The second round of songs from their winter of 2000 trip to the Red House, Vol. 2 of the Low Level Owl is 12 tracks long, and carries an odd new scent. While Vol. 1 seemed like a simple continuation of their fabulous sophomore Mare Vitalis, this record surprisingly showcases the kind of aesthetic evolution that was originally hoped for. The Cast still jangles, they still gird their melodies with angular, wafting fuzz, but these songs are not dependent on a climax (which was fine on MV, but redundant by Vol. 1). They step just for the sake of the road to apocalypse, and shiver your bones with probing melodies, wet whispers, itchy bridges, and misty harmonies.
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The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Ken MuellerLow Level Owl: Volume 2 picks up where Volume 1 left off. In fact, the two albums of atmospheric post-emo music were recorded at the same time, and this disc begins with a reprise of the last song on Volume 1. While the sound is similar to the first disc, it begs the question, "Why?" Is there really a need for two albums that sound virtually the same? One solution might have been to split the…The Phantom Tollbooth 2001Reviewed by Bert GanglAs one might glean from the title, Low Level Owl: Volume II is the second of two separately-released installments in a 26-song set from Kansas' Appleseed Cast. As with Low Level Owl: Volume I, which was released in August of this year, Volume II continues the quartet's fondness for lush, atmospheric emo rock compositions. "Strings" ties an engaging guitar line to the group's infectiously oblique…Similar sounding releases
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