The Appleseed Cast started their musical experiments in the second half of the 90's, toured the world, put out a bunch of records ,but as I see it, they still haven’t “made it” yet. And I am afraid that the new album “Peregrine” won’t help them with that. The New album
is described by their label as “spacious, thick, brooding, joyful, explosive, and back and forth, yet somehow seamless at the same time”.
Well... It starts really good. I love the way they arrange the songs, chops it up in small pieces, throw them out here and there, experiments with different guitar, organ, drums, you name it-sounds bring the pretty usual songs some extra energy and life. But still there is an essential part that doesn’t work: the Vocals. In fact, Chris Crisci vocals, that have never really been that strong, are probably never going to be that great. But if you like the way he has been singing through out the previous records you’ll probably like it now as well.
Sometimes these four Kansas guys carry tones and sound as stormy and spooky as the album’s theme/storyline, but in the end it’s not enough. What The 13 tracks, “Peregrine” has to offer is a great sum up of what the band’s last four albums offered. It’s 13 more of The Appleseed cast’s songs but with an interesting and tasteful production.
Listen to some songs from the album: “Peregrine”.
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