By Ben Boddez
The prolific multidisciplinary creative proves that he doesn’t need high production value to connect.
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Exploring your cultural history is a hard thing to do – perhaps something many choose to avoid – but for Adam Sturgeon and Daniel Monkman of the Anishinaabe garage rock outfit OMBIIGIZI, it’s something they have vowed to do. Though the debut Sewn Back Together had some heavy songs, its consensus was one of hope.
Shame is a lot angrier. Even softer-sounding tracks like “Laminate the Sky” come from a place of confusion and exasperation, while a track like “Connecting” ups the ante with a wonderful post-punk diatribe. OMBIIGIZI continues to flourish into unknown and exciting realms.
By Ben Boddez
The Calgary artist returns to country to rewrite and reclaim the Garth Brooks track.
By Ben Boddez
With her trademark dizzying flows and incisive lyricism, the UK rapper’s latest focuses on healing.
