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COLLABORATION BY ZOON AND STATUS/NON-STATUS, OMBIIGIZI’S JUNO AWARD NOMINATED & POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED ALBUM, SEWN BACK TOGETHER, OUT NOW ON ARTS & CRAFTS
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OMBIIGIZI, the collaboration of Zoon (Daniel Monkman) and Status/Non-Status (Adam Sturgeon), is back with another new track since the release of their JUNO Award nominated and Polaris Music Prize shortlisted album Sewn Back Together. Today, they are sharing their version of Buffy Sainte Marie’s “Eagle Man / Changing Woman,” a guttural ode to the original, with swirling guitars and brooding ambience.
“OMBIIGIZI started as a desire to create a stronger cultural connection that Daniel and myself had felt was missing from our lives as indie rock kids prior to forming,” says Sturgeon. “In many ways we both felt isolated from our communities and were using music as a part of our guide forward. Now, our time together as a band to this point has been a whole new experience of ourselves as Anishinaabe people and truly powerful and uplifting to share as collaborators. So, when it comes to the legacy of indigenous art, we could not think of any other artist to cover than Buffy. Her song ‘Eagle Man / Changing Woman’ is a curiosity to us and a place of origins to the individual growth we have both come to as artists, as sober beings and as collaborators. We seek to consistently evaluate and make positive change in our relationships; with our identities, with our people and connections, and especially those closest to us. Buffy has been part of that guidance to us and oh so many others. We just heard she is retiring from live performance and wish her well and share this in honour of her positive influence and legacy.”
OMBIIGIZI’s cover is out today as a digital single, and a limited edition cassette with b-sides “Back At Me” ft. Peter Dreimanis, “Birch Bark Paper Trail (Demo), and “Cherry Coke” (Remix).
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MORE ABOUT OMBIIGIZI
Anishnaabe artists who explore their cultural histories through sound, OMBIIGIZI are an amalgam of their unique Indigenous heritages and personal musical architectures. Daniel and Adam imbue their lyrics with their families' storytelling, revealing truths and finding common ground amidst their differences. The debut album Sewn Back Together is a fusion of individuality – a reflection on Adam and Daniel's commitment to each other as collaborators and distinct members of their community.
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Putting aside the tonal nuances of their previous work as Zoon and Status/Non-Status (formerly known as WHOOP-Szo), OMBIIGIZI strips back the waves of distortion to reveal themselves, their voices, writing and improvising for the sake of the song. The family on Sewn Back Together includes the production duo of Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene and Nyles Spencer of The Bathouse Studio. Recorded there in fast and intentional sessions during the summer of 2021, Drew and Spencer – along with musicians Eric Lourenço and Drew McLeod from Status/Non-Status and Zoon, respectively – helped steer this collision of divergent artists into some glorious sonic territory steeped in shoegaze, dream pop, anthemic rock, Chicago post-rock, and 2nd wave emo. While not always getting to play and perform alongside other members of their community, OMBIIGIZI is a coming together – with Sewn Back Together, a resounding statement shaped by healing and the guidance of culture.
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
