Pelican have announced a January 23rd release date for their new EP “Ascending” through Run For Cover. This new four-song outing will arrive in various colored vinyl pressings and compiles tracks from the post-rock outfit’s “Flickering Resonance” era. Among them is the alternative version of “Cascading Crescent” which features a guest spot from Thursday, etc. vocalist Geoff Rickly. That version of the track was previously exclusively available as a 7″. As of today, December 10th, it is now officially streaming online, with a video available below.
The EP’s opening track “Ascending” is a b-side from the “Flickering Resonance” sessions, while “Adrift” and “Tending The Embers” were previously digitally and physically released back in 2024.
“Ascending” track listing:
01 – “Ascending“
02 – “Cascading Crescent” (feat. Geoff Rickly of Thursday)
03 – “Adrift“
04 – “Tending The Embers“
Pre-orders are available now through pelicansong.lnk.to/ascending. The band said of these developments:
“Excited to share that our new EP Ascending is coming January 23 from Run For Cover… Originally recorded for the “Cascading Crescent” vinyl-only 7” (limited to 500 copies and very sold out), we had the chance to perform this version live in Cleveland when our tours intersected this past July, as documented in the music video out today. The experience made us eager for more folks to hear how Geoff’s melodies re-contextualize the song.
The EP is rounded out by “Ascending,” a hypnotic epic recorded at the Flickering Resonance sessions, and the vinyl debut of “Adrift” and “Tending The Embers,” recorded and self-released in 2024 just as we’d begun piecing the album together.
In honor of the EP, Laurent teamed with Will Killingsworth of Dead Air Studios to create Resonance, a custom reverb pedal that interacts with users’ playing and resonates in unique ways, varying from light echo to lush soundscapes to self-oscillating frenzy. The pedal and a new shirt design are available from the RFC site.
We’ve also added some headline dates to our upcoming EU tour with Russian Circles. Hope to see you out there
Feb 1 – Something In The Way – Boston, MA
Feb 28 – Doom City Festival – Mexico City, MX
May 5 – Kollektivet Livet – Stockholm, SE
May 6 – Monument – Gothenburg, SE
May 7 – Skråen – Aalborg, DK
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 *
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 **w/ Russian Circles“
