I dunno if this is coincidence or design, shade or tribute, expertly executed synergy or pure random chance, but rather incredibly, at about the same time that Chicago post-metal instrumental institutions Pelican premier their new song, “Cold Hope,” the Chicago post-metal instrumental institutions Russian Circles premier their new song, “Arluck.”
And look, whether it’s “luck” or not, if the Chicago post-metal instrumental sound is your jam, it’s your lucky day, because it’s not getting much better than Pelican and Russian Circles. Read about the former here (Jonah Bayer of the United Nations spoke to Trevor Shelley de Brauw of Pelican, and this is an excellent interview) and check out the first new music from the Blood Year just announced below. Via Sargent House, the album is out 8/2 and the song speaks for itself (without saying a word). Dig the bass.