Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw

Dalen · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 2:40 am

Chicago peeps, i'm surprised none of you have mentioned this!

The new Pelican album is fantastic. Cinematic, insanely heavy, and epic.

"Autumn Into Summer" shifts from gentle strumming into destructive riffs within minutes, and by the end, i'm fucking exhausted. Soooooooo heavy. The riffs that come in at the 9 minute mark sound right out of Paranoid-era Sabbath. "March To The Sea" makes me feel like i need another fix.....itchy, blurry eyed, and just plain fucked.

The riffs. Pelican riffs. That's what this album is all about.

you people need to hear this.

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Sun May 29, 2005 11:09 am

Dalen Wrote:

Chicago peeps, i'm surprised none of you have mentioned this!

The new Pelican album is fantastic. Cinematic, insanely heavy, and epic.

"Autumn Into Summer" shifts from gentle strumming into destructive riffs within minutes, and by the end, i'm fucking exhausted. Soooooooo heavy. The riffs that come in at the 9 minute mark sound right out of Paranoid-era Sabbath. "March To The Sea" makes me feel like i need another fix.....itchy, blurry eyed, and just plain fucked.

The riffs. Pelican riffs. That's what this album is all about.

you people need to hear this.

Wait . . . wait . . . what? Is this out? I hadn't heard anything about this. I just picked up the "March into the Sea" Ep like a month ago, and I don't even see this listed yet. When is the release date?

12XU · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 11:26 am

i LOVE pelican - is this a final mix? it's slated for late summer release. how are the drums? i thought they were a bit weak on australasia - i know, they are a guitar band, but still... ysi... please?

Evil Dr. K · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 11:51 am **Posts:** 6327

I quite like the sound of this group but I'd imagine they don't do UK releases.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 12:58 pm

Here's a track from the album for peeps that wanna check it out...

Pelican - March To The Sea [track 3]

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2PLG ... BIGD8W3EV2

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 1:09 pm

12XU Wrote:

i LOVE pelican - is this a final mix? it's slated for late summer release. how are the drums? i thought they were a bit weak on australasia - i know, they are a guitar band, but still... ysi... please?

yeah it's the final album. this does sound thicker and more pronounced than australasia. lemme know what you think after you check out the ysi.

12XU · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 2:46 pm

wow, i think i destroyed the crappy stock speakers in my car. this is EXACTLY how i wanted australasia to sound. this is a big improvement. it definetly sounds thicker but the drums actually stand out. i can't wait to hear this on a system with some serious low end. should be hott.

tehobner · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 8:48 pm **Posts:** 4479

I haven't mentioned it because they're fucking boring metal for indie kids.

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 7:49 pm

12XU Wrote:

:rawk:

wow, i think i destroyed the crappy stock speakers in my car. this is EXACTLY how i wanted australasia to sound. this is a big improvement. it definetly sounds thicker but the drums actually stand out. i can't wait to hear this on a system with some serious low end. should be hott.

i played it in the car today driving with my wife, had it fucking CRANKED....shit is HEAVY!

my wife was like :shock:

The Mayor of Simpleton · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 9:31 pm

Dalen Wrote:

Here's a track from the album for peeps that wanna check it out...

Pelican - March To The Sea [track 3]

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2PLG ... BIGD8W3EV2

Is this the same version of the track that's on the EP?

Nevermind: I downloaded it because I'm impatient and I'm happy to report that it's NOT the same version. The album version is just under 12 minutes, the EP version is about 21 minutes. You need both!

Dalen · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 9:44 pm

tcj Wrote:

Dalen Wrote:

Here's a track from the album for peeps that wanna check it out...

Pelican - March To The Sea [track 3]

http://s48.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=2PLG ... BIGD8W3EV2

Is this the same version of the track that's on the EP?

Nevermind: I downloaded it because I'm impatient and I'm happy to report that it's NOT the same version. The album version is just under 12 minutes, the EP version is about 21 minutes. You need both!

gonna try to order the ep now. thanks for the info.

Dusty Chalk · **Posted:** Mon May 30, 2005 11:03 pm

I dug, will pursue as soon as it comes out. Thanks for mentioning it!

two guns holla · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2005 5:51 pm

Bought it last week and am listening to it now all the way through for the first time. "March to the Sea" is definitely :rawk:

-worthy. If anyone likes what Explosions in the Sky or Mono does, then they definitely need to check this one out. As Dalen noted above, its very cinematic and epic and can get pretty heavy at times. Probably a bit more metal than EITS or Mono, but good stuff.

Cotton · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 6:12 pm **Posts:** 17155

i dig it.

Postmersh · **Posted:** Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:38 pm

I'm currently in "like" with this album.. I think it's pretty good, but it could've been a lot better...

Lambchop · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 1:24 am

12XU Wrote:

:rawk:

this is EXACTLY how i wanted australasia to sound. this is a big improvement.

how does it differ from australasia (which I thought was a damn fine album)

12XU · **Posted:** Wed Aug 10, 2005 7:21 am

Lambchop Wrote:

12XU Wrote:

:rawk:

this is EXACTLY how i wanted australasia to sound. this is a big improvement.

how does it differ from australasia (which I thought was a damn fine album)

i liked australasia a lot but i thought it sounded pretty muddy. i thought the rythmn section could've been way louder. i've only heard two tracks from the new album and the drums definetly sounded a lot more forward. i've ordered it, but it ain't here yet. grrrrr.

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