“I spend more time writing emails than playing guitar these days. That really bums me out. I’m trying to bring the joy back into creation”: Elder’s Through Zero is a bid to balance conflict and resolution
Elder’s seventh album, Through Zero, is presented as a renewed creative statement from the psych-rock band after frontman Nick DiSalvo experienced burnout following 2022’s Innate Passage. DiSalvo says the pressures of administration had displaced the pleasure of making music, and the record seeks to restore that sense of joy while exploring balance between conflict and resolution.
The album continues Elder’s evolution after DiSalvo moved from Boston to Berlin, a change that helped reshape the group from 2015’s Lore onwards into progressive rock with stoner-rock elements. Known for expansive songs that develop gradually, the band use Through Zero to examine DiSalvo’s personal place in the world while extending the musical direction established on their recent records.
- Through Zero follows DiSalvo’s post-album burnout.
- Elder seek renewed joy and creative balance.
- The album continues their prog and stoner-rock evolution.