The Ottawa/Athens-based psychedelic shoegaze project The Pink Elephants has released the digital album “Mothers Of The Sun” via Bandcamp. The set features guest guitarist Isaiah Mitchell (Earthless) and vocalist Cristin Heck (Elsinore, Vancouver).

The album is available as a name-your-price digital download on Bandcamp counting 8 tracks, 2 more than on other platforms.

Recording took place at Nova Tide Studio (Ottawa) between September 2024 and March 2025, with additional work at Isaiah Mitchell’s studio in California (February/March 2025). Rena Kozak mixed four tracks at St Zo Studios (Montréal). Vocals for “Mother Sun Rises” were recorded in Vancouver in September 2025.

Peter McNestry adds: “This particular release was extra special since I collaborated with Isaiah Mitchell from Earthless on three tracks. I also collaborated with Cristin Heck from Vancouver; she provided vocals on the track ‘Mother Sun Rises’.”

About The Pink Elephants

The Pink Elephants is a psychedelic/shoegaze project active out of Ottawa, Canada, with collaborators in Athens, Greece. Members include founder Peter McNestry (vocals, guitar, synth, drums), Art Pegis (vocals, guitar, synth), and Sophia Mamassi (vocals).

The project’s launched with “Liquid Illusions” (February 2016) followed by “Temples In The Sky” (November 2017), “At The Gates Of Heaven” (April 2018), “Mirrored Times” (October 2019), “God’s Children Breathe The Ether While Holding Up The Sky” (June 2021), “Mothers Of The Sun” (September 30, 2025), and the upcoming download “Life Line” (December 12, 2025).

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