The Appleseed Cast Announce "Sagarmatha," Headlining Tour

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