This new EP is available on 7” vinyl
and via iTunes which has the video for 'Lathe Biosas' from the
Ataraxia/Taraxis EP as well as 'The Creeper', 'Strung Up From
The Sky' and 'Ephemeral' from What we all Come To Need. The
announcement of the retirement of Laurent Schroeder-Lebec from the
band although amicable was shocking news indeed, but it has not
halted the progress in terms of both output and integrity of this
mind-blowing band.
Lets get to the new stuff first. If the
new album Forever Becoming due on October 15th on
Southern Lord is anywhere as solid as the teaser track 'Deny The
Absolute' then we are all in for another flooring as the riff
merchants that are Pelican are going to do the business again.
Sounding nothing like any of their albums before there is a steady
trajectory towards the stars and promise of discovering newly
inspired songs but still brandishing that same Pelican punch.
It is decidedly bombastic, and yet
delicate too in its melodic wanderings. The song is mid paced
throughout and has different melancholic parts leading up to plenty
of uplifting groove. Everything about this song is seamless right
down to the sultry production and they really do make it look easy.
The video for 'Lathe Bioas' which
originally appeared on last year's Ataraxia/Taraxis (which was
a little more subdued and further from the traditional Pelican path)
is mostly nonsensical arty images, but the band footage gives you an
idea of the raw energy on tap here.
If you are a fan of the band, quit
reading this and go listen!
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