JUNO AWARD NOMINATED & POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED COLLABORATION BY ZOON AND STATUS/NON-STATUS’S SOPHOMORE ALBUM EXPECTED LATER THIS YEAR
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OMBIIGIZI, the JUNO Award nominated and Polaris Music Prize shortlisted collaboration of Zoon (Daniel Monkman) and Status/Non-Status (Adam Sturgeon), returns with the new single “Connecting”. An exultant anthem awash in searing guitars and jangling rhythm that erupts in raw emotion, “‘Connecting’ explores the idea that we’ve not always been given a choice in how to define ourselves. Is it the Indian Act, our identities, our family or the company we keep. It starts with you and we believe,” OMBIIGIZI says. Accompanied by an animated music video directed by Joseph Howard, “Connecting” is propelled by the growing harmony of Indigenous voices.
“What is connection?Who defines the path we follow? What choices do we have in the cycle? Why do we continue down a particular road? When will we find the solutions to the madness? Where will we go from there?”
“Connecting” is out today via Arts & Crafts. The sophomore album follow-up to 2022’s Sewn Back Together is anticipated for release later this year.
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MORE ABOUT OMBIIGIZI
The Anishinaabe revival is accelerating. Our artists are becoming more resurgent in all realms: telling the stories, singing the songs, and creating the imagery to further solidify our everlasting presence on this land. The soundtrack to this movement is diverse, profound, and beautiful. The Anishinaabe sonic revolution is richly layered and wide-reaching, inspiring and influencing all generations to gather, sing, and speak, as we’ve always done. And at the core of this renewal are artists like Ombiigizi.
Adam Sturgeon (aka Status/Non-Status) and Daniel Monkman (aka Zoon) have come together in the spirit of making noise in a good way for our people. They have documented this moment in time while paying homage to the ancestors who kept our language and stories alive. There is embedded in it a deep respect and love for Anishinaabe sounds and voices. They proudly tell family and community stories, and they exquisitely conjure a hopeful future that will result from our current collective efforts to share our realities with each other and the world. - Waubgeshig Rice
PRAISE FOR OMBIIGIZI
“...a sonic blend of post-rock, shoegaze and alternative — an earthy and slightly psychedelic sound…Of the 10 albums on the short list for this year’s Polaris Music Prize none pack an emotional punch like “Sewn Back Together.” - Toronto Star
"With all these styles woven together as part of an essential and ongoing social conversation, Sewn Back Together is ultimately a work of healing. With introspective, emotional resonance and formidable guitar tones, OMBIIGIZI's noise cuts through the static, loud and proud” - Exclaim!
“Indigenous futurism through a heavy psychedelic folk lens” - NOW
"Together, Monkman and Sturgeon show new plaintive depths to their writing, crafting a tribute to the joys and innocence of childhood." - Under The Radar
"Ombiigizi’s debut, Sewn Back Together, flows like a river, finding a path forward against all obstacles" - Dominionated
“Anishinaabe songwriters Adam Sturgeon and Daniel Monkman measure the weight of the world on Sewn Back Together.” - RANGE
“subtly psychedelic and strikingly pretty …noise as catharsis, care, the sound of people coming together” - Maisonneuve
“Hazy electronic soundscapes, gentle guitar strumming and stirring vocal harmonies.” - NEXT