Pelican - City Of Echoes (Trans Blue Vinyl)

THRILL JOCKEY - THRILL559LPX

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.

Side A:
Bliss In Concrete
City Of Echoes
Spaceship Broken - Parts Needed
Winds With Hands

Side B:
Dead Between The Walls
Lost In The Headlights
Far From Fields
A Delicate Sense Of Balance

Side C:
Pink Mammoth
City Of Echoes (April 2006 Demo)
Bliss In Concrete (October 2006 Demo)

Side D:
Lost In The Headlights (October 2006 Demo)
Winds With Limbs
End Of Seasons (Prefuse 73 Remix)

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