Mare Vitalis

Mare Vitalis (Latin for "Sea of Life") is the second full-length album by Lawrence, Kansas-based emo group the Appleseed Cast.^[5] It was released on Deep Elm Records in 2000.^[6][7]

Mare Vitalis
Studio album by the Appleseed Cast
Released	February 9, 2000
Genre	Indie rock[1] post-rock[2] math rock[2]
Length	42:00
Label	Deep Elm
Producer	Ed Rose, The Appleseed Cast
The Appleseed Cast chronology
The End of the Ring Wars (1998) Mare Vitalis (2000) Low Level Owl, Vol. 1 (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Kerrang!	[4]

Critical reception

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

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Immortal Soul of Mundo Cani"	2:10
2.	"Fishing the Sky"	3:59
3.	"Forever Longing the Golden Sunsets"	4:42
4.	"Mare Mortis"	3:29
5.	"Santa Maria"	3:36
6.	"Secret"	4:35
7.	"...And Nothing Less"	4:51
8.	"Poseidon"	4:10
9.	"Kilgore Trout"	2:53
10.	"Storms"	7:36
11.	"Untitled (Bonus Track)" (CD & vinyl only)	12:16