The Appleseed Cast Announce Sagarmatha
To Be Released Feb. 17
Headlining Tour Kicks off Feb. 4

(December 3, 2008) Los Angeles, CA – By now seasoned veterans of the independent music world, The Appleseed Cast is proud to announce the release of Sagarmatha, their sixth studio album and second release with The Militia Group. The album will be available on February 17, 2009. The Appleseed Cast recorded at Mixtape Soundlab and Toy Shop, with their own Christopher Crisci engineering, and later re-grouped with Ed Rose at Black Lodge Recording in Lawrence, KS for instrumental overdubs and mixing. The record leads The Appleseed Cast to the peak of their musical ability, into experimental post-rock, and often purely instrumental territory. Shortly before release, The Appleseed Cast will embark on a US tour, kicking off the festivities at Opolis in Norman, OK on February 4th.

The Appleseed Cast began their musical career in 1997 in Southern California before signing to Deep Elm Records and relocating to Lawrence, KS the following year. With the release of The End of The Ring Wars on Deep Elm Records, The Appleseed Cast began their ascent to their current rank as well-respected musicians and trendsetters among their genre. They’ve since released Mare Vitalis (Deep Elm, 2000); Low Level Owls Vols. 1 & 2 (Deep Elm, 2001); Lost Songs (Deep Elm, 2002); Two Conversations (Tiger Style, 2003); and Peregrine (The Militia Group, 2006).

The Appleseed Cast is Christopher Crisci, Aaron Pillar, Nate Whitman and John Momberg.

“Sagarmatha” is Nepalese for Mount Everest.

Sagarmatha track listing:
1) So The Little Things Go
2) A Bright Light
3) The Road West
4) The Summer Before
5) One Reminder, An Empty Room
6) Raise The Sails
7) Like a Locust (Shake Hands With The Dead)
8) South Facing Col
9) An Army of Fireflies

Catch The Appleseed Cast on tour:
Feb 4 – Norman, OK @ Opolis
Feb 5 – Ft. Worth, TX @ Lola’s
Feb 6 – Houston, TX @ Rudyard’s
Feb 7 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk
Feb 10 – Tucson, AZ @ Plush
Feb 11 – San Diego, CA @ Casbah
Feb 12 – Pomona, CA @ Glasshouse
Feb 13 – Los Angeles, CA @ Knitting Factory
Feb 14 – San Francisco, CA @ Bottom Of The Hill
Feb 16 – Portland, OR @ Satyricon
Feb 17 – Vancouver, BC @ Media Club
Feb 18 – Seattle, WA @ Chop Suey
Feb 20 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
Feb 21 – Denver, CO @ High Dive
Feb 23 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
Feb 24 – Minneapolis, MN @ Triple Rock
Feb 25 – Madison, WI @ High Noon
Feb 26 – DeKalb, IL @ House Café
Feb 27 – Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Feb 28 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway

Looking forward to this one. Hopefully they come to the northeast some time soon

looking forward to this, I like the title as well

Awesome.

about time the last album was so well done. also can't wait to see them!

they need to come to the northeast
i miss these guys

Argh. Hate Vancouver.

February 17th can't come soon enough. Everything the cast has put out is phenomenal.

glasshouse AND knitting factory? suh-weet.
i can't wait to hear new music from these guys.

can't wait

If the demos they released are any indication of what the album will sound like, then you can color be excited!

Going to the Feb 14th show will be the perfect Valentine's Day gift to myself :P

This is me drooling... And Ed Rose does excellent work.

Hooray!

Now Brandtson just needs to release their album and I'll be one happy camper.

oh yay for this band!