{"id":22601,"date":"2026-04-10T10:22:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/?p=22601"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:22:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T08:22:02","slug":"italian-psych-stoner-band-le-pietre-dei-giganti-release-new-album-pastorale-out-now-via-overdub-recordings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digipur.it\/en\/italian-psych-stoner-band-le-pietre-dei-giganti-release-new-album-pastorale-out-now-via-overdub-recordings\/","title":{"rendered":"Italian psych-stoner band Le Pietre dei Giganti release new album “Pastorale”, out now via Overdub Recordings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Does the complexity that defines us as individuals already have a sacred function, or do we need to connect the cells we are made of to something more? This is what the new and third album by\u00a0Le Pietre dei Giganti<\/strong>\u00a0titled\u00a0Pastorale\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>asks itself and the listener. The album is out today\u00a0April 10th, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0on digital and double vinyl via\u00a0Overdub Recordings<\/strong>, with digital distribution by Virgin\/Ingrooves and international distribution by Code7.<\/p>\n

Lorenzo Marsili (vocals, guitars), Francesco Utel (guitars, synths and samples, vocals, percussion), Niccol\u00f2 Pizzamano (bass) and Francesco Nucci (drums, percussion) draw inspiration from the interaction between humans and nature, from the idea of \u200b\u200bthe universe as a physical and chemical system. This inspiration melds perfectly with the\u00a0cover artwork<\/strong>\u00a0by Morgan Sorensen (See Machine), where the subject and space are represented according to a rational vision. The color red and the circle above it trigger an emotional response. Our brains follow the rules of the world around us, but culturally we associate this emotional reaction with a depth that goes beyond matter.<\/p>\n

According to the Florentine band: “The term\u00a0Pastorale<\/em><\/strong>, translated into English as\u00a0Pastoral<\/em>, has several meanings, one of which is a musical composition inspired by rural life and man’s relationship with nature. The word is sometimes used in a religious context, as it gives its name to the bishop’s staff. Considering the existential reflections in the songs, the album can be interpreted as a pastoral, where nature is however described with the scientific determinism of our modernity.”<\/div>\n

Compared to\u00a0Veti e Culti<\/em>, the previous album from 2022 focused on esoteric psychedelia,\u00a0Pastorale<\/em><\/strong>‘s\u00a0stoner rock<\/strong>\u00a0style is enriched with\u00a0world music<\/strong>\u00a0influences: heavy guitars and dark atmospheres are driven by grooves born from experimentation with Latin and Caribbean polyrhythms. So, the rhythms maintain a tribal imprint, while acquiring an ethnic-popular nuance, accentuated by the use of percussion, handclappings, and multi-voiced melodies.<\/p>\n

First single\u00a0Zinco<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0is the heart of the album: it’s about a person who wakes up and begins performing familiar, everyday tasks like a mantra; in this constant repetition, while driving his car, he wonders why he’s doing all this.\u00a0Sulla Sequoia\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>talks about the passage of time,\u00a0referring to the image of the witch who travels between past and present, and is supported by an animated\u00a0video<\/strong>\u00a0made by director Adriano Razzi.<\/p>\n

Le Pietre dei Giganti<\/strong>\u00a0take another step forward in terms of personality, producing an elaborate and surprising work, recorded, mixed and mastered by Leonardo Magnolfi at El-Sop Recording Studio, with the occasional addition of jazzy saxophone, double bass, and piano. The tracklist is divided into nine songs and two semi-instrumental interludes.<\/p>\n

Pastorale<\/em><\/strong>‘s journey begins with cold electronic sounds that reverberate in space, recalling the moment in which the lowering of the temperature of the cosmos allows the union of ions and electrons in the birth of the first atom. The themes approached by the band include submission and rebellion of peoples (the focus track\u00a0Santo Fulmine<\/em><\/strong>, inspired by the title of the song\u00a0Vortex Surfer\u00a0<\/em>by Motorpsycho), and the meaning behind suffering and loss (the metaphysical title track).<\/p>\n