ZOON Announce New LP, Share Single + Video, "One Too Many Nights" | 'Happy Thought School' LP Out 6/19 via Paper Bag Records

ZOON Announces New LP, Shares Single + Video, "One Too Many Nights" (feat. Sam Jr.)  HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL LP Out 6/19 via Paper Bag Records Photo by Daniel Monkman

PRE-SAVE/PRE-ORDER: ZOON - HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL LP Pre-Save | Pre-Order LISTEN/WATCH & SHARE: ZOON - "One Too Many Nights" (feat. Sam Jr.) Stream | Watch PRAISE FOR ZOON "In their brief yet prolific tenure as Zoon, the Toronto-based composer Daniel Monkman has reoriented shoegaze away from an insular, obfuscating aesthetic into a modern form of folk music—a vehicle through which they can tell their story, commune with friends, and catalog the human condition." -Pitchfork “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 “Bekka Ma'iingan is an album that breathes through time” -Exclaim! "Perhaps the first thing that strikes you about Daniel Monkman's music is the storytelling." -The Fader "Zoon’s music is dreamy, atmospheric and beautifully incorporates traditional elements. There are superficial comparisons to My Bloody Valentine and Yo La Tengo, but Zoon’s sound is distinctively unique, gently psychedelic and highly emotional." -Post-Punk "...the experimental Anishinaabe musician weaves the past, present and future together into a symphony of sound, light and storytelling. The results are both moving and kaleidoscopic." -CBC "Monkman is the entity behind the atmospheric band Zoon, is on a journey to understand life’s complexities, and uses music to heal, learn, and evolve, all while staying true to being a two-spirit being and carrying on the rich heritage of the Anishinaabe people." -Quip Mag "Monkman was once a kid who kept their angst bottled up and tried to pass without notice. Now it’s difficult to look away from their joyful rebellion." -Range Today, ZOON the Anishinaabe-Canadian shoegaze project led by Daniel Monkman is announcing the arrival of their highly anticipated third long player, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL out June 19, 2026 via Paper Bag Records.  Zoongide’ewin, or ZOON—meaning “bravery” and “a strong and fearless heart”—was given to Monkman during a traditional sweat ceremony. Daniel is the second name they use as they move through the world. To kick off the new era, ZOON is sharing lead single, "One Too Many Nights," (feat. Sam Jr.)  an ethereal and immersive anthem about finding yourself again after a relationship ends. Monkman is joined by Sam Goldberg Jr. (Broken Social Scene) on this vulnerable and cathartic opening track. “One Too Many Nights” (feat Sam Jr.) documents the psychological reordering that follows a breakup and the subtle rewiring of daily ritual and identity. ZOON constantly delivers distinct and unique collaborations at every stage of their career. As Monkman explains, “When a relationship ends, it’s not just the person you lose it’s the version of yourself that existed beside them. ‘One Too Many Nights’ is about that recalibration. I don’t date often, so when something shifts, it shifts my whole orbit. In that moment, being alone felt like the honest path forward.” Although tracks like, "One Too Many Nights (feat. Sam Jr.)" and "OMNI II" deal with heartbreak and change, HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL is not solely about romantic dissolution. The album interrogates identity formation within unsettling hostility. The title track layers intergenerational recordings of their mother and aunt, who attended the same school decades earlier and were not even allowed off the bus.  On HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL, ZOON delivers their most emotionally forensic and compositionally expansive statement to date. The album refracts heartbreak, relapse, racial trauma, and spiritual recalibration through a cosmic moccasin-gaze pop, shaped by memory and tape hiss. The title references their experiences at a school in East Selkirk, Manitoba, where despite its optimistic name they endured racism as one of the only Native students. Pop radio became refuge: early-2000s Top 20 hits blasting through headphones while they stood alone in a field. That contradiction joyful surface, painful sublayer defines the record’s architecture. "One Too Many Nights" (feat. Sam Jr.) is out March 31st. HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL is out June 19th via Paper Bag Records.  ZOON - One Too Many Nights (feat. Sam Jr.) [Official Video] Single Artwork HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL TRACKLISTING 1. Beautiful II 2. One Too Many Nights (feat. Sam Jr.) 3. Atactic 4. I Was Younger 5. Happy Thought School 6. OMNI II 7. Olivia's Tears  8. You Can't See Me (This Low) 9. How Many More Times  10. Used and Stapled (One Last Dance) ZOON BIO: On HAPPY THOUGHT SCHOOL, ZOON delivers their most emotionally forensic and compositionally expansive statement to date. Releasing June 19, 2026 via Paper Bag Records, the album refracts heartbreak, relapse, racial trauma, and spiritual recalibration through a cosmic moccasin-gaze pop, shaped by memory and tape hiss. The title references their experiences at a school in East Selkirk, Manitoba, where despite its optimistic name they endured racism as one of the only Native students. Pop radio became refuge: early-2000s Top 20 hits blasting through headphones while they stood alone in a field. That contradiction joyful surface, painful sublayer defines the record’s architecture. 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