The Texas instrumental quartet have a reputation for bludgeoning live audiences with their massive riffs and dynamic sound. Recalling early bands of the rock instrumental genre such as Gore and Blind Idiot God, EIS’s blend of indie rock out power chords sprinkled with gentler moments of reflection is a real sensory experience.  New album ‘The Wilderness’, their sixth, is a real culmination of their powers, as if they’ve scored a movie playing inside your head. Moody, introspective and powerful.

Mon 10 Oct 7pm at O2 Institute, 78 Digbeth High Street, Birmingham B5 6DY £24.50 www.academymusicgroup.com/