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Rating: Good morning Appleseed Cast, come in, make yourselves comfortable. Formalities, a bit of small talk, and already a discussion could start with these guys from Kansas, who have never disappointed us before. We left them with the magnificent Two Conversations, a fusion of the classic post-rock sound that distinguishes the band in the genre with elements that have a bit of pop-rock, especially Christopher Crisci's voice in the foreground for the first time since the beginning. However, thinking back to the ten tracks of the previous album, Peregrine has much less to offer... Have they perhaps disappointed us? Did they manage to? Partly, but not entirely, as this album also contains gems destined to be remembered. Part of the album's limited fortune is due to an important change in the lineup: the departure of drummer Josh "Cobra" Baruth. The introduction is entrusted to an instrumental track that well conveys the idea of the composition: Ceremony. Then follow catchy tracks like Woodland Hunter (Part 1), Here We Are (Family in the Hallways) and Silas' Knife. Right after, they also experiment with electronics, giving rise to songs like the beautiful Mountain Halo, certainly one of the best tracks on the record, and Sunlit and Ascending. Then the most interesting and introspective part of this album opens up with a trilogy of interconnected tracks that certainly do not make one miss the dreamy melodies of the predecessor of this album. In the concluding part of the album, a couple of small surprises, like Peregrine and the instrumental closure of The Clock and the Storm. And when you least expect it, it's already over, the group's instruments stop resonating inside a stereo with twenty years of career behind it. One cannot help but be satisfied with the result, but one also cannot help but show signs of disappointment for the characteristics of this sparse sound, at times experimental, at times more "classic". Light years from today's records, yes, but knowing these guys, we know they've done much more and still have much to give, of which this album corresponds to at most 10% of the total. Balancing between appreciation and second thoughts.
Tracklist and Lyrics
03 Peregrine (04:06)
On your own, come back.
give a call, contact.
So alive, sidetracked.
So alone, come back.
Decide.
I don't know,
what to do to show you.
It's something so old-
and its cold, like a stone.
All that's said.
All that's said, could you just shake in a lie?
With a knife in your side.
When you come back to me,
you will be on your knees with wounded hands.
04 A Fate Delivered (03:53)
The one that you love.
The one that will hurt you.
The one up above.
Now a cold wind blows,
yeah a cold wind blows.
It's breaking down the line.
The nail in your neck,
the knife in your side.
To which you're devoted.
And you pay your tithe.
The coins will reach your eyes.
The one that is holding,
the keys to your heart.
That's bleeding and breaking.
And there's no alarm.
The claws are in your eyes.
And you come back,
and you wanted.
You'd fight back, but you're haunted.
And you wonder, 'is this the one'.
I am not the one to follow...
07 Here We Are (Family In The Hallways) (03:40)
Everyone walks alone,
we don't care here we are,
we proclaim the start of...
With false fronts and shattered dreams,
We don't care.. all we are
all we are, is watching
all we are is crazy
We are standing on a road,
on a road to nowhere
There's a place for all of this
They don't care
We don't care
You can't break us down
Everyone walks alone,
we don't care here we are
we proclaim the start of...
With false fronts and shattered dreams
We don't care 'cause all we are
all we are, is watching
all we are is crazy
We are standing on a road,
on a road to nowhere
There's a place for all of this
They don't care
We don't care
You can't break us down
08 Silas' Knife (04:08)
Keep hoarding all your ghosts in fortresses.
It's only rain.
You know when summer's coming all the year.
It's only rain.
Coming around,
the knife takes it's place.
Falling and crawling under.
Brother of mine,
come out from your cave-
you can not be defeated.
09 Mountain Halo (04:09)
Father now,
Listen close.
You have become
Another ghost
Just like me.
Just like me
The flowers fall
From your glass.
The bitter taste.
The girl is back
In dancing lights
In dancing lights.
In dancing lights
The flowers fall.
The bitter taste.
The glass is full.
An empty hand.
An empty hand.
An empty set
Of colors crawl
Through the door
Into the hall.
The knife is dull.
The knife is dull.
10 Sunlit And Ascending (04:01)
common places.
haunted past.
with all the woods now gone,
i knew it wouldnt last.
and all the faces, are question marks.
up and down the street.
looking down the block.
common places.
haunted rooms.
wandering inside.
contemplating doom.
it marks our faces,
when we dont smile.
dont get me out of bed.
i want to lay here a while.
so come another day,
i just cant
the faces are out there
this is your last chance.
you must come out.
11 February (03:51)
sister's gone, a crown of red
you said i missed, a mistake.
in the dark, i thought her you, and shot.
the room was tilting
i hear your voice calling me from a calendar anniversary
wake up empty head
ringing bells
you said you heard her voice here
an eastern wind on branches bare
no moon, no stars, no passing time.
and all you ever wanted was my embrace
rather you stay inside your hiding place
i hear your voice calling me from a calendar anniversary
its februrary you're two years gone and i am lost
its februrary you're two years gone, and here i come
you cannot hide yourself
i'm everywhere
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