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North American and European Tour Dates Announced
in Support of Elephant Stone's Latest Album
ASHA
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With a discography spanning 10 acclaimed releases, Elephant Stone continues to push the psych-rock genre into exhilarating new territory, transforming their kaleidoscopic sound into a thrilling, full-bodied experience that you don't want to miss seeing live.
“‘I Got a Pill’ maintains the band’s deepest psychedelic instincts
while stretching their sound into the realm of radio-ready rock
embellished with sitar, tabla, and Hammond organ.” - FLOOD Magazine
NA tour poster, Credit: Jon Carling
Tour Dates:
Sept 15 Burlington, VT @ Foam Brewers
Sept 16 Rochester, NY @ Bug Jar
Sept 17 Troy, NY @ No Fun
Sept 18 New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge
Sept 19 Washington, DC @ Comet Ping Pong
Sept 20 State College, PA @ Manny's
Sept 22 Chicago, IL @ Sleeping Village
Sept 23 Detroit, MI @ Outer Limits
Sept 24 Toronto, ON @ Second Summer Festival
Oct 1 Montreal, QC @ Bar le Ritz
Nov 2 Amsterdam, NL @ Paradiso
Nov 4 Paris, FR @ Le Chinois
Nov 16 London, UK @ MOTH Club
“Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir [has] made a career out of channeling personal
and collective upheaval into expansive psych rock, sitar in hand.” - Magnet Magazine
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Share "I Got A Pill”
Single + Video
ASHA LP Out August 28
ASHA Tracklist:
1. Here Comes The Rising Sun
2. Everything Evil
3. Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll
4. I Got A Pill
5. Broken Arrow
6. A Beautiful Fate
7. Parallel And Contrary Motion
8. Sleepwalking In Prague
9. Spirit, Take Me Away (feat. Amy Millan)
“A hypnotic blend of psych-rock and pop, Elephant Stone’s music is
both enchanting and haunting.” - Rolling Stone
Montreal’s Elephant Stone unveiled their new single “I Got A Pill,” the latest preview of their upcoming album ASHA, arriving August 28. First premiered via FLOOD Magazine, "I Got A Pill" continues where previous single "Fascists Killed Yer Rock 'N' Roll" left off. Same rot, different angle.
Frontman Rishi Dhir explains, "It's about demagogues, the populist playbook. Leaders who feed on people's fear and offer an easy fix. The pill. Take it and your problems go away. Except it doesn't work like that. It's control dressed up as relief.”
Directed by Adam Traynor and featuring handcrafted puppets by Diablo Puppets, the accompanying video embodies the song’s false promise of escape, inviting viewers into a surreal puppet world. Handmade and a little unhinged, characters Futzy, Radis, and Mascot lure the audience even deeper into the hypnotic, technicolor dreamscape, blurring the lines between comfort and control.
Adam Traynor says, "The lyrics to 'I Got A Pill' woo and warn all at once. I wanted to put the sweetness of that voice into the mouth of a Tony the Tiger-type mascot with a special breakfast gift for kids that would be sure to kick off a trip into a sugary Wonderland, a cardboard Oz, an awe-inducing game-world of artificial colours, a Dark Crystal quest for power, a Soylent Green feeding frenzy."
“I Got A Pill”: Listen / Watch
"I Got A Pill" comes off ASHA, Elephant Stone's 10th studio release via Elephants On Parade. Named after the late mother of frontman Rishi Dhir – Asha means "Hope" in Sanskrit – the album is a meditation on grief, hope, and the friction between sorrow and the darkness of these times. Limited edition signed and hand-numbered vinyl is available for pre-order now via Little Cloud Records.
At the heart of Montreal’s Elephant Stone is Rishi Dhir, a songwriter and sitarist who has spent twenty years blurring the lines between Western psych-pop and Indian classical tradition. What began in 2006 as a quest for transcendental sound has evolved into a singular, self-contained vision. Operating out of his Montreal home studio, Sacred Sounds, Dhir has emerged as a true studio auteur – producing, engineering, and mixing the band’s increasingly complex and cinematic output.
