{"id":22826,"date":"2016-07-26T18:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-07-26T22:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22826"},"modified":"2016-07-25T19:45:43","modified_gmt":"2016-07-25T23:45:43","slug":"elephant-stone-set-release-new-album-ship-fools-release-manipulator-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22826","title":{"rendered":"Elephant Stone set to release new album &#8216;Ship Of Fools&#8217; + release &#8216;Manipulator&#8217; video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Elephant Stone\u00a0will release their new full length, &#8216;Ship Of Fools,&#8217; on September 16th via their own label\u00a0Elephants On Parade. The physical release will be out on November 25th via\u00a0Burger Records. \u00a0You can pre-order &#8216;Ship Of Fools&#8217;\u00a0via Pledge Music\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stagefrightpublicity.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9483419c321081821c0b1a040&amp;id=876044c22a&amp;e=0389613713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">here<\/a>. \u00a0To coincide\u00a0with the album announcement, the band has released the\u00a0Pokemon Go-inspired lyric video for the first single lifted from the album,\u00a0<em>Manipulator<\/em>. Watch it via YouTube below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-OkiiobkV8U?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Evolution, change, artistic growth, exploration are word that are\u00a0quickly becoming synonymous with Elephant Stone, the Montreal trio led by singer\/bassist\/songwriter\/sitar player, Rishi\u00a0Dhir. With &#8216;Ship of Fools&#8217;\u00a0(their fourth\u00a0full-length LP), Dhir and his bandmates \u2013 Miles Dupire\u00a0(drummer\/backing vox) and\u00a0Gabriel Lambert\u00a0(guitar\/backing vox) \u2013 have solidified Elephant Stone&#8217;s place among the greats as innovators who are unafraid of challenging themselves and their audience.<\/p>\n<p>As album opener,\u00a0<em>Manipulator<\/em>,\u00a0attests, &#8216;Ship of Fools&#8217;\u00a0presents a new Elephant Stone emphasizing catchy grooves and vocal melodies that smack of both infectious pop and dance. But Dhir&#8217;s lyrics have lost none of their sophistication: his social commentary makes <em>Manipulator<\/em> music for the head and heart.\u00a0<em>&#8220;I&#8217;ve had this song kicking around for a few years&#8230; My earlier demos always sounded too rock&#8230; And just when I would give up on the song, my wife would always convince me to keep working on it&#8230; The recording software I use has some drums loops&#8230; playing around with it one day, I mixed a &#8220;motown&#8221; beat with a &#8220;house&#8221; beat and then it all made sense. Lyrically, this song is directed at all those who seek to manipulate and control for their own selfish interest.&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0&#8211; says Dhir.<\/p>\n<p>The rest of<em>\u00a0<\/em>&#8216;Ship of Fools&#8217;\u00a0follows suit. The creation of its eleven tracks, as Dhir says, allowed him to embrace his true identity as &#8220;pop songwriter&#8221; whose tunes are custom built for the dance floor.\u00a0Add the talents of producer\u00a0Marcus Paquin\u00a0(Arcade Fire\/The National) to the works, and the result is an album chock full of stylistically diverse cuts that could all stand on their own as hit singles.<\/p>\n<p>Dhir formed the band in 2009 and released their debut &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/stagefrightpublicity.us9.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=9483419c321081821c0b1a040&amp;id=0d65c2c59f&amp;e=0389613713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">The Seven Seas<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0that same year. The selftitled 2nd album &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/stagefrightpublicity.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9483419c321081821c0b1a040&amp;id=d5f2e3dc1c&amp;e=0389613713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">Elephant Stone<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0followed in\u00a02013 and in 2014 they released &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/stagefrightpublicity.us9.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=9483419c321081821c0b1a040&amp;id=bd0a513697&amp;e=0389613713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">The Three Poisons<\/a>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mcnImage alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gallery.mailchimp.com\/9483419c321081821c0b1a040\/images\/5822c4bd-b23a-4d22-b218-3079d168cfc5.jpg?resize=304%2C304&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"304\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<h5>&#8216;Ship of Fools&#8217; track listing:<\/h5>\n<p>Manipulator<br \/>\nWhere I&#8217;m Going<br \/>\nCast The First Stone<br \/>\nPhotograph<br \/>\nSee The Light<br \/>\nRun, Sister, Run<br \/>\nLove Is Like A Spinning Wheel<br \/>\nAndromeda<br \/>\nThe Devil&#8217;s Shelter<br \/>\nSilence Can Say So Much<br \/>\nAu Gallis<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Live dates<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>07.23 Trois-Riv\u00e8res, QC @ Ti-Petac<br \/>\n07.26 Qu\u00e9bec, QC @ L&#8217;Anti<br \/>\n07.27 Gatineau, QC @ Minotaure<br \/>\n07.28 Montr\u00e9al, QC @ Divan Orange<br \/>\n07.29 Montr\u00e9al, QC @ Osheaga<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Elephant Stone, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/stagefrightpublicity.us9.list-manage1.com\/track\/click?u=9483419c321081821c0b1a040&amp;id=6ffa67cbbf&amp;e=0389613713\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\">elephantstone.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Elephant Stone\u00a0will release their new full length, &#8216;Ship Of Fools,&#8217; on September 16th via their own label\u00a0Elephants On Parade. The physical release will be out <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=22826\" title=\"Elephant Stone set to release new album &#8216;Ship Of Fools&#8217; + release &#8216;Manipulator&#8217; video\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":22828,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[22,23,25,28,29,30,1907],"tags":[2581,1971,5254,5252,5253],"class_list":["post-22826","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guitar-rock","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-music-video","category-new-release","category-news","tag-burger-records","tag-elephant-stone","tag-elephants-on-parade","tag-manipulator","tag-ship-of-fools"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/a21dd00f-9c25-4b72-bdc5-d5900a3ca3d5.jpg?fit=600%2C600&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-5Wa","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":23782,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=23782","url_meta":{"origin":22826,"position":0},"title":"Elephant Stone reveal video for &#8216;Photograph&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"October 13, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Montreal\u00a0psych-rock trio\u00a0Elephant Stone have shared the video for Photograph, the newest from their recent full-length\u00a0'Ship Of Fools'\u00a0(out now digitally\u00a0via\u00a0Elephants on Parade,\u00a0physically on\u00a0November 25\u00a0via\u00a0Burger Records\u00a0pre-order). 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