Formation (2005–2009) Stefano Pilla and Mike Watt first met in 2005 while Watt was on tour in Italy with
Raul Morales and
Paul Roessler. Pilla invited Watt to
Florence where Pilla introduced Watt to his friend, drummer
Andrea Belfi.
La busta gialla (2009–2013) The band's debut album,
La busta gialla, was recorded in
Varano Borghi, a small town in northern Italy, during its first tour of the country in 2009. Il Sogno del Marinaio took a tour of Europe during the spring of 2013 in support of
La busta gialla. On 1 December, the band were chosen to participate in the
All Tomorrow's Parties End of an Era Weekend 2 music festival curated by
Loop.
Canto Secondo (2013–2016) The day after the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, Il Sogno del Marinaio returned to the studio with producer Bruno Germano to record its second studio album.
Canto Secondo was recorded at Vacuum Studio in
Bologna, Italy between 3 December and 10 December 2013. Before the album's release, Il Sogno del Marinaio released a special limited edition
7 inch single of the songs "Mud Puddle" and "We Come to Learn" on the record label
Org Music for
Record Store Day in April 2014. The single was limited to 1200 copies worldwide.
Canto Secondo was released on 26 August 2014 via clenchedwrench. On 28 March 2016, Il Sogno del Marinaio announced a fall tour of Europe. The tour, entitled "
Canto Secondo Tour 2016," was held between 28 September to 29 October 2016. Il Sogno del Marinaio played a show every night in a different European city during the tour. On 5 September 2016, the band released a music video for the song "Stucazz?!!".
Lineup change In 2017, Andrea Belfi left the band to focus on solo material and drummer Paolo Mongardi was brought into the group for their "nuovo spirito tour 2017" which began in
Amsterdam, Netherlands on September 20 and ended on October 22 in
Nijmegen, Netherlands Terzo (2020–present) In April 2020, Mike Watt stated that Il Sogno del Marinaio was finishing up their third album, entitled
Terzo. ==Discography==