The Appleseed Cast
Peregrine
2006, The Militia Group
post-rock, alt rock
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While one could argue that The Appleseed Cast always create concept albums, Peregrine is probably their most cohesive and conceptual album to date. Centered around the story of a young girl who is murdered by her father and returns to haunt him, this album is filled with bare-boned rock and soaring lyric-less pieces. Peregrine is patterned more on Two Conversations than their older albums, but it showcases a maturity of sound. With lead singer Chris Crisci’s abrasive voice and their cryptically spare lyrics, Appleseed Cast probably ensnared more listeners with Peregrine than with any of their previous work.
“Here We Are (Family in the Hallways),” “Silas’s Knife,” “Sunlit and Ascending.”
myspace, last.fm
The Appleseed Cast’s Two Conversations, Years of Rice and Salt’s Service Bell EP
