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The Appleseed Cast

The Appleseed Cast is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Caspian, Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid, Rainer Maria and Mineral. Those roots explain a lot about how The Appleseed Cast arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Rainer Maria, Braid, The Get Up Kids, Pedro the Lion and Owen, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Caspian, The Casket Lottery, Dreamend, Pompeii and The Union Trade, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 40 connections around The Appleseed Cast, reaching back through Caspian and forward to Caspian. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

The Appleseed Cast is an American emo band from Lawrence, Kansas. It was founded in the early days of emo by singer-guitarist Christopher Crisci and drummer Louie Ruiz. The band has steadily evolved over the release of eight full-length albums, with Crisci serving as the main songwriter. It has a frequently rotating lineup, with Crisci being the only consistent member since the band's conception. Currently, the lineup includes Christopher Crisci, Ben Kimball, Nick Fredrickson and Sean Bergman.

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The Appleseed CastCaspianSunny Day Real EstateBraidRainer MariaMineralDepeche ModeLed ZeppelinU2CaspianThe Casket LotteryDreamendPompeiiThe Union TradeJenifereverJimmy Eat WorldThe (International) …Rainer MariaBraidThe Get Up KidsPedro the LionOwenKnapsackPianos Become the Te…Cursive

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The Appleseed Cast grew out of Caspian, Sunny Day Real Estate, Braid and Rainer Maria, shares an orbit with Rainer Maria, Braid, The Get Up Kids and Pedro the Lion, went on to shape Caspian, The Casket Lottery, Dreamend and Pompeii. 40 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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