▁that ▁they ▁are ▁working ▁on ▁their ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album , ▁New ▁O thers ▁Part ▁One , ▁which ▁was ▁released ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ." New ▁O thers ▁Part ▁Two " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁after ▁the ▁band ▁had ▁te ased ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁new ▁music ▁just ▁hours ▁before hand . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁the ▁band ▁released ▁a ▁compilation ▁EP , ▁Vari ations ▁& ▁R ar ities : ▁ 2 0 0 4 - 2 0 1 9 " ▁Vol . ▁I . ▁ ▁Musical ▁style ▁and ▁influ ences ▁ ▁The ▁band ' s ▁compos itions ▁typically ▁feature ▁a ▁wide ▁dynamic ▁range , ▁with ▁slow ▁build - ups ▁to ▁a ▁" wall ▁of ▁noise " ▁cres c endo . ▁The ▁gu it ars ▁are ▁usually ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁feature ▁of ▁the ▁band ' s ▁sound , ▁combining ▁ambient ▁sound sc apes ▁with ▁simple ▁mel od ies , ▁and ▁using ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁effects , ▁such ▁as ▁re verb , ▁sust ain ▁and ▁dist ort ion . ▁ ▁Many ▁reviews ▁categor ized ▁the ▁band ' s ▁early ▁releases ▁as ▁post - rock , ▁and ▁compared ▁them ▁to ▁other ▁bands ▁of ▁the ▁genre , ▁most ▁not ably ▁fellow ▁Texas ▁instrument al ▁group ▁Ex pl os ions ▁in ▁the ▁Sky , ▁although ▁the ▁band ▁members ▁largely ▁reject ▁this ▁description . ▁ ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁the ▁Dallas ▁Ob server ▁in ▁ 2 0 0