Tanya Tagaq
Angst and the avant-garde: A review of Tanya Tagaq’s Saputjiji
Peak Web May 10, 2026By: Jonah Lazar, Staff Writer Content warning: description of residential schools. Tanya Tagaq, one of the most critically acclaimed Inuit artists, released her eighth studio album on March 6. Tagaq is known for her highly political music, which often explores colonialism and the residential school system. Through her experimental and avant-garde style (a genre that transcends traditional musical conventions) that melds Inuit throat singing with electronic and metal influences, Tagaq has built a dynamic reputation. Her new album, Saputjiji, carries on this legacy. The opening track of this record, “Fuck War,” throws the listener into a chaotic, cathartic repetition of…
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A category of its own: Tanya Tagaq’s Split Tooth
Peak Web June 1, 2019By: Alison Wick, Arts Editor Before it was even officially released, Tanya Tagaq’s debut novel Split Tooth was already on the longlist for one of Canada’s most prestigious literary awards, the Scotiabank Giller Prize. The Inuk musician had already made…
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