Although recorded over three-and-a-half years, Feral Harmonic sounds spirited and appealingly slapdash throughout, with slightly out of tune guitars and imprecise harmonies completing the package. This isn't folk music, per se; it's more akin to a stripped-down version of the musicians' regular bands -- including the Appleseed Cast, White Whale, and Boys Life -- filtered through a handful of rustic influences, from mountain music to Southern gospel. The same combination of lo-fi production and psychedelia that fueled 2004's Early Morning Hymns still holds court here, however, and the presence of harmonica, banjo, and acoustic guitar reminds listeners that Feral Harmonic is, after all, a Saddle Creek release. But the album also expands the definition of the Omaha Sound, striking a balance somewhere between the folk-gothic style of Orenda Fink and the alternative strains of latter-day Bright Eyes.
Old Canes - Chris Crisci, frontman of the Appleseed Cast, is the driving force behind Old Canes - the indie rock band that released their sophomore effort just this week. Feral Harmonic is a noisy blast of folk rock that contrasts that more electric style of Crisci's other project, with the band members using acoustic guitars, drums and all sorts of percussion along with their leader's rough tenor
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Old Canes is a new project from Chris Crisci, a member of post-rockers The Appleseed Cast. The band is hitting the road so they posted some tour dates in support of the second record Feral Harmonic, his first for Saddle Creek records.Old Canes is more upbeat then the gloomier post rock of the Appleseed Cast. [...]
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“Trust” is the second legally released mp3 from the brand new Old Canes record Feral Harmonic, which hits stores this week. I already told you how much I’ve enjoyed this new album from the side project of The Appleseed Cast’s Chris Crisci when I posted “Little Bird Courage” a few weeks ago. “Trust” is more of the same goodness, only slightly mellower. If you like either of these so
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