Explosions in the Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band from Texas. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their cinematic, elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals, and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows. They primarily play with three electric guitars and a set of drums, while band member Michael James will at times sub out his electric guitar for a bass guitar.

Explosions In The Sky is an American instrumental post-rock band which formed in Austin , Texas in 1999. Munaf Rayani, Mark Smith, and Michael James had just moved to Austin from Midland, Texas , and drummer Chris Hrasky had just moved to Austin from Rockford, Illinois . The band quickly gained a reputation for their live shows even amongst other established local bands such as Lift to Experience . They also garnered a small amount of media attention as a result of their second album, Those Who