Pelican discuss 10 albums that influenced their new LP ‘Flickering Resonance’

Pelican‘s new album Flickering Resonance arrives Friday (5/16) via Run For Cover, and ahead of its release, guitarists Laurent Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor de Brauw joined us on the BrooklynVegan Podcast to discuss 10 (technically 11) albums that influenced it. Though Pelican have long been grouped with metal, they came up in the musically-diverse Chicago DIY scene of the ’90s, surrounded by punk, hardcore, emo, post-hardcore, and more, and the classic albums (as well as one much more recent pick) that inspired Flickering Resonance reflect that. Their picks include Sunny Day Real Estate‘s LP2 (aka ‘Pink Album’), Fugazi‘s Red Medicine, Mineral‘s EndSerenading, Texas Is The Reason‘s Do You Know Who You Are?, Godflesh‘s Selfless, Quicksand‘s Slip, and more, and Laurent and Trevor had plenty of interesting things to say about each one. If you’re a fan of Pelican or just underground, ’90s-centric, DIY rock music in general, I recommend hearing what they had to say.

Flickering Resonance is Pelican’s first album in six years, first with Laurent back in the band in 12 years, and first for Run For Cover, following releases on Hydra Head and Southern Lord. There’s also a 7″ version of lead single “Cascading Crescent” that features a vinyl-only B-side with a vocal version of the song featuring Thursday’s Geoff Rickly, and Pelican tell us about that collaboration on the podcast episode too. Pick up the album from RFC and stream the episode on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

Pelican will also be on tour beginning July 17, including a Brooklyn show on July 20 at Meadows with Porcelain. All dates are listed below.

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Pelican — 2025 Tour Dates
Jul 17 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom +
Jul 18 Washington, DC – DC9 +
Jul 19 Philadelphia, PA – Underground Arts +
Jul 20 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows +
Jul 21 Boston, MA – The Sinclair +
Jul 22 Montreal, QC – Bar le Ritz PDB +
Jul 23 Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace +
Jul 24 Grand Rapids, MI – Pyramid Scheme +
Jul 25 – Indianapolis, IN – POST Fest +
Jul 26 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall +
Aug 8 Jaromer, CZ – Brutal Assault Festival
Aug 9 Sinzendorf, DE – Void Fest
Aug 10 Bochum, DE – Bahnhof Langendreer
Aug 11 Tilburg, NL – Hall of Fame
Aug 12 London, UK – The Dome
Aug 13 Manchester, UK – YES
Aug 14 Bristol, UK – Arctangent Festival
Aug 16 Carhaix Plouguer, FR – Motocultor Festival

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