Chicago rock institution Pelican have released their first full length in six years, ‘Flickering Resonance’.

With founding guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec rejoining the band for his first full length since 2009’s ‘What We All Come To Need’, the album’s eight songs tap into the spirit of their formative era when Schroeder-Lebec teamed with fellow guitarist Trevor Shelley De Brauw and brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg (on bass and drums respectively). Though Pelican’s thick sonic backbone remains intact, via a recording by longtime ally Sanford Parker (a collaborator as far back as their first EP), the songs on album demonstrate a more humanistic side of the band. ‘Pining For Ever’ and ‘Indelible’ tease Pelican’s doom-metal bonafides while feeling equally ebullient and earnest – playing like a downtuned Texas Is The Reason transmuted to a post-rock landscape. Meanwhile songs like the searing lead single ‘Cascading Crescent’ act as an appreciation for the glimmers of joy that occur even in the bleakest landscapes, as represented by an opening cavalcade of heavy riffs that pivot mid-song to a sugar rush of pastoral melodies.

Upcoming Shows:
Jul 17 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom +
Jul 18 Washington, DC – DC9 +
Jul 19 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts +
Jul 20 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows +
Jul 21 Boston, MA – The Sinclair +
Jul 22 Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB +
Jul 23 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace +
Jul 24 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme +
Jul 25 – Indianapolis, IN – POST Fest +
Jul 26 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall +

Aug 8 Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festival
Aug 9 Sinzendorf, DE – Void Fest
Aug 10 Bochum, DE – Bahnhof Langendreer
Aug 11 Tilburg, NL – Hall of Fame
Aug 12 London, UK – The Dome
Aug 13 Manchester, UK – YES
Aug 14 Bristol, UK – Arctangent Festival
Aug 16 Carhaix Plouguer, FR – Motocultor Festival

+ with Porcelain