Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin - "Old Indian Hymn"
Photo by Yekaterina Gyadu When I first saw that Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawin were working on a project together, I knew it would be good, but I certainly didn't expect it to sound like it does. Their latest single, "Old Indian Hymn," incorporates elements of Blount's "Afrofuturist folklore" and Obomsawin's free jazz meets American roots sound, and then incorporates an entirely new level of experimentation. The duo are taking traditional roots music and crafting something entirely new and exciting from it. "Old Indian Hymn" is a hauntingly beautiful experimental sound that doesn't sound like anything we've ever covered, despite fitting in with exactly what we love to bring you. Their upcoming album is shaping up to be one of the most exciting releases of 2024. Mali Obomsawin and Jake Blount discuss their new single, which is based on Indian Melodies , an 1845 hymnal by Thomas Commuck (Narragansett, Brotherton), the first published musi...