PELICAN SIGN TO NEW LABEL, RECORDING A NEW EP AND ALBUM, TOURING SELECT CITIES THIS SPRING, INCLUDING SXSW! SOUTHERN LORD TO BE THE NEW HOME FOR HEAVY ROCK ICONS PELICAN. SHOWS FROM MARCH-APRIL INCLUDING SPECIAL SXSW SETS. A NEW EP BEING RECORDED NOW IN SEATTLE WITH WORK AN ALBUM TO FOLLOW THIS SPRING

It is with immense reverence that Southern Lord Recordings announces the signing of Chicago heavy-rock instrumental icons Pelican. Their genre-defying sound and eagerness to explore new musical directions will fit right at home alongside similar bands on the label like Earth, Boris and sunn 0))). Pelican is currently at Red Room studios in Seattle, WA recording an EP that will be their first release on Southern Lord. The new material promises to be heavier, darker and very “riff-oriented” comments guitarist Trevor de Brauw. A very special guest guitarist who has been heavily influential to the band will be making a guest appearance more details to be revealed shortly!