Zoon Shares "Dodem" Video | NPR All Songs + NY Times Feature | 'Bekka Ma'iingan' LP Out Today via Paper Bag Records, Ft. Lee Ranaldo + Owen Pallett

Zoon Shares "Dodem" Video Read the New York Times + NPR All Songs Considered Features Bekka Ma'iingan LP Out Today via Paper Bag Records, Featuring Lee Ranaldo and Owen Pallett

Photo Credit: Vanessa Heins LISTEN/PURCHASE & SHARE: Zoon - Bekka Ma'iingan LP Stream / Purchase LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: Zoon - "Dodem" Stream / YouTube 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 "Zoon's 'Bekka Ma'iingan' Is a Captivating Force” “...a gorgeous album loaded with texture and fantasy." "It's transgressive and beautiful, challenging but welcoming, and fearlessly innovative" - Exclaim! (9/10) "'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 "'Play Ground' dives back into the realm of shoegaze, this time crafting a decadent sampling of dream pop melodies. The track’s dreamy tempo gives it the feel of a lilting ballad, yet the prominent percussion and lush washes of guitar also add an element of swirling bliss in the same vein as touchstones like The Cocteau Twins." - Under the Radar "A hazy, lo-fi single that recalls the genre-wary blog raps of a decade ago from artists like unouomedude and Cities Aviv." - FLOOD Magazine “One of the album’s most enchanting tracks, 'Brokenhead,' is ruled by a wicked overdriven guitar riff, which has an acute sense of longing. The windy guitars and calming percussion make for a transcendent experience.”  - Paste  “Gorgeous debut album Bleached Wavves...” - The FADER “Monkman’s frustrations and courageous spirit exude through spiking guitar riffs and monstrous distortion.”  - KEXP "Bleached Wavves is the perfect name for a shoegaze album deeply evocative yet highly enigmatic in equal measure." - Apple Music Today, Zoon (Zoongide’ewin), the musical project fronted by songwriter Daniel Monkman, finally makes their triumphant return with the release of their sophomore LP, Bekka Ma'iingan, out today via Paper Bag Records. As seen on the 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)." In celebration of the new LP and following the release of previous singles — "A Language Disappears," "Manitou," and "Gaagige" — Zoon also shares a music video for the record's focus track, "Dodem." Speaking on the track, Monkman wrote: In Ojibway, 'dodem' means the clan you're from. I’m from the Ma’iingan clan, wolf clan. I wanted to honour that word because I learnt a lot about where I come from. I wrote 'dodem' while living on the reservation with my father. He had taken me in during one of my worst relapses and I felt very vulnerable but used my time there to write. I remember clearly my uncle saying 'that’s a hit!,' I remember thinking maybe a rez hit." In celebration of their new record, Zoon has a few upcoming live dates — tickets and more information can be found HERE. Additional live dates to come. ZOON LIVE ^ Supporting The Rural Alberta Advantage 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) Zoon's brand new LP Bekka Ma'iingan is out now via Paper Bag Records. Zoon - "Dodem" [OFFICIAL VIDEO] Video by Lea & Nate Directed by Lea Rose Sebastianis Shot & Edited by Nathaniel Wilson 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).  2022 also saw Zoon celebrating 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