Pelican - What We All Come To Need - guest review
Pelican - What We All Come To Need - guest review
Band
Pelican Album
What We All Come To Need Style
Instrumental post-metal Release date
October 27, 2009 Tracklist
01. Glimmer02. The Creeper
03. Ephemeral
04. Specks Of Light
05. Strung Up From The Sky
06. An Inch Above Sand
07. What We All Come To Need
08. Final Breath
Guest review by
Visioneerie March 11, 2010
For those of you hoping that Pelican revert back to their early days of "heavy wall sound" you will be disappointed. However, it isn't like the band is a stranger from what it used to be, as the defining elements of their music are still present and that's the crucial part. This time around, the Chicago based group opt for a more straightforward sound much in the continuation of Echoes but perhaps with more of an emphasis on their minor key/doom tinged sounding passages, for the most part. The album brings us the bone crushing riffs they're known for as well as the nice atmospheric and nostalgic parts that are capable of moving so many. Perhaps that the latter mentioned feature of their sound is less effective due to the cleaner production, thus the less pervasive magic dissonance brings to us sound junkies.
Nevertheless, where Pelican's sound doesn't exactly brew up the perfect storm as it once did; "Drought" and "March to the Sea" coming to mind immediately, their song writing has taken a more cohesive and effective direction. As I've mentioned above, the album is more straightforward this time around, the songs have a more concise nature to them giving them a strong punch and ultimately leads to the album being a memorable one, more so than any of their previous efforts. It ends up being a very satisfying listen with many of the catchy riffs being reminiscent of Black Sabbath or some sludge metal in general.
In the end, What We All Come to Need doesn't match the brilliance of The Fire in Our Throats... nor Australasia. The album being a more accessible listen comes with its advantages (more memorable) and its disadvantages (less original). Regardless, if you take this album on its own instead of sobbing all over the already mouldy cover of your Australasia copy, you should be able to appreciate it as it is still a fine slab of instrumental music and Pelican are still one of the contenders of the post-metal genre.
Rating breakdown
| Performance: | 9 |
| Songwriting: | 8 |
| Originality: | 7 |
| Production: | 8 |
Written by Visioneerie | March 11, 2010
Guest review disclaimer:
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
This is a guest review, which means it does not necessarily represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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This is A very good album, nice review!
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