In February, longtime California-to-Kansas post-rockers the Appleseed Cast will release their sixth studio album Sagarmatha , the first since 2006's Peregrine . We're told "Sagarmatha" is Nepalese for Mount Everest, which makes sense, considering the epic constructions of their songs. Take for example this week's Drop, "Raise The Sails." We asked singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci about its sailing themes and the tradition of sailing in indie rock. Read his responses while you listen .

Sagarmatha is out 2/17 via The Militia Group. A little before that, the band heads out on a US headlining tour. You can get the dates at their MySpace .

This week we also offered the chance to win a Crosley CR40 Mini-Turntable.