While the band’s reputation was built on airtight pop craftsmanship and spiritual exploration, their recent work – anchored by longtime members Miles Dupire, Robbie MacArthur, and Jason Kent – possesses a new, raw intensity. It is a sound forged through Dhir’s deep collaborative history with icons like The Black Angels, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Beck, as well as his role in the psych-supergroup MIEN.
With a discography spanning 10 acclaimed releases, Elephant Stone remains at the forefront of the modern movement, constantly deconstructing the past to find something visceral, haunting, and undeniably human in the present.
In support of their new album, Elephant Stone have also announced new tour dates across Europe this fall, going on sale this Friday, July 17. The band will also be embarking on a North American tour kicking off in September. Dates and tickets for all shows are available here.
EU tour poster, Credit: Jon Carling
Follow Elephant Stone:
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Spotify | TikTok | Substack
Frontman Rishi Dhir explains, "It's about demagogues, the populist playbook. Leaders who feed on people's fear and offer an easy fix. The pill. Take it and your problems go away. Except it doesn't work like that. It's control dressed up as relief.”
"Elephant Stone deftly melds Indian classical music with modern psych-rock,
creating a unique and immersive experience.” - NPR
Directed by Adam Traynor and featuring handcrafted puppets by Diablo Puppets, the accompanying video embodies the song’s false promise of escape, inviting viewers into a surreal puppet world. Handmade and a little unhinged, characters Futzy, Radis, and Mascot lure the audience even deeper into the hypnotic, technicolor dreamscape, blurring the lines between comfort and control.
Adam Traynor says, "The lyrics to 'I Got A Pill' woo and warn all at once. I wanted to put the sweetness of that voice into the mouth of a Tony the Tiger-type mascot with a special breakfast gift for kids that would be sure to kick off a trip into a sugary Wonderland, a cardboard Oz, an awe-inducing game-world of artificial colours, a Dark Crystal quest for power, a Soylent Green feeding frenzy."
“I Got A Pill”: Listen / Watch
"I Got A Pill" comes off ASHA, Elephant Stone's 10th studio release via Elephants On Parade. Named after the late mother of frontman Rishi Dhir – Asha means "Hope" in Sanskrit – the album is a meditation on grief, hope, and the friction between sorrow and the darkness of these times. Limited edition signed and hand-numbered vinyl is available for pre-order now via Little Cloud Records.
At the heart of Montreal’s Elephant Stone is Rishi Dhir, a songwriter and sitarist who has spent twenty years blurring the lines between Western psych-pop and Indian classical tradition. What began in 2006 as a quest for transcendental sound has evolved into a singular, self-contained vision. Operating out of his Montreal home studio, Sacred Sounds, Dhir has emerged as a true studio auteur – producing, engineering, and mixing the band’s increasingly complex and cinematic output.
"Their music is an alluring fusion of traditional Indian sounds and contemporary rock
sensibilities – a true sonic adventure." - BrooklynVegan
While the band’s reputation was built on airtight pop craftsmanship and spiritual exploration, their recent work – anchored by longtime members Miles Dupire, Robbie MacArthur, and Jason Kent – possesses a new, raw intensity. It is a sound forged through Dhir’s deep collaborative history with icons like The Black Angels, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Beck, as well as his role in the psych-supergroup MIEN.
With a discography spanning 10 acclaimed releases, Elephant Stone remains at the forefront of the modern movement, constantly deconstructing the past to find something visceral, haunting, and undeniably human in the present.
In support of their new album, Elephant Stone have also announced new tour dates across Europe this fall, going on sale this Friday, July 17. The band will also be embarking on a North American tour kicking off in September. Dates and tickets for all shows are available here.
EU tour poster, Credit: Jon Carling
Follow Elephant Stone:
Website | Instagram | YouTube | Facebook
Spotify | TikTok | Substack
