Zoon (band)

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Zoon is a Canadian shoegaze band from Hamilton, Ontario, whose core member is Anishinaabe musician Daniel Monkman. [1] They are most noted for their 2020 album Bleached Wavves , which was a shortlisted finalist for the 2021 Polaris Music Prize. [2]

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Originally from Selkirk, Manitoba and a member of the Brokenhead Ojibway Nation, Monkman moved to Hamilton after stints living in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Calgary, Alberta. [3] They abandoned music for a number of years during which they struggled with drug and alcohol addiction, before getting sober with the help of the traditional Anishinaabe Teachings of the Seven Grandfathers. [4]

Monkman reestablished their musical career in Hamilton, [4] initially using the band name Bloom before adopting the name Zoon from the Grandfathers' teaching of zoongide'ewin (bravery and courage). [3] The band, whose music blends shoegaze rock with elements of traditional First Nations music in a style which Monkman refers to as "moccasin-gaze", features a varying lineup, with its current members being guitarist Daniel Wintermans, bassist Drew Rutt and drummer Andrew McLeod. [3]

Selected tracks from Bleached Wavves were released as an EP in 2019, [3] before the full album was released in 2020 on Paper Bag Records as the band's full-length debut. [5] Monkman has also collaborated with Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status in OMBIIGIZI, who released their debut album Sewn Back Together in 2022. [6] Their 2023 album Bekka Ma'iingan was longlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, [7] and received a Juno Award nomination for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2024. [8]

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Studio albums

Extended plays

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