Animism (Tanya Tagaq album)
| Animism | ||||
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| Studio album by Tanya Tagaq | ||||
| Released | May 27, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Inuit throat singing | |||
| Length | 49:02 | |||
| Label | Six Shooter Records | |||
| Producer | Jesse Zubot | |||
| Tanya Tagaq chronology | ||||
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Animism is the third studio album by Canadian Inuk musician Tanya Tagaq, released May 27, 2014 on Six Shooter Records.[1] The album won the 2014 Polaris Music Prize on September 22, 2014,[2] and the Juno Award for Aboriginal Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2015.[3] It was also a shortlisted nominee for the Juno Award for Alternative Album of the Year, but did not win.
Tagaq has described the album as more consciously political than her earlier work.[4] The political themes culminate in the album's final track, "Fracking", in which Tagaq vocalizes the Earth's cries of pain as it is subjected to hydraulic fracturing.[5]
The album was produced by Jesse Zubot,[6] and features musical contributions from percussionist Jean Martin and opera singer Anna Pardo Canedo.[6] In addition to the album's Juno Award nominations, Zubot was a nominee for Producer of the Year for the album tracks "Caribou" and "Uja".
"Caribou" is a cover of a song by noted American alternative rock band Pixies.
Track listing
All tracks written by Tanya Tagaq, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Caribou" | Charles Thompson | 4:53 |
| 2. | "Uja" | 2:49 | |
| 3. | "Umingmak" | 3:56 | |
| 4. | "Genetic Memory" | 1:36 | |
| 5. | "Rabbit" | 4:05 | |
| 6. | "Tulugak" | 8:57 | |
| 7. | "Howl" | 3:10 | |
| 8. | "Flight" | 4:40 | |
| 9. | "Fight" | 3:29 | |
| 10. | "Damp Animal Spirits" | 7:23 | |
| 11. | "Fracking" | 4:02 |
References
- ↑ "First Play: Tanya Tagaq, Animism". CBC Music, May 20, 2014.
- ↑ "Polaris Music Prize 2014: Tanya Tagaq wins $30K prize". CBC News, September 22, 2014.
- ↑ "2015 Junos: Bahamas, Arkells, Rush big winners at 'Junos Eve' gala". CBC Music, March 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Tanya Tagaq’s new album captures the spirit of good and evil". Nunatsiaq News, May 16, 2014.
- ↑ " Album Review: Tanya Tagaq's Throaty, Grunting 'Animism'". Indian Country Today, July 7, 2014.
- 1 2 "Tanya Tagaq: Anger Management". Exclaim!, July 2014.