''Mare Vitalis'' (Latin for "Sea of Life") is the second full-length album by Lawrence, Kansas-based

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. It was released on Deep Elm Records in

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Critical reception

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'' called "Storms" "a brooding, seven-and-half minute

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'' called ''Mare Vitalis'' the band's "most essential album," writing that " inger-guitarist ChrisCrisci and guitarist Aaron Pillar split the difference between their post-rock future and the driving punk that birthed the band." The ''

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'' thought that "on 'And Nothing Less' and 'Santa Maria' the Appleseed Cast find nirvana through repetition." ''

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'' deemed it "oceanic

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'' named "Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets" in their list of "30 Emo Songs: Late 90s & Early 2000s Essentials."

Track listing

References

External links

''Mare Vitalis''
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