Animism (Tanya Tagaq album)

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.

Animism
Studio album by
Tanya Tagaq
ReleasedMay 27, 2014
GenreInuit throat singing
Length49:02
LabelSix Shooter Records
ProducerJesse Zubot
Tanya Tagaq chronology
Anuraaqtuq
(2011)		 Animism
(2014)		 Retribution
(2016)

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 are written by Tanya Tagaq, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Caribou"Charles Thompson4:53
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
  1. "First Play: Tanya Tagaq, Animism" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, May 20, 2014.
  2. "Polaris Music Prize 2014: Tanya Tagaq wins $30K prize". CBC News, September 22, 2014.
  3. "2015 Junos: Bahamas, Arkells, Rush big winners at 'Junos Eve' gala" Archived 2016-03-01 at the Wayback Machine. CBC Music, March 14, 2015.
  4. "Tanya Tagaq’s new album captures the spirit of good and evil". Nunatsiaq News, May 16, 2014.
  5. " Album Review: Tanya Tagaq's Throaty, Grunting 'Animism'". Indian Country Today, July 7, 2014.
  6. "Tanya Tagaq: Anger Management". Exclaim!, July 2014.


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