television shows, commercials and films, most recently in the trailer for the romantic comedy "Love Is In The Air" by director Alexandre Castagnetti (Focus World). Previous albums include "Colors In Stereo" (2011), "So Close To Life" (2009) and "A Footprint Of Feelings" (2008) which have all been released on Deep Elm Records. Adam Tornblad and Oscar Gulbrandsen are also members of cinematic post-rock duo U137. The band resides in Boras, Sweden where they often experience weeks without sunlight.
"One of the post-rock bands that stands out from the crowd. Damn near flawless..." - StereoKiller
"Saturated with hope, the music stands on its own…theres no need for words. Simply epic." - Alternativ News
"Theyve mastered the overlap of indie and post-rock...and beautifully so. Moonlit Sailor has no peers." - RockFreaks
For Fans of: U137, Lights & Motion, Dorena, Explosions In The Sky, M83

The pride of San Marcos, Texas, THIS WILL DESTROY YOU are an instrumental quartet who play a cascading brand of cinematic rock music. "Young Mountain" is their formerly self-released masterstroke, a 6-song, 36 minute composition of aural brilliance that has already garnered an obsessed fanbase both in their home state and in underground circles worldwide. In spite of its previous CD-R-only incarnation, Decoy Magazine featured the album at #5 on their "Top 50 Instrumental Albums of 2005," ranking it ahead of SIGUR R'OS, PELICAN, and other successful modern acts. THIS WILL DESTROY YOU has catapulted quickly to the forefront of American instrumental bands in part due to their geographical lineage. In short, they are the natural progression and modern incarnation of all great Southwestern music from many generations past. Texas is in the blood of these four young men and every note they hang evokes the imagery and feel of traversing the long, lonesome highway of the! Southwest. Bands like THIS WILL DESTROY YOU and EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY have become our new Americana and everyone from T-Bone Walker to Wild Bill Longley are resting more peacefully because of it.

Taken from For a Minor Reflection new Live album “Live at Iceland Airwaves”.
The post-rockers in For A Minor Reflection made good on their promise of more live music today, with a brand new Live At Iceland Airwaves 2013 CD/DVD set. The album contains expertly mixed live versions of fan favorites like "Dansi Dans", "Impulse", and "Recite".
Recorded at Harpa Iceland Airwaves 2012. Artwork by Anna Friða Giudice – 7factory design. DVD by Tjarnargatan.

2009年12月にリリースした「For Long Tomorrow」以来、2年半の時間を経てリリースされるtoeの音源は、さまざまな環境、状況下にある現在から更に一歩踏み出した、toeとして更に強くなった4曲を収録したEP。2011年3月に自身初のデジタルリリース楽曲「Ordinary Days」も今作に収録。更にゲストボーカルにACOを迎えた楽曲も収められ、toeが単なるインスト〜ポストロックバンドではないことを体感できる作品であると同時に、決して悲観的だけではない未来を感じられる作品に仕上がっている。

Post-rock band God Is An Astronaut's third album on their own Revive Records. Don't you love it when your most anticipated release of the year lives up to your expectations. Undeniably my favorite band at the moment has pulled off a stellar release that shows a maturing in their sound. That band is God is an Astronaut. This albums is nine tracks of perfection and will most certainly be a contender for my Top 10 picks of year unless something completely miraculous happens. Their sound is undeniable, but on Far From Refuge, they have taking that sound to a new emotive level. The compositions are intricate and well thought out with moments that explode into quietness. Torsten, Neil and Lloyd are a force to be reckoned with as their brand of post-rock screams into your speakers. --Somewherecold.com

EF来自瑞典的哥德堡，是支五重奏乐队，成立于2003年的5月。在乐队自制了几首DEMO之后，从容大气的曲风，有趣而丰富的节奏，时时闪现的灵气使得一些音乐厂牌和乐迷们开始注意到他们。到06年的8月份，乐队终于奉献给了大家一张专辑——<<give me beauty...or giv e me death!>>。

「在矮樹叢環繞四週的羊腸小徑，沿路上縈繞不斷的耳語，和著安靜而沉默的節奏，我被捲進了擁有一整片夕陽的旅行漩渦」，這是屬於甜梅號的溫暖，象徵青春白皮書的輕狂、帶著曖昧羞澀的明亮心情、串結每段傷心故事的始末......。
三人男孩團體的甜梅號，在台灣代表著不可思議的後搖滾先驅！90年代末期，在眾家爭鳴的水晶唱片初露頭角，2001年發行了第一張專輯＂是不是少了什麼＂後，甜梅號經歷了團員離團、當兵等種種驟變，沉寂了好一陣子。吉他手小白，是個連呼吸都是後搖滾的吉他達人，前陣子參加電影配樂刺青的製作，新專輯中，一人分飾多角的雙吉他與合成音效；貝斯手葉子，比擬賭神般的真人不露相，拍照和表演都不會出現五官的神祕型男；最後加入的孟諺，是個精通各類鼓藝的天才型鼓手，花式碎拍和數學派炫技都難不倒！
甜梅號有的不只是音樂，所擁有，是象徵著對音樂永遠不會死的堅持與熱血。漫漫十年歲月幾近飄逝，終於在眾所期盼下，發行了第二張正式專輯「謝謝你提醒我」，像是對老友突如其來的擁抱。擺脫一般搖滾曲式的規範，這次僅僅五首歌的專輯中，卻擁有超長史詩般的氣魄，意圖在長篇之中找尋音樂演繹的真正解答，吉他堆疊出步步溫暖而動人的旋律，貝斯與鼓精準穩定的提供最厚實的背景，客串的長笛聲，彷若撰述著戀侶們所發生的，種種心碎而美好的回憶，結束的篇章則是充斥著情緒糾結的吟唱。
搭乘著甜梅號的列車，有蒸汽火車的高溫，還有子彈列車的脫序，或慢或快的律動，最適合在深夜與季節轉換之際盤旋，都將記錄我們難以啟齒的夢想。