Pelican - Nighttime Stories

Pelican, the instrumental quartet whose singular vision of heavy musiceschews classification, have announced their first full length in six years,Nighttime Stories, is due June 7th via Southern Lord Recordings. Theeight-song set marks the band's first release written front to back withguitarist Dallas Thomas, who took over guitar duties upon foundingmember Laurent Schroeder-Lebec's departure in 2012. In the process ofwriting the album the quartet endured a slew of realisations, tragedies,and glimmers of optimism that guided the creative process to the mostpotent work of their nineteen-year career.