One of the things I like most about Explosions in the Sky is their ability to change without losing who they are. Each album fits nicely into the band's oeuvre, charting the course of a musical group willing to expand and explore.

The Wilderness is a good album, more enchanted than enchanting. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care feels like listening to relatives memories, and How Strange, Innocence feels the end of youth, The Wilderness feels like you quiet contentment, lost in your own thoughts.

More than any of their other albums, this one seems to exist in the softer, quieter parts of their work. That is to say, I think this album works best as background music rather than something you sit down and listen to specifically. I don't think that's a bad thing; I just don't know if any part of the album really stands out.