Chris Wilkinson, Staff Writer 11:49 a.m. ET April 16, 2017

Musical group Explosions in the Sky performs onstage during FYF Fest 2016 at Los Angeles Sports Arena on August 27, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo: Matt Winkelmeyer, Getty Images for FYF)

Sometimes music can tell a story without lyrics. Sometimes you can feel exactly where a musician is coming from based on how he strums a guitar, or picks a base or beats a drum. Sometimes an instrumental is all you need to go from having an emotional breakdown to having an existential crisis...but in a good way. Explosions in the Sky is one of the best bands in this category and they brought this music to FSU last Monday to a crowd who was ready to listen.

Explosions started their set at The Moon with a short introduction before going into their music. What is their music? If you were to define their music with a genre it would be instrumental rock or post-rock music. However, their music seems to go deeper than that label in the way it can totally entrance people.

Just listening to their music on an iPod is enough to completely mesmerize you with the instrumentals. The bass, the drums and the guitars all go together to create a sound that begs to be pondered. However, when the music is being performed live, with a million differently colored light surrounded by people in the same mindset, you get more than pondering music, you get a spiritual revelation.

Each song can range from four to fifteen minutes long, starting with the roots of a good song with a solitary instrument and beat and then gradually building the song as it goes on. Soon the song adds some drums to the guitar rhythm, then a bass, then another guitar, then maybe some keys until the band has built up from a simple relaxing rhythm to a full fast paced song.

This kind of long build up really gives you time to just be a wonder. Even when their song does become fast paced after eight or so minutes, it still has its air of a relaxing and rhythmic song. Additionally, the band also did a great job of making their set list so that the outro of each song seems to lead into the intro of the next, making the entire concert feel cohesive.

All and all, being in a crowd of a few hundred and seeing everyone totally engrossed in the band performing with minimal shouting during each song is a sight to behold. Explosions in the Sky has a unique way of building into a song and holding your attention while they sucker punch you with emotions and an existential crisis. Im not entirely sure if everyone had the same emotional reaction as me, but Im pretty sure everyone at the venue was completely enthralled by the music.

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