Back with their seventh full length release, Sagarmatha, The Appleseed Cast delivers a much softer, flowery sound than one would expect. This album is mostly instrumental with much less, and mostly muffled vocals. Though the common elements of usual Appleseed Cast are still there in bits and pieces throughout each track, the heavily powered guitar found on Peregrine and earlier works are lacking. Despite this, the record is still as serene as they come. The softer side kicks in right off the bat on the track “As the Little Things Go” opens. The song picks up steam towards the end with a heavy drum beat and the albums recurrent vocal distortions. On “The Summer Before” vocals are polished and beautiful. Following patterns of past vocal driven songs, this track is classic Appleseed Cast. The dulcet instrumental track “One Reminder, An Empty Room” includes piano, and a Xylophone, one of which is coincidentally included in the albums cover art. The album follows with the synth-full “Like a Locus,” and the second heavy track “South Col.”The Appleseed Cast, always the best at creating that night-driving kind of music hasn’t failed to create it again. With new sounds, and old feels, Sagarmatha isn’t their best, but is still absolutely pleasing.
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