Tongues

by Tanya Tagaq

Tongues cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 21 January 2022
  • Label: Six Shooter
  • Country: Canada
  • Length: 34:10
  • Community rating: 3.42/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Confronting historical trauma and systemic oppression, the acclaimed Inuk throat singer weaves visceral spoken word into abrasive electronic soundscapes. The production, guided by Saul Williams, frames her intense vocal performances with dark, brooding atmospheres.

Genres

Descriptors: history, political, conscious, ritualistic, protest, avant-garde, experimental, traditional, improvisation

Tracklist

  1. In Me (4:50)
  2. Tongues (3:22)
  3. Colonizer (4:24)
  4. Teeth Agape (3:35)
  5. Birth (1:47)
  6. I Forgive Me (4:35)
  7. Nuclear (1:15)
  8. Do Not Fear Love (3:15)
  9. Earth Monster (2:37)
  10. Colonizer (Tundra Mix) (4:26)

Credits

  • Tanya Tagaq - primary artist, vocals
  • Julia Randall - artwork
  • Jean Martin - drums, written-by
  • Evan Voytas - guitar
  • Felipe Ugarte - txalaparta
  • Imanol Ugarte - txalaparta
  • Jesse Zubot - violin [effected], written-by
  • Sumach Valentine - written-by

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