Daniel Monkman’s third album as Zoon, Happy Thought School, addresses similar themes as the project’s previous releases, from the racial prejudice the artist faced as an Indigenous student to their struggle with addiction. The songs blend the artist’s “moccasin-gaze” style with elements of 2000s-era pop and early-2010s indie rock, and it includes collaborations with Chris Chu, who attempted similar genre fusions with his groups the Morning Benders and POP ETC. The album’s title refers to the school Monkman attended, where they were one of the only Indigenous students, and were subject to racist discrimination from classmates as well as teachers. The traumatic experiences at school led Monkman to seek refuge by playing music, and to cope with pain…

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