Interview: Ombiigizi’s Daniel Monkman, Adam Sturgeon Talk Debut Album

On Ombiigizi’s debut, Sewn Back Together, the Canadian band’s songwriters and vocalists Daniel Monkman and Adam Sturgeon move away from their post-punk roots, leaving behind the distortion and overwhelming volume of their previous efforts. Monkman previously fronted Zoon, a shoegaze band that featured elements drawn from his Native background that he dubbed ‘moccasin-gaze.’ Sturgeon’s band, Status/Non-Status, played their own style of indie rock, with lyrics that referenced the political difficulties faced by Indigenous Canadians.   “The album title represents our coming together with our Anishinaabe roots and community,” Sturgeon says. “Dan and I wanted to create a representation of our family histories and reconnect to our culture.   “A lot of the schooling we got was indoctrination, mak...

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