Montreal based Elephant Stone have been flying the retro-psychedelic pop flag since 2009. Main man Rishi Dhir is a popular sitar wizard for hire, playing with the Black Angels and Brian Jonestown Massacre. His quartet is on the forefront of the hindie raga rock and their self-titled second full-length sounds like it was dug up after being lost for 40 years or so.
The multi-layered dreamy melodies galore will appeal to fans of George Harrison and Akron/Family. Stand-out tracks are the instrumental Sally Go Round The Sun, with a pulsating back beat interacting with the sitar and guitar clashing in a good way, the phase shifting in Heavy Moon and the deceptively upbeat Setting Sun. This is an album that will find its way to aging hippies, their offspring and left-field music fans.
Elephant Stone:
Rishi Dhir: vocals, bass, sitar
Gabriel Lambert: guitar, backing vocals
Stephen “The Venk” Venkatarangam: keys, bass, backing vocals, sitar
Miles Dupire: drums
Elephant Stone is released thru Hidden Pony Records/EMI. Digital, vinyl and cassette (!) thru the Reverberation Appreciation Society.
Tracks:- Setting Sun
- Heavy Moon
- Masters Of War
- Hold Onto Yr Soul
- A Silent Moment
- Looking Thru Baby Blue
- Sally Go Round The Sun
- Love The Sinner, Hate The Sin
- The Sea Of Your Mind
- The Sacred Sound
- 03/02 Hamilton, ON @ Studio @ Hamiton Place #
- 03/04 Belleville, ON @ Empire Theatre #
- 03/13 Dallas, TX @ Kessler Theatre #
- 03/16 Austin, TX @ Brazos Hall SXSW Austin Psych Fest Showcase #
- 03/17 Houston, TX @ Fitzgerald's #
- 03/20 Hamilton, ON @ Casbah Lounge
- 03/21 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo (CMW)
- 04/02 New York, NY @ Piano's
- 04/04 Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre *
- 04/05 Asheville, NC @ The Orange Peel*
- 04/06 Washington, DC @ Black Cat *
- 04/07 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
- 04/08 New York, NY @ Webster Hall *
- 04/11 Boston, MA @ Royale Boston *
- 04/12 Montreal, QC @ Le National *
- 04/13 Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall *
- 04/15 Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick *
- 04/16 Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
- 04/17 Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall *
- 04/19 Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre *
- 04/20 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Café *
- 04/21 Omaha, NE @ The Waiting Room *
- 04/22 Lawrence, KS @ Granada *
- 04/23 Oklahoma City, OK @ Conservatory
- 04/24 Dallas, TX @ Dada's
- 04/25 Denton, TX @ Rubber Gloves (w/ Woodsman)
- 04/26-28 Austin, TX for Austin Psych Fest *
# w/ The Zombies
* w/ The Black Angels and Allah Las
^ w/ Allah Las
