Low Level Owl: Volume II is technically the Appleseed Cast

The Appleseed Cast

The Appleseed Cast is an American emo/post-rock band based in Lawrence, Kansas, United States, composed of singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci , guitarist Aaron Pillar, bassist Nathan Whitman and drummer John Momberg...

's fourth album, though it was released just two months after Low Level Owl: Volume I. The albums are similar in sound, mood and style, but the second volume is arguably more instrumental-based than the first volume, with "Sunset Drama King" and "The Argument" showing heavy post-rock

Post-rock

Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...

 influences.

The albums met with a considerable degree of acclaim, with the band found themselves saddled with the term "America's closest answer to Radiohead".

The vinyl release was a 3-disc set also containing Low Level Owl: Volume I.

Track listing

1. "View of a Burning City" – 1:27
2. "Strings" – 5:09
3. "A Place in Line" – 4:01
4. "Shaking Hands" – 1:59
5. "Rooms and Gardens" – 7:34
6. "Ring Out the Warning Bell" – 5:59
7. "Sunset Drama King" – 6:07
8. "The Last in a Line" – 4:13
9. "Decline" – 1:03
10. "The Argument" – 5:51
11. "Reaction" – 2:26
12. "Confession" – 9:21

External links

• Low Level Owl Volume II at Deep Elm Records
  Deep Elm Records
  Deep Elm Records is an independent record label putting out albums by bands such as The Appleseed Cast, Brandtson, The White Octave, and Planes Mistaken for Stars...