Singer-songwriter Beatrice Deer has announced she will release her new album, Inuit Legend, on April 3.
Deer, based in Montreal, was born and raised in Nunavik and is half-Inuk and half-Mohawk.
She is known for music that blends rock, folk and traditional throat singing, a style she has dubbed “Inuindie.”
According to a press release, Inuit Legend reimagines and “brings a bold new vitality” to legends and true tales passed down from Deer’s ancestors.
“With its deliberative focus on stories of feminine power, the album makes for a thrilling document of transformation and survival – a narrative closely aligned with Deer’s own journey in struggling against the extraordinary hardship endemic to her homeland of Nunavik,” the press release states.
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Magnet Magazine described the album, which will be Deer’s eighth, as “a darkly enchanting indie-rock portal to a largely unknown region and culture, with Deer serving as both soothsayer and tour guide.”
“Sounding like an Arctic Kate Bush, she sings with a throaty, hypnotic detachment that feels almost celestial,” the magazine stated.
Deer released Arranged, the first single from the upcoming 11-track album, last month.
She has now released a second single from Inuit Legend, titled The Bear, which premiered in Magnet Magazine.
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The song tells the story of an elderly woman who encountered a polar bear while traveling alone during a famine and killed it with nothing but her walking stick and mittens, returning to her family with fresh meat.
“The Bear is one true story of many about survival during the famine of the early 1900s,” Deer stated.
“We Inuit are alive today because of the sacrifices and selfless acts our ancestors did during those dark times. It’s also a reminder to our youth that ‘you can’t die when it’s not your time,’ so choose life instead of ending it.”
Inuit Legend is available for pre-save on a variety of music platforms.
