Chicago instrumental metal experts Pelican have offered up a dynamic cover of Karate's 1996 emo anthem "Gasoline," which, unlike most of their music, features vocals — courtesy of Pinebender's Chris Hansen. More in line with Pelican's signature output, the rendition builds from delicate atmospherics to crashing waves of post-metal riffery. Stream it above via YouTube.
The new cover is part of Numero Group's ongoing series of archival reimaginings that includes Skullcrusher, Current Joys, Say She She, Leon Bridges, La Ren, La Luz, Marissa Nadler and others.
"We're all huge fans of Numero, so when they asked us if we'd cover music from their extensive catalog we were beyond honored," Pelican commented in a joint statement. "Karate's 'Gasoline' emerged as a superb vehicle for lifting the curtain on the emo-adjacent influences that been foundational to our music.
"We tapped our good friend Chris Hansen from Pinebender, with whom we've shared many a stage, to handle the song's vocals as the timbre of his voice seems particularly dialed in for this material and we couldn't be more stoked with how it turned out."
