Recording Between Tours — Nick DiSalvo of Elder on Why Through Zero Sounds Better Than Ever

Check out our newsletter for a deeper dive on the episodes here: https://www.beehiiv.com/?via=beau-mcgranahan Nick DiSalvo of Elder on how the band made Through Zero between tour cycles — and why that approach produced what he considers the best-sounding record of their career. Making an album in the gaps between touring rather than blocking out dedicated studio time changes the way a band works. Nick talks about what that process looked like for Through Zero — self-produced at Big Snuff Studio with engineer Richard Behrens — and the specific reasons why working that way contributed to a record that sounds more refined and fully realized than anything Elder has made before. For a band seven albums deep, the idea that the best-sounding record is still ahead of them rather than behind them says something meaningful about where Elder are at creatively in 2026. Through Zero is out now via Blues Funeral Recordings in North America, Stickman Records in Europe, and Bird's Robe in Australia. Pre-order variants available through Blues Funeral Recordings, Stickman Records, and Levitation Records. 🎵 ORDER THROUGH ZERO: Blues Funeral → bluesfuneral.com Stickman Records → stickmanrecords.com Levitation → levitation-records.com 🔔 SUBSCRIBE to The Sonic Road Podcast: thesonicroad.com | linktr.ee/thesonicroad