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Pelican have announced a new EP titled “Ascending.” The effort will be released on January 23 and it will feature tracks from the “Flickering Resonance” era.

“Ascending” Track Listing:

01. “Ascending”
02. “Cascading Crescent” (feat. Thursday’s Geoff Rickly)
03. “Adrift”
04. “Tending The Embers”

The band commented:

“Excited to share that our new EP ‘Ascending’ is coming January 23 from Run For Cover – [head below] to hear the previously un-streamable vocal version of ‘Cascading Crescent’ feat. Geoff Rickly from Thursday. Originally recorded for the ‘Cascading Crescent’ vinyl-only 7” (limited to 500 copies and very sold out), we had the chance to perform this version live in Cleveland when our tours intersected this past July, as documented in the music video out today. The experience made us eager for more folks to hear how Geoff’s melodies re-contextualize the song.

The EP is rounded out by ‘Ascending,’ a hypnotic epic recorded at the Flickering Resonance sessions, and the vinyl debut of ‘Adrift’ and ‘Tending The Embers,’ recorded and self-released in 2024 just as we’d begun piecing the album together.

In honor of the EP, Laurent teamed with Will Killingsworth of Dead Air Studios to create Resonance, a custom reverb pedal that interacts with users’ playing and resonates in unique ways, varying from light echo to lush soundscapes to self-oscillating frenzy. The pedal and a new shirt design are available from the RFC site.

We’ve also added some headline dates to our upcoming EU tour with Russian Circles. Hope to see you out there

Feb 1 – Something In The Way – Boston, MA
Feb 28 – Doom City Festival – Mexico City, MX
May 5 – Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, SE
May 6 – Monument – Gothenburg, SE
May 7 – Skråen – Aalborg, DK
May 8 – Desertfest – Oslo, NO *
May 9 – A Colossal Weekend – Copenhagen, DK *
May 11 – Gruenspan – Hamburg, DE *
May 12 – Live Music Hall – Köln, DE *
May 13 – P8 – Karlsruhe, DE *
May 14 – dunk!festival – Zottegem, BE *
May 15 – Sonic Whip – Nijmegen, NL *
May 16 – Desertfest – Berlin, DE *
May 18 – Arena – Vienna, AT *
May 19 – Durer Kert – Budapest, HUN
May 20 – MeetFactory – Prague, CZ *
May 21 – Technikum – Munich, DE *
May 23 – Sonic Rites – Helsinki, FI *

* w/ Russian Circles“