The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place is the third album recorded by post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, released on November 4, 2003 on the Temporary Residence label. It is widely considered to be a concept album. The album continues the patterns of the previous albums, with brooding, ominous melodies building into crashing climaxes. "Your Hand in Mine" was adapted for inclusion in the Friday Night Lights soundtrack, along with other original material written for the movie. The song was shortened from its album length of over eight minutes to just over four, and was embellished with string accompaniment. Parts of the song, especially the dramatic crescendo at 6:18, are used in Reliant Energy's series of radio and television advertisements extolling "The Promise of Power". The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place is the third album recorded by post-rock band Explosions in the Sky, released on November 4, 2003 on the Temporary Residence label. It is widely considered to be a concept album. The album continues the patterns of the previous albums, with brooding, ominous melodies building into crashing climaxes. "Your Hand in Mine" was adapted for inclusion in the Friday Night Lights soundtrack, along with other original material written for the movie. The song was shortened from its album length of over eight minutes to just over four, and was embellished with string accompaniment. Parts of the song, especially the dramatic crescendo at 6:18, are used in Reliant Energy's series of radio and television advertisements extolling "The Promise of Power". false 2025-11-08 08:31:50 The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place 2003 2003-11-04 2003-11-04 54 Post-Rock 113957 2127784 57b15b44-0d31-40bd-9abc-aa13b1ddb307 4236acde-2ce2-441c-a3d4-38d55f1b5474 dfc9abdd-b9b8-3cea-b760-cb620e20825e /media/data/media4/Music/Explosions in the Sky/The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place/folder.jpg Explosions in the Sky Explosions in the Sky 1 1 First Breath After Coma 09:33 1 2 The Only Moment We Were Alone 10:14 1 3 Six Days at the Bottom of the Ocean 08:43 1 4 Memorial 08:50 1 5 Your Hand in Mine 08:17 1 5 Your Hand in Mine 08:17 Explosions in the Sky is an American post-rock band from Texas. The quartet originally played under the name Breaker Morant, then changed to the current name in 1999. The band has garnered popularity beyond the post-rock scene for their elaborately developed guitar work, narratively styled instrumentals—what they refer to as "cathartic mini-symphonies"—and their enthusiastic and emotional live shows. They primarily play with three electric guitars and a drum kit, although band member Michael James will at times exchange his electric guitar for a bass guitar. The band has later added a fifth member to their live performances. The band's music is almost purely instrumental.