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New Pelican for Record Store Day

Posted by Loren on March 2, 2019

New Pelican for Record Store Day
photo by Marfa Capodanno

On April 13, also knowsn as Record Store Day 2019, Pelican will release a brand new 7" on Southern Lord -- the group's first new music in six years.

In addition to the limited release 2-song EP, the band also teamed up with Southern Lord for the remixed and remastered release of Forever Becoming.

In total, the band has released five full-length albums and seven EPs. They will be hitting the road in June, joined on tour by Cloakroom.

PELICAN w/ Cloakroom:

6/20/2019 Loving Touch - Ferndale, MI w/ Greet Death
6/21/2019 Lee's Palace - Toronto, ON
6/22/2019 Bar de Ritz - Montreal, QC
6/23/2019 Great Scott - Boston, MA
6/24/2019 Brooklyn Bazaar - Brooklyn, NY w/ Planning For Burial
6/25/2019 Boot & Saddle - Philadelphia, PA w/ Planning For Burial
6/26/2019 Ottobar - Baltimore, MD
6/27/2019 Club Café - Pittsburgh, PA
6/28/2019 Northside Yacht Club - Cincinnati, OH
6/29/2019 Metro - Chicago, IL w/ Young Widows

New Pelican for Record Store Day
photo by Marfa Capodanno

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