Pelican

In Depth

Primavera Sound 2007: the DiS Review

In Depth by A bunch of drunk DiS writers

Don’t want to read everything? Fair enough. In short, Primavera Sound ‘07 featured sun, sea, and almost no sand at all. There was some grass, and concrete, and a number of stages. Bands and DJs performed on them, and DiS danced. Yes, yes we did. And we didn’t get sunburned...»

DiS Radio: DiScover five: tours and shows and stuff!

In Depth by Mike Diver

This instalment of our regular DiScover podcast – let’s call it DiS Radio: DiScover five – finds Sean and Mike playing some top-quality tracks from up-and-coming types alongside a handful of ace songs from bands doing DiS things soon. Like tours. And shows. Mainly tours and shows...»

DiS @ SXSW: the review

In Depth by Mike Diver

DiS went to South By Southwest t’other week. Perhaps you saw our amazing preview content? Touch wood. While there we did some stuff – you know, stuff – but between sessions of stuff doing we saw some bands. Some good. Some great. Some neither. Some best left unmentioned. You won’t read about them here...»

Pelican: "We’re neither trend setters nor trend followers"

In Depth by Mike Diver

Pelican aren’t ones for existing in stasis, however tight the typical boundaries of the genre they operate within, namely post-rock. The Chicago quartet are moving forwards, onwards and upwards; they’re leaving behind the slow-build design of material past for something a little more instant, something a little more in the face of the casual gig attendee. They’ve always arrived in town to pop your eardrums; now, though, they’re gonna make you bleed in seconds rather than hours...»