Pelican - Ascending

2025's Flickering Resonance reinvigorated and injected new life into the band, and that impetus has carried forward into this EP of 4 Flickering Resonance era tracks.

Pelican fans will recognize the last two tracks, “Adrift” and “Tending the Embers”, which were self-released digitally in 2024 and were only available physically on a limited number of cassette tapes.

This 12” also features a vocal version of Flickering Resonance’s lead single, “Cascading Crescent”, featuring Geoff Rickly of Thursday. This version of the track was previously only available on a limited number of 7”s so this is the first time that it has been made widely available on a physical format.

The EP’s title track is a track that was recorded around the same time as Flickering Resonance, but was left off of the album as it felt more like its own distinct entity.

Bringing these 4 tracks together onto one EP further cements the idea that Pelican’s rule-free approach is at the core of what makes Pelican a mainstay across all of the genres they explore