Pitchfork: Appleseed Cast Hit the Road

Like a lot of indie rock bands, the Appleseed Cast loves birds. And I can deal with that, because unlike a lot of ornithology-minded artists, the band's musical aesthetic actually seems to accommodate bird metaphors. Flitting unselfconsciously between post-rock and emo with their whirling guitars, soaring melodies, and vocal atmospherics, it seems the Appleseed dudes have pinned down (flocked to?) the appropriate symbolism.

So why not continue with the bird-themed fun? After all, their latest LP, released in March on CD by the Militia Group and in April on vinyl on Graveface, is titled Peregrine, and musically calls to mind the Peregrine Falcon's crazy hunting style-soaring, then free-falling, over its prey/the listener. Finding Stateside airplay on college radio, now the LP is testing its wings in Japan, courtesy of Howling Bull Records, and in Europe via Gentleman Records.

The band recently completed a furious flock of European dates and is now poised to swoop down over North America. Let's hope the Appleseed Cast find a new spirit animal sometime soon, because I think I'm officially punned-out.

Winged migration:

07-06 Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep *#
07-07 Denver, CO - Marquis Theatre *#
07-08 Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court *#
07-09 Missoula, MT - Union Hall *#
07-10 Seattle, WA - Crocodile Café *#
07-11 Portland, OR - Fez *#
07-12 San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill *#
07-13 Sacramento, CA - Harlow's *#
07-14 Los Angeles, CA - The Echo *#
07-15 Pomona, CA - The Glass House *#
07-18 Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse *#
07-20 San Antonio, TX - The Sanctuary *#
07-21 Austin, TX - Emo's *#
07-22 Denton, TX - Rubbergloves *#
07-23 Houston, TX - Walter's on Washington *#
07-24 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory *#

* with Criteria
# with Russian Circles