Il Sogno del Marinaio (Italian for The Sailor's Dream)[1] is an experimental rock trio founded in 2009.

[7] 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.

[8][9] Il Sogno del Marinaio took a tour of Europe during the spring of 2013 in support of La busta gialla.

[10] 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.

[18] 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[19] In April 2020, Mike Watt stated that Il Sogno del Marinaio was finishing up their third album, entitled Terzo.