Canadian psychedelic raga band Elephant Stone have been sharing an abundance of singles in the lead-up to the release of their new album Back Into The Dream. With the addition of the last pieces of puzzle it all comes together rather nicely. During their 15 years as a band they have stuck to their guns: creating kaleidoscopic songs wherein Rishi Dhir explores his hopes and dreams, with Sci-Fi themes creeping in to paint a future without a Hollywood ending.
Back Into The Dream is a continuation of their previous output, but the band is always looking for new sounds beyond the melodic yet powerful psych-pop. Free jazz was an unlikely candidate to make the cut, but lo and behold, it works like a charm in bae, a bubbling track that is almost torn apart by dissonants and "shouting-in-a-bucket" vocals. Pilgrimage is a tale about travel, but if it is really happening is up to the listener to decide. The prog-infused The Imajinary, Nameless Everybody In The World mixes the sound of Genesis' Selling England by the Pound with Laurel Canyon-esque vocals. It is an open-ended album for open-minded listeners.
All tracks are available as instrumentals as well, making it even easier to conjure up a highly personal interpretation of the songs.
Elephant Stone:
Rishi Dhir: vocals, bass, sitar, geetars, mellotron, farfisa, synths, percussion
Miles Dupire-Gagnon: drums
Jason Kent: backing vocals, piano, electric piano, hammond, geetars, bass (track 10)
Adam Kinner: sax
Robbie MacArthur: geetars, synths
Shawn Mativetsky: tabla
Back Into The Dream is released via Fuzz Club Records (vinyl, CD, digital). Release date: February 23rd.
Tracks:- Lost In A Dream
- The Spark
- Going Underground
- History Repeating
- bae
- Godstar
- The Imajinary, Nameless Everybody In The World
- Pilgrimage
- On Our Own
- Another Year Gone
- 03/22 Theatre Outremont, Montreal, QC
- 03/23 No Fun, Troy, NY
- 03/24 The Rockwell, Somerville, MA
- 03/26 TV Eye, Ridgewood, NY
- 03/27 Comet Ping Pong, Washington, DC
- 03/28 Rumba Cafe, Columbus, OH
- 03/29 The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
- 03/31 The Garrison, Toronto, ON
- 05/03 Effenaar, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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