Zoon Shares "Gaagige" Single + Video | 'Bekka Ma'iingan' LP Due April 28 via Paper Bag Records, Featuring Lee Ranaldo + Owen Pallett

Zoon Shares "Gaagige" Single + Video Read the New York Times Feature + RANGE Magazine April 2023 Digital Cover Story Coming Soon Bekka Ma'iingan LP Due April 28 via Paper Bag Records, Featuring Lee Ranaldo and Owen Pallett

Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins PRE-ORDER & SHARE: Zoon - Bekka Ma'iingan LP Pre-Order LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Zoon - "Gaagige" Stream / YouTube LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Zoon - "Manitou" Stream / YouTube LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Zoon - "A Language Disappears" Stream / YouTube LISTEN/PURCHASE & SHARE: Zoon - A Sterling Murmuration EP Purchase / Stream WATCH & SHARE: Zoon - "Giizhig" YouTube LISTEN & SHARE: Zoon - "Play Ground" Stream "The music arrives in dusty, amorphous gusts of sound — sometimes revealing a strummed acoustic guitar, sometimes swelling with tremolo strings, sometimes surrounding Monkman with high, delayed vocals — that make every perception sound fragile and precious." - The New York Times "'Manitou' is both a callback to Monkman's first project and a new beginning. Though not a shoegaze song by definition, the music's funereal orchestra and Monkman's vocals, which seem to come forth from the strings like sea foam from a tidal pool, all work to swath you in a similar way to Bleached Wavves. It's one of the most threadbare and devastating pieces of music that Monkman has released yet." - The FADER "Dreamy soundscapes aligned to a distinct sense of purpose, 'A Language Disappears' pierces the subconscious, asking questions of its maker, and its audience." - Clash "'A Language Disappears' is led by a transportive blend of sweeping instrumentation and vibrant, immersive visuals." - EARMILK "A Sterling Murmation is a gorgeous display of dream pop, tapping into shades of Cocteau Twins and Slowdive while also offering something personal and revelatory." - Clash Zoon (Zoongide’ewin), the musical project fronted by songwriter Daniel Monkman, recently announced their triumphant return with a forthcoming sophomore LP entitled Bekka Ma'iingan, due April 28 via Paper Bag Records. As seen with this upcoming record, Zoon’s evolution continues to gather momentum since the release of their universally acclaimed 2020 debut Bleached Wavves. Bekka Ma'iingan is an astonishing sonic landscape that will surprise and transport listeners.  To create the full-length album, Monkman sought Polaris Music Prize inaugural winner Owen Pallett to compose sweeping string arrangements, then performed by the FAMES Orchestra. Grammy nominated Michael Peter Olsen, who is a regular in Zoon’s live band, played on the new record as did Zoon’s drummer Andrew McLeod (Sunnsetter). Grammy Award winning Mark Lawson mixed the album, and in a burst of creative collaboration, after meeting in Montreal, Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo played on album track "Niizh Manidoowig (2 Spirit)." Following the release of the record's previous singles, "A Language Disappears" and "Manitou," today, Zoon shares a new track entitled "Gaagige," alongside an accompanying video. Speaking on the track, Monkman wrote: "I wrote the music for 'Gaagige' when I was going through a period in my life of questioning life and death. In my language, 'Gaagige' means forever. I started to obsess about the concept of 'forever.' When I was younger, that concept started to scare me because I really wanted death to be the final resting spot. Now, ten years later, I have a new relationship with death and this song is about me accepting and not worrying." In celebration of their new record, Zoon will be RANGE Magazine's April 2023 digital cover story, coming soon. Additionally, they will perform with Ghostkeeper at a RANGE-sponsored Benefit For the Aboriginal Friendship Center of Calgary at Sweet Loretta (Calgary, AB) on Wed, April 5. Tickets and more information can be found HERE, and more Zoon live dates are listed below. Additional live dates to come. ZOON LIVE ^ Supporting The Rural Alberta Advantage Wed Apr 5 - Calgary, AB - Sweet Loretta Bar w/ Ghostkeeper (8:00 PM) *BENEFIT* Thu May 25 - Halifax, NS - Light House Arts Centre (8:00 PM) ^ Sun May 28 - St. Joseph's, NL - The Rock House (8:00 PM) ^ Fri Jun 2 - Ottawa, ON - National Arts Centre w/ Status/Non-Status (8:30 PM) Stay tuned for the release of Bekka Ma'iingan on April 28 via Paper Bag Records. Zoon - "Gaagige" [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Created by Digital Artist, TRUdy Erin Elmore Last year, Zoon shared two EPs, Big Pharma and A Sterling Mumuration. The former reached #2 and the latter reached #1 on the NACC Canada Chart. Additionally, "Astum" (ft. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson) was #1 at CBC3 and #3 on the Indigenous Music Countdown, in addition to 'Best of the Year' mentions from CBCMusic and Exclaim! for 2022. Both EPs followed the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, Bleached Wavves (which was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize in 2021).  Last year, Zoon also celebrated back-to-back Polaris Music Prize Nominations, with Sewn Back Together (Arts & Crafts) by OMBIIGIZI, the widely praised and celebrated project Daniel shares with Adam Sturgeon from Status/NonStatus, being short-listed. ZOON LINKS Instagram | Facebook | Spotify | Twitter