Previously signed to Hydra Head Records (which is owned and operated by Aaron Turner of Isis), Pelican is now part of the Southern Lord Records roster. The label has also announced that Pelican will embark on a tour with new labelmates Wolves in the Throne Room and that their first release for their new label is an EP entitled "Ephemeral", which was released June 6, 2009. Trevor de Brauw has stated that the new material will be darker, heavier and more "riff oriented", than on more recent recordings, and Southern Lord has also stated that an undisclosed guest guitarist who "is very influential to the band" will be making an appearance on the new recording as well. Pictures of the recent studio sessions on the Pelican website show the band playing with Earth guitarist Dylan Carlson.
On October 9, 2009, Pelican announced via press release that the "Pelican Burger" was now being served at Kuma's Corner, a Chicago restaurant known for its menu of burgers named after heavy metal bands. The "Pelican Burger" is 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.
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