Firstly, this isn’t a swansong. Explosions In The Sky chose End as a theme to work with, and are content to suggest it ruminates on life and death, but emphasise that every end ushers in new beginnings. Certainly this feels like an outfit fully in their groove and firing on all cylinders, with plenty left to say, albeit without words. The seven instrumentals here possess a poised, powerful sense of structure, while the record as a whole resonates long after it finishes, thus perhaps proving their point.