Unbound album cover

Unbound by Bizhiki

The physical origin of Bizhiki is found on the indigenous homelands of the Ojibwe people, upon the northern shores of Lake Superior. The group first came together at the Eaux Claires festival in 2015, after an open-ended invitation to play music in their ancestral homeland. Out of this collaboration of Dylan Bezhikiins Jennings, Joe Rainey, and Sean Carey comes “Unbound,” an album made of remarkable, ethereal sounds grounded in powwow traditions. The group describes their album as a “dialogue of ancient tradition of powwow singing and a contemporary musical palette,” which is exactly how it feels: all-encompassing, thought-provoking, and inviting. Bringing in Sean Carey’s on-the-nose soundwork, instantly recognizable from his previous work with Bon Iver, the trio’s first recorded project is simply breathtaking. “Unbound” is a reminder of the unmatched harmony that erupts from indigenous music creation.