The Rescue (album)

Infobox Album
Name = The Rescue
Type = album
Artist = Explosions in the Sky


Released = 11 October 2005
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Post-rock
Length = 32:48
Label = Temporary Residence Limited
TRR13 / TIC21
Producer = Explosions in the Sky
Reviews =
*Pitchfork (7.2/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/17549-the-rescue-travels-in-constants-vol-21?artist_title=17549-the-rescue-travels-in-constants-vol-21 link]
*Stylus (B) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/explosions-in-the-sky/the-rescue.htm link]
Last album = "The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place"
(2003)
This album = "The Rescue"
(2005)
Next album = "All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone"
(2007)

"The Rescue" is the fourth studio album and a concept album released by American post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, on October 11, 2005.

Overview

The album was recorded and mixed in just two weeks. The band wrote no new material for this album prior, and then spent eight straight days writing and finishing a song each day. The rest of the two weeks was spent mixing. The album is Volume 21 in the "Travels in Constants" series and was only available for purchase via mail order and at the band's shows.

Due to the demand of fans who could not get hold of the album, "The Rescue" is currently being offered as a free download by the band at [http://www.explosionsinthesky.com the band's official website.]

"The Rescue" was inspired by a time the band was on tour, and its van broke down on the road. The members had to wait eight days (hence each track title) for the transmission to be replaced in the van (as described in dialog during the song "Day Three"), and they went flat broke after the payment. They had to spend those eight days in an unknown attic of someone who was kind enough to let them stay. They described "Day Eight" as "a goodbye."

Track listing

# "Day One" – 4:32
# "Day Two" – 3:47
# "Day Three" – 4:34
# "Day Four" – 3:00
# "Day Five" – 4:35
# "Day Six" – 5:22
# "Day Seven" – 4:23
# "Day Eight" – 2:35

External links

* [http://www.explosionsinthesky.com/albums.html Explosions in the Sky albums]