Pelican
Location
Chicago, IL
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Bio
The band is known for its dense combinations of different melodies and extended track lengths. Its distinctive sound draws from stoner rock, doom metal, post-rock, and other influences. Larry Herweg, Trevor de Brauw, and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec also make up three-quarters of the band Tusk.
Previously signed to Hydra Head Records (which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis), Pelican is now part of the Southern Lord Records roster. The label has also announced that Pelican will embark on a tour with new labelmates Wolves in the Throne Room and that their first release for their new label is an EP titled Ephemeral, which was released June 6, 2009. Trevor de Brauw stated that the new material would be darker, heavier and more "riff oriented" than on previous recordings, and Southern Lord stated that an undisclosed guest guitarist who "is very influential to the band" would be making an appearance on the new recording as well. What We All Come to Need was released on October 27, 2009. Greg Anderson and Aaron Turner both appeared on the album. In celebration of the new album, the "Pelican Burger" was served at Kuma's Corner for one night.
Thunderous post-instrumental outfit PELICAN have announced the long awaited follow-up to their sprawling 2009 full length What We All Come To Need, a new four song EP Ataraxia/Taraxis to
be released via Southern Lord on April 10. With members now residing in
separate cities, the EP represents a new chapter in the band’s
evolution with a reenergized focus on composition and the utilization of
the recording studio as a creative tool in the songwriting process,
yielding one of the most diverse efforts in the band’s prolific
discography.
The four new songs highlight the manifold sonic strengths of the band by
delving into moments of triumphant melodic rock, smokey doom, ambient
soundscape, acoustic desert-folk, and minimalist electronics. In
contrast to the EP’s origin as the product of four different recording
studios, including stints with engineers Sanford Parker (Twilight,
Circle of Animals, Nachtmystium) and Aaron Harris (ISIS), the carefully
crafted track listing boasts a cohesive narrative flow, lending the
release an epic feel worthy of a full album.
