They bring culture to places where it cannot always be found, which is so important for our people spread across Turtle Island. Stories are a way to internalize the shared experiences of our people, so as to not feel so alone on the journey. I then followed his life stories on Twitter and recognize him as an immense spirit of our time. "I first met Waubgeshig Rice at a small punk show in Ottawa. Shortlist shortcut to Ombiigizi's Sewn Back Together.Ombiigizi singer-songwriter and guitarist Adam Sturgeon told CBC Books about recently re-reading Waubgeshig Rice's post-apocalyptic 2018 novel Moon of the Crusted Snowwith his family, and why it's so important to tell - and listen to - Indigenous stories. Produced by Broken Social Scene's Kevin Drew and engineer Nyles Spencer of the Tragically Hip's Bathouse Studio, Sewn Back Together is steeped in shoegaze, dream pop and post-rock, with clear-eyed lyrics that examine Canada's current reckoning with its past while trying to picture a future shaped by healing and the guidance of culture.Ĭover artwork for Ombiigizi's 2022 album Sewn Back Together. The full 2022 Polaris Music Prize shortlist.The winner, who will receive $50,000, will be announced on Sept. The collaboration landed them their first Polaris Music Prize nomination as one of the ten albums shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Prize, which celebrates the best Canadian album of the year. Daniel Monkman and Adam Sturgeon are no strangers to exploring their cultural history through music. Both Anishnaabe artists have in recent years released albums - Monkman with their "moccasin shoegaze" solo project Zoon and Sturgeon with his band Status/Non-Status - that directly reference their Indigenous heritage and personal stories.īut in coming together as the duo Ombiigizi, the pair is drawing on the very sense of community that's at the heart of their culture, offering up their take on Indigenous futurisms on their 2022 debut album Sewn Back Together.
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