Beauty and Bombast

Bands like Mogwai, Explosions in the Sky, Do Make Say Think and newly discovered local band, Caspian,  appeal to me on many different levels.  Music like this is like a metaphor for life to me...they build you up, knock you down, build you up again and then make you explode.  I find music like this incredibly emotional and incredibly beautiful.  I wasn't entirely into these sort of bands earlier in life but really got into them during season one of "Friday Night Lights", which featured music from Explosions in the Sky prominently.  The music was spot on for those big moments when the Smash scored a touchdown or when the Dillon Panthers won a game.  Honestly, it was that first season of FNL that made me fall in love with these kinds of bands.

I recently came across Caspian via Pandora and have been listening to their album "The Four Trees" non-stop. From the opener "Moksha" through the closer "Reprise" it's one hell of an auditory experience, melding beauty and bombast straight through the entire album.  "Moksha" is the standout track for me as well as "Our Breath In Winter".  I highly recommend a listen to this as well as anything from the above mentioned bands...you won't be disappointed.  Hell if its good enough for the Dillon Panthers, East Dillon Lions and Coach Eric Taylor, it's good enough for me.