Animism is the perfect name for Tanya Tagaq's new album, out May 27 on Six Shooter Records. The Cambridge Bay Inuk punk combines elemental growls, howls and grunts over electronic beats to create her own genre — part throat singing, part EDM, part animal.
Tagaq, who has worked with artists such as Björk and the Kronos Quartet, has had a busy year already, touring her Nanook of the North project throughout Canada and the States as well as performing across the pond. She also just finished a show at Carnegie Hall with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.
But we've been waiting for Animism. Produced by West Coaster Jesse Zubot (Dan Mangan) with northern field recordings from Michael Red (Low Indigo), a sneak peek of the album's first track, "Uja," came out last month, quietly building anticipation. Earlier in May, the album trailer came out. Amidst the hunting and rebirth, Tagaq's blue wolf eyes hold your gaze: she has a story to tell. And it's time to listen.
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