Elder vocalist, guitarist, and keyboardist Nick DiSalvo has announced his debut solo album Hirschbrunnen for this May. Like many projects over the past year, DiSalvo said the album was a result of having too much time on his hands during the pandemic.
"I’m an almost obsessive songwriter, working on music every day and amassing a huge collection of song fragments and ideas that often don’t get the attention I’d like because of the time I spend with my main band," he said. "‘Thanks’ to this pandemic, I’ve had plenty of time to pick up some of the songs I’ve written over the past years and finally make an album that I’ve been telling myself forever I’d do.
"From my earliest moments as a musician, I have been obsessed with home recordings, begging my parents for a Tascam 4-track cassette recorder for Christmas when I was 12 and making my own albums. delving is a continuation of this creative spirit: experimenting all on my own, forgetting bands, fans and expectations and making whatever music I want to."
According to the press release, Hirschbrunnen is "a collection of songs that display a wide range of influences from psychedelic rock, early electronic music, 70’s prog as well as jazz and even ambient sounds." It's also DiSalvo, who has consistently made phenomenal music with Elder. So it's probably going to rule.
In the meantime, check out the artwork for the record by Artour Ette.
