CITY OF ECHOES (TRANSLUCENT BLUE VINYL)

15 years after the album's release, City of Echoes is now available
in a deluxe 2xLP edition, newly remastered by Josh Bonati and
featuring a full LP-worth of bonus material, including original
album demos, alternate takes, and pieces originally only
available on the rare Pink Mammoth EP. City of Echoes, originally
released in 2007 by Hydra Head Records, marked a paradigm
shift for Pelican. Coming off the heels of the glacial Australasia
and their even more expansive and acclaimed follow-up, The
Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw, their third album is
a study in precision. Inspired by their non-stop tour schedule
following The Fire's release, the quartet composed City of
Echoes to be a lean powerhouse of non-stop melodic hooks and
lurching rhythms that reflected the energy of live performance.
With City of Echoes, Pelican defied expectations and set
themselves apart from the single-minded thrum of retreading old
ground. The more concise pieces trade breadth and rumination
for a distinct clarity and a razor's edge for hook-driven songcraft.
Guitarists Trevor Shelley de Brauw and Laurent SchroederLebec trade crisp riffs that twirl in opposition before thundering
together in monoliths. The sheer amount of potent interplay
between the two, often borrowing from disparate edges of rock
and metal at a whim before completely transforming, is mindboggling. Bassist Bryan Herweg and rhythm section compatriot/
drummer/brother Larry Herweg lock into a wider array of
grooves than ever before. Their considered bedrock guide
the band's dynamics into some of the ensemble's most tender
moments as well as their most ferocious. City of Echoes stands
as a testament to Pelican's ability to reconfigure the grandeur
and force of their sound without ever repeating themselves.