Exclaim! called "Storms" "a brooding, seven-and-half minute emo classic."[8]Willamette Week called Mare Vitalis the band's "most essential album," writing that "[singer-guitarist Chris] Crisci and guitarist Aaron Pillar split the difference between their post-rock future and the driving punk that birthed the band."[9] The Chicago Reader thought that "on 'And Nothing Less' and 'Santa Maria' the Appleseed Cast find nirvana through repetition."[10]Vulture deemed it "oceanic indie rock."[1]Stereogum named "Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets" in their list of "30 Emo Songs: Late 90s & Early 2000s Essentials."[11]
Track listing
"The Immortal Soul of Mundo Cani" – 2:10
"Fishing the Sky" – 3:59
"Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets" – 4:42
"Mare Mortis" – 3:29
"Santa Maria" – 3:36
"Secret" – 4:35
"...And Nothing Less" – 4:51
"Poseidon" – 4:10
"Kilgore Trout" – 2:53
"Storms" – 7:36
"Bonus Track" – 12:16 (vinyl)
References
^ abCohen, Ian; Anthony, David; Corcoran, Nina; Garland, Emma; Nelson, Brad (February 13, 2020). "100 Best Emo Songs of All Time". Vulture. Retrieved April 13, 2021.