What We All Come to Need

What We All Come to Need
Studio album by Pelican
Released October 27, 2009
Recorded July 2009 in Seattle, Washington
Genre Post-metal
Length 51:35
Label Southern Lord
(LORD110)
Producer Chris Common
Pelican chronology
Ephemeral
(2009)		 What We All Come to Need
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Alternative Press [2]
Beyond Race (lukewarm)[3]
Rock Sound [4]
Lambgoat (8/10) link
Pitchfork Media [5]

What We All Come to Need is the fourth studio album by American post-metal band Pelican. The album was released on October 27, 2009 through Southern Lord Records;[6][7] their first for the label after leaving Hydra Head Records earlier in 2009.[8]

A music video for "Final Breath," directed by Matt Santoro, was released on December 22, 2009.[9]

In celebration of the album's release, Kuma’s Corner, a Chicago restaurant two blocks from Schroeder-Lebec's home, offered a custom burger known as the Pelican burger. The one-night-only dish consisted of a ten-ounce Kobe beef patty, with pan-seared scallops and lardons, in a garlic white-wine sauce on top of a Parmesan crisp, and served with white wine–garlic aioli. Ironically, both Schroeder-Lebec and Trevor de Brauw are vegans and therefore could not eat the specialized dish.[10]

Contents

Production

What We All Come to Need was recorded on a tight schedule during the summer of 2009. Regarding their new record label, guitarist Laurent Schroeder-Lebec stated that Pelican had never experienced difficult creative moments that forced them to go in a new direction but that moving to Southern Lord joined them with new people and inspired the group.[10]

Pelican enlisted various guest musicians to contribute to the album, most notably vocalist Allen Epley. Others include guitarists Greg Anderson and Aaron Turner as well as bassist Ben Verellen. What We All Come to Need marks Pelican's first song to feature vocals; Allen Epley of The Life and Times and Shiner sings on the track "Final Breath." They had, however, previously performed a live rendition of "Pink Mammoth" with These Arms Are Snakes. This was available on the PLCN/TAAS split EP in 2008.

The track "Ephemeral" was re-recorded for the album and originally appeared on the Ephemeral 12" released in early 2009. "An Inch Above Sand" was also re-recorded and originally appeared as "Inch Above Sand" on Pelican's split with Young Widows.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pelican. 

No. Title Length
1. "Glimmer"   7:31
2. "The Creeper"   7:20
3. "Ephemeral"   5:09
4. "Specks of Light"   7:46
5. "Strung Up from the Sky"   5:12
6. "An Inch Above Sand"   4:14
7. "What We All Come to Need"   6:47
8. "Final Breath"   7:29

Personnel

Band members
  • Trevor de Brauw – guitar
  • Bryan Herweg – bass
  • Larry Herweg – drums
  • Laurent Schroeder-Lebec – guitar
Other personnel[6]
  • Greg Anderson (of Sunn O)))) – guest guitar on "The Creeper"
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • Chris Common – production, engineering and mixing
  • Allen Epley (of The Life and Times and Shiner) – vocals on "Final Breath"
  • Seldon Hunt – photo montage and cover design
  • Layne McKay – engineering assistance
  • Derek Moree – engineering assistance
  • Aaron Turner (of Isis) – guest guitar on "What We All Come to Need"
  • Ben Verellen (of Harkonen and Helms Alee) – guest bass guitar on "Glimmer"
  • Andrew Weiss – original photography

References

  1. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Review: What We All Come to Need". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1663003. Retrieved 26 October 2009. 
  2. ^ Wasoba, Ryan (December 2009). "File Under: Thunderous Post-Rock". Alternative Press (Cleveland, Ohio: Alternative Magazines, Inc.) (257): p. 116. ISSN 1065-1667. 
  3. ^ Ronan, Michael. "Pelican – What We All Come to Need". Beyond Race. http://www.beyondrace.com/reviews/music-reviews/1851-pelican-what-we-all-come-to-need/. Retrieved 14 January 2010. 
  4. ^ link
  5. ^ Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Pelican: What We All Come to Need
  6. ^ a b PELICAN: New Song Posted Online - Aug. 25, 2009
  7. ^ New Release: Pelican: What We All Come to Need
  8. ^ "Pelican Announce New EP, Tour Dates, SXSW Appearance....And A New Label?!". Hydra Head Records. February 6, 2009. http://hydraheadlines.blogspot.com/2009/02/pelican-announce-new-ep-tour-dates-sxsw.html. Retrieved 13 December 2009. 
  9. ^ "Pelican unleash brand new video for "Final Breath"!!". Southern Lord. December 22, 2009. http://blog.southernlord.com/?p=234. Retrieved 24 December 2009. 
  10. ^ a b Sless-Kitain, Areif Pelican brief Time Out Chicago / Issue 250 (December 10–16, 2009). Retrieved on 1-8-10.
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