Fans of Isis, Hydrahead, 5ive listen up. There is room for another jam/core instrumental band in this vein isn't there? Call it instrumental jam.. hmm... not quite. Call it Isis meets 5ive.. That may be more fitting. Or just call it another genius release from that breeding ground label - Hydrahead. Damn! This one comes out of the gate with hard crunching riffs (ala M. Gallagher), setting soundscapes that are almost visual. Fans of Oceanic know what I'm talking about.

Best band in Chicago right now! If ya like Isis, Godflesh, Old Man Gloom, Neurosis, Swans, 5ive, then this is a must have.

Chicago instrumentalists Pelican startle then lull the soul, establishing an aural atmosphere listeners can be jarred by and then lose themselves in. The quartet propels with purpose, demonstrating instrumental songs can be urgent and impacting, not just dismissed as 'mood' music. Pelican entrenches resonant tones deep into the listener's psyche and maintains interest and attention.

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