Flickering Resonance

{{Short description|2025 studio album by Pelican}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Flickering Resonance

| type = studio

| artist = Pelican

| cover = Flickering Resonance.jpg

| caption =

| border =

| alt =

| released = May 16, 2025

| recorded =

| studio = Narwhal Studios in Chicago, Illinois

| genre = Post-metal

| length = 51:12

| label = Run for Cover

| producer =

| prev_title = Nighttime Stories

| prev_year = 2019

| next_title =

| next_year =

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Flickering Resonance

| type = studio

| single1 = Cascading Crescent

| single1date = February 12, 2025

| single2 = Indelible

| single2date = March 18, 2025

| single3 = Pining For Ever

| single3date = April 22, 2025

| single4 = Gulch

| single4date = May 13, 2025

}}

}}

Flickering Resonance is the seventh studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. The album was released on May 16, 2025 through Run for Cover Records.

Background

In 2022, guitarist Dallas Thomas left the band and Pelican announced founding guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec would return for live performances later in the year. Thus, Flickering Resonance marks Pelican's first studio album to include Schroeder-Lebec since 2009's What We All Come to Need and first release since 2012's Ataraxia/Taraxis.{{cite web| last = Kennelty| first = Greg| title = Pelican To Reunite With Original Guitarist For Upcoming Shows, Announces Early Album Reissues| work = Metal Injection| date = January 24, 2022| url = https://metalinjection.net/news/pelican-to-reunite-with-original-guitarist-for-upcoming-shows-announces-early-album-reissues| accessdate = January 24, 2022}} On February 12, 2025, Pelican announced that the name of their seventh studio album, entitled Flickering Resonance, would be release on May 16 and also released the album's first single "Cascading Cresent".{{cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2296642/pelican-announce-first-new-album-in-six-years-flickering-resonance/music/|title=Pelican Announce First New Album In Six Years Flickering Resonance|first=Danielle|last=Chelosky|publisher=Stereogum|date=February 12, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/46111/pelican-announce-new-album-flickering-resonance-share-single-cascading-crescent-and-music-video/|title=Pelican announce new album 'Flickering Resonance'; share single "Cascading Crescent" and music video|publisher=Lambgoat|date=February 12, 2025}} On March 18, 2025, the band released the second single "Indelible".{{cite web|url=https://www.metalsucks.net/2025/03/18/pelican-release-new-single-indelible-as-tour-with-russian-circles-winds-down/|title=Pelican Release New Single "Indelible" as Tour with Russian Circles Winds Down|publisher=MetalSucks|date=March 18, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lambgoat.com/news/46723/pelican-share-new-song-indelible-from-upcoming-album-flickering-resonance/|title=PELICAN share new song "Indelible" from upcoming album 'Flickering Resonance'|publisher=Lambgoat|date=March 18, 2025}} Their third single, "Pining For Ever", was released on April 22, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/47348/pelican-offer-lastest-single-pining-for-ever-along-with-visualizer/|title=Pelican offer lastest single "Pining For Ever" along with visualizer.|publisher=Lambgoat|date=April 22, 2025}} Their fourth single, "Gulch", was released on May 13, 2025.{{cite web|url=https://lambgoat.com/news/47682/pelican-deliver-fourth-offering-gulch-from-impending-album/|title=Pelican deliver new offering "Gulch" from impending album.|publisher=Lambgoat|date=May 13, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2025/05/13/news/pelican-premiere-new-song-gulch/|title=Pelican Premiere New Song "Gulch"|publisher=The prp.com|date=May 13, 2025}}

Touring

Pelican began touring in 2025 to support the album including dates in the United States, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, and France. In the first leg of the tour in March, they toured with the band Russian Circles. They will also tour with Porcelain for their July dates.

Track listing

{{Track listing

|title1 = Gulch

|length1 = 2:47

|title2 = Evergreen

|length2 = 6:06

|title3 = Indelible

|length3 = 7:06

|title4 = Specific Resonance

|length4 = 8:22

|title5 = Cascading Crescent

|length5 = 4:24

|title6 = Pining For Ever

|length6 = 7:00

|title7 = Flickering Stillness

|length7 = 7:00

|title8 = Wandering Mind

|length8 = 8:07

|total_length = 51:12

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from Flickering Resonance liner notes

Pelican

  • Trevor de Brauw – guitar
  • Bryan Herweg – bass
  • Larry Herweg – drums
  • Laurent Schroeder-Lebec – guitar

Additional personnel

  • Sanford Parker – recording
  • Scott Evans – mixing
  • Matthew Barnhart – mastering
  • Christian Degn Petersen – artwork

References

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