LP - Pelican - Ascending

1LP

Formed in Chicago in 2000 by guitarists Trevor Shelley de Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec alongside brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg on bass and drums respectively, Pelican's foundation was built upon the rule-free, genre-agnostic scene synonymous with the Fireside Bowl.

With Schroeder-Lebec returning to the band following Dallas Thomas' departure in 2022, this reunified version of Pelican allowed the band to tap back into the spirit of their formative era and build something distinctly new with their 2025 LP, "Flickering Resonance". Pelican has now repackaged an EP of 4 "Flickering Resonance" era tracks as a new EP, "Ascending".

The last two tracks ("Adrift" and "Tending The Embers") were self released digitally in 2024 and were only available physically on a limited number of cassette tapes. Also included are a vocal version of "Cascading Crescent" featuring Geoff Rickly of Thursday, which was previously only available on a limited number of 7" singles, and the so this is the first time that it will be released digitally as well as being made widely available on a physical format. EP's title track, "Ascending", which was recorded around the same time as "Flickering Resonance", but was left off of the album as it felt more like its own distinct entity.