Old Canes is the folk-inflected solo project of the Appleseed Cast's Chris Crisci. The Lawrence, KS multi-instrumentalist recently signed to Saddle Creek to release his sophomore album Feral Harmonic (10/20). He recorded most of the collection alone in his basement... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP CV: HEAR NEW OLD CANES, WIN A MASSIVE BEATLES PRIZE PACK»
Posted on September 9, 2009 in , (3 comments)
Tags: Old Canes | The Appleseed Cast | The Beatles
The Appleseed Cast's seventh full-length Sagarmatha is out today. The Kansas group still gets the emo tag on occasion, but at this point their sound -- largely instrumental, elegant post-rock -- exists outside Mineral references. On the new collection singer/guitarist... CONTINUE READING NEW APPLESEED CAST - "A BRIGHT LIGHT"»
Posted on February 17, 2009 in (6 comments)
Tags: Girl Talk | The Appleseed Cast
The longtime California-to-Kansas crew recently dropped by with "Raise The Sails," from their forthcoming, seventh LP Sagarmatha. "The Summer Before" has the band shifting a few less gears, but still turning in an equally triumphant, bittersweetly melodic post-rocker. Hear it... CONTINUE READING NEW APPLESEED CAST - "THE SUMMER BEFORE"»
Posted on February 3, 2009 (0 comments)
Tags: Bumbershoot | Mayer Hawthorne | The Appleseed Cast
In February, longtime California-to-Kansas post-rockers the Appleseed Cast will release their seventh studio album Sagarmatha, the first since 2006's Peregrine. We're told "Sagarmatha" is Nepalese for Mount Everest, which makes sense, considering the epic constructions of their songs. Take for... CONTINUE READING THE 'GUM DROP LXVIII: HEAR NEW APPLESEED CAST, WIN A CROSLEY TURNTABLE»
Posted on December 17, 2008 in , (3 comments)
Tags: The Appleseed Cast | The Pictish Trail | The Three Craws
