February 19, 2024

Elephant Stone: Back Into The Dream

photo: Laurine Jousserand

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

Elephant Stone: Back Into The Dream

Back Into The Dream is released via Fuzz Club Records (vinyl, CD, digital). Release date: February 23rd.

Tracks:
  1. Lost In A Dream
  2. The Spark
  3. Going Underground
  4. History Repeating
  5. bae
  6. Godstar
  7. The Imajinary, Nameless Everybody In The World
  8. Pilgrimage
  9. On Our Own
  10. Another Year Gone

Live dates:
  • 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

» elephantstone.ca

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