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Oct 15, 2013By stepping back and taking stock, Pelican has reconnected with what made it a pioneer in the first place: force, vision, and soul.
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Alternative PressOct 15, 2013Other post-metal bands may be getting more attention right now, but few are doing it better than Pelican. [Nov 2013, p.90]
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Oct 15, 2013It seems the change in membership has reinvigorated them, providing their songs with a sense of stability that shines through on an album that easily ranks as some of the band's most exciting work in recent years.
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Oct 18, 2013Sometimes, Pelican suffers from being too weighed down by its roots. That said, when Pelican rages--in a way they never have before--they prove they still have plenty of life left.
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Dec 17, 2013Though each of its cuts clocks in at less than 10 minutes, Forever Becoming is still largely imbued with Fire’s sense of movement and grandeur.
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Oct 15, 2013Though not as resonant as Pelican’s material that better blended their two strengths, Forever Becoming nonetheless carries both.
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Nov 7, 2013The Chicago quartet morphs the heavy crush of doom into compositions, and its ability to lay down the crunge in a painterly manner unfolds mighty and impressive.
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Under The RadarOct 15, 2013Forever Becoming doesn't offer any dramatic shifts in their sound. [Aug-Sep 2013, p.93]
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Oct 15, 2013This isn’t a terrible album, but it’s not much more than a re-run of what Pelican have been doing for a decade before.
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Nov 22, 2013A great deal of these tracks, once they get into their groove, are content to get stuck in it, which is a big problem considering how the chord progressions they’re using don’t feel like something that should be in the front of the mix.