Deerlady is Mali Obomsawin and Magdalena Abrego. Obomsawin of Odanak First Nation writes of death and decay with a poeticism that leaves us poised for delicate moments. With an astute approach to timbre and tone, Abrego, a Chicago-born guitarist whose parents immigrated from Mexico and Puerto Rico, builds worlds that cradle the lyrical journey. Greatest Hits is a collection of songs about intimacy under colonialism. The crux of Obomsawin’s writing is revealed in contrast – the metaphor of rigor mortis, the dewey skin of new life, refuge in deluge. Obomsawin’s voice has a heart-wrenching intimacy that she reserves for the most vulnerable moments on the record, while double-tracked vocals propel the album with revolutionary zeal. Expansive electric guitars and bass withhold and unleash with the control of two refined experimental, genre-bending instrumentalists <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Deerlady">Read more on Last.fm</a>. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.