The Appleseed Cast is a post-rock band based in Lawrence, Kansas, USA, currently comprised of singer/guitarist Christopher Crisci, guitarist Sean Bergman, bassist Ben Kimball and drummer Nick Fredrickson. The band's predominately guitar-based music has gradually evolved in a relatively short space of time (arguably due to a combination of line-up changes and natural musical progression) from intense, heavy emo indebted to such acts as Mineral and Sunny Day Real Estate to a unique "post-rock" sound hinging on inventive