we flood empty lakes...

In my head there's this post rock cold war that started with Slint. The Brits or Scots or whoever (they're all the same, right?) weren't having it and they responded with Mogwai, and it was a really solid retort. But then the US responded hardly with Explosions in the Sky. They were blunt, very much the US's version of the Beach Boys, if Mogwai had been the Beatles. So, it stayed that way a while, and then England launch Yndi Halda. Oh sure, they pretty much sound like Explosions on tape. They come to the US and guess what? They've got a violin. Not just any violin, but a tight ass violin that raises the stakes. The Europeans have taken back the trophy. It's a really good violin.

Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss