PELICAN • Flickering Resonance • DoLP • Pre-Order

Run For Cover Records
Release date: 14. November 2025

Pelican has always been a band that not only happens to be from Chicago, but is undeniably of Chicago.

Formed in 2000 by guitarists Trevor Shelley de Brauw and Laurent Schroeder-Lebec, along with brothers Bryan and Larry Herweg on bass and drums respectively, Pelican emerged from the rule-free, genre-agnostic scene associated with the Fireside Bowl venue.

"The '90s in Chicago were like a free pass for everything. Everyone came from a place of pure creativity," says Shelley de Brauw.

With Schroeder-Lebec rejoining the band after Dallas Thomas departed in 2022, this reunited version of Pelican has tapped into those original influences to create something entirely new with their album "Flickering Resonance."

Longtime Pelican fans will hear an updated version of the band's ethos, which has been evolving ever since their first EP.

Their new partnership with Run For Cover Records highlights something that’s always been part of Pelican’s formula: the songs are as heavily inspired by '90s post-hardcore, space rock, and emo as they are by traditional metal.

Sure, the band’s record shelves have Godflesh and Goatsnake, but also Quicksand, Christie Front Drive, and Hum.
"A lot of people didn’t hear that," says Schroeder-Lebec. "I thought, well, I guess we fit into the metal world. But now I’m ready to acknowledge all the suits we wear."

On "Flickering Resonance," Pelican has allowed themselves to see their music not just as a vehicle for hard-earned catharsis, but as an appreciation for the glimmers of joy that can appear even in the bleakest landscapes.