Pelican announce "Ascending" 12"EP, 'Resonance' Guitar Pedal available now

Cascading Crescent ft. Geoff Rickly streaming now

Chicago rock institution Pelican return once again with Ascending, a new four-song release arriving digitally and as 12” vinyl EP on January 23. Serving as both an extension of and companion to this year’s Flickering Resonance, the EP gathers rare and previously unavailable material that showcases the band’s revitalized founding lineup of guitarists Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor Shelley de Brauw with brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg at a moment of renewed creative vigor.

Centered around its expansive title track “Ascending,” a previously unheard song from the Flickering Resonance sessions, the EP also features a version of the album standout “Cascading Crescent,” with vocals by Geoff Rickly (of Thursday/United Nations/No Devotion). In conjunction with the announcement, Pelican released the track today alongside a video comprised of live footage captured the sole time the band and Rickly performed the song together. Rounding out the EP are “Adrift” and “Tending the Embers,” two songs the band recorded and self-released in 2024 just as the material that became Flickering Resonance was taking shape. Paired with the new songs, the EP acts as a full circle moment, marking both the opening and closing of this era of the band as they prepare for the next chapter.

In celebration of the album and the EP, Laurent from Pelican and Will Killingsworth from Dead Air Studios teamed up to create a custom guitar pedal inspired by the sound of the band’s recent material. The result is Resonance, a pedal whose reverb interacts with users’ playing style and resonates in a variety of unique fashions, varying from light echo to lush soundscapes to self-oscillating frenzy. The pedal, limited edition color vinyl variants, and new bespoke merch designs are available as part of the EP pre-order available here.

Following a landmark year of touring in support of Flickering Resonance, Pelican have already announced a slew of new dates for the coming year. In conjunction with today’s release, the band have added a handful of headline dates to their European tour supporting Russian Circles in May - find all upcoming dates listed below.

Feb 1 - Something In The Way - Boston, MA
Feb 28 - Doom City Festival - Mexico City
May 5 - Kollektivet Livet - Stockholm, SE
May 6 - Monument - Gothenburg, SE
May 7 - Skraen - Aalburg, SE
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 *v 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 *