I should be studying. Seriously. And Pelican's City of Echoes is kind of old news. I liked it, but on my first listen I didn't think it sounded as sludgey and atmospheric as their earlier stuff. I decided this was for the worst and kind of moved on. My bad. Thanks to Late Night Wallflower for bringing this video to my attention. Yes, it is certainly less atmospheric and dense than their earlier stuff, but that's fine. If Pelican wants to release albums of these uptempo metal jams, I am completely down with that shit. The shorter song length works for me as well. Sometimes you just don't need a nine minute instrumental stoner metal anthem.

Also, it is kind of nice to see a music video for a metal band where the musicians just kind of look like regular dudes rocking out and having a good time and there isn't massive amounts of blood or ridiculous skulls or other things to bolster street cred. That stuff can be fun, but it has a tongue-in-cheek appeal to me and it eventually gets old.

Pelican - "Lost In The Headlights"