PELICAN Announce New EP; Instrumental Quartet Unveils First New Material In Two Years
January 11, 2012, 12 years ago
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 10th.
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.
Ataraxia/Taraxis tracklisting:
'Ataraxia'
'Lathe Biosas'
'Parasite Colony'
'Taraxis'
Pelican is supporting the release with a two-week run of dates in Europe and the UK, including coveted spots at Roadburn and Dunk! Festivals.
Upcoming tour dates:
April
6 - Dunk! Festival - Zottegem, BE7 - The Garage - London, UK (with Chelsea Wolfe)
8 - Vudu Club - Birmingham, UK (with Chelsea Wolfe)
9 - Brudenell Social Club - Leeds, UK
10 - Stereo - Glasgow, UK
11 - The Ruby Lounge - Manchester, UK
12 - The Haunt - Brighton, UK
13 - The Cooler - Bristol, UK
14 - Roadburn Festival - Tilburg, Netherlands
15 - La Maronquinerie - Paris, France
16 - Jubez - Karlsruhe, Germany (with Tombs)
17 - Bad Bonn - Dudingen, Switzerland
18 - Magnolia - Milan, Italy
19 - Feierwerk - Munich, Germany (with Tombs)
20 - Cassiopeia - Berlin, Germany (with Tombs)
21 - Nosturi - Helsinki, Finland
