Here's a Pelican review from the June 2007 issue of Mean Street Magazine.
City of Echoes
(Hydrahead)
Pelican first got its notice making some cool instrumental music that bordered on ’70 prog rock and went against the grain of a song-structured medium. On City of Echoes, the band literally sounds like it’s created an instrumental jam session, where its unique bluesy-meets-quasi-’70s sound has taken a life of its own and sounds bigger than ever. Songs like the titular track and “Spaceship Broken – Parts Needed” feature a familiar driving guitar sound that mixes ‘70s rock, blues and prog-rock styles and fuses them into great jam music. “Bliss in Concrete” throws down some mean double-bass with a hint of Neurosis-esque moodiness, while “Winds With Hands” is an acoustic tune that is played from a slightly different perspective. By far, this is Pelican doing their thing and raising the bar on what music against the grain should be about.
Grade: A
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