Elephant Stone live in Italy this week

Now in their fifteenth year of activity, forever faithful to nostalgic, psych-pop-inflected songwriting, Elephant Stone land in Italy this week for three dates in Milan, Bologna and Florence, to showcase their latest effort "Back Into The Dream" live. The band led by multi-instrumentalist Rishi Dhir first captured listeners' imagination with their Polaris Music Prize-nominated 2009 debut "The Seven Seas", an introspective work reflecting the frontman's spiritual stays in India. The self-titled follow-up from 2013 is a tour de force of psychedelic rock, while "Ship Of Fools" (2016) thrilled audiences with its pulsing synth rhythms.

Throughout their work, Elephant Stone have consistently tackled weighty themes, delving deep into meditations on loss, rebirth and existence: "Hollow" (2020) casts a stern, unsettling eye on a planet on the brink of collapse, while "Le Voyage de M. Lonely dans la Lune" (2022) offered an intimate French-language tribute to their hometown of Montréal, chronicling the loneliness brought on by the pandemic.

Released on February 23, 2024, "Back Into The Dream" is the gateway to a fantastical journey, woven from dreamlike, ethereal landscapes and introspective探求s linking the waking world to the realm of dreams. Tracks like "Another Year Gone", "Pilgrimage" and "History Repeating" offer glimpses into the record's varied sonic landscape, blending tight psych-pop, free-jazz touches and melancholic themes, pointing to an evolution in the band's sound and storytelling.

General info and ticket purchases (presale on Dice for the Bologna and Milan dates):

Thursday, May 9 – Arci Bellezza | Milan

Friday, May 10 – Covo Club | Bologna

Saturday, May 11 – Exfila | Florence

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