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Jeremy Dutcher on Motewolonuwok, the sound of grief, and the intersection between queerness and Indigeneity

After winning the Polaris Music Prize back in 2018, Jeremy Dutcher is back with his long-awaited sophomore album, Motewolonuwok. He sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about it.

The 2018 Polaris Music Prize winner discusses his highly anticipated sophomore album

Jeremy Dutcher smiling, sitting in front of a studio microphone.
Jeremy Dutcher in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

After winning the prestigious Polaris Music Prize back in 2018 for his debut album, Wolastoqiyik Lintuwakonawa, Jeremy Dutcher is back with his long-awaited sophomore record, Motewolonuwok.

Dutcher sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about the pressure of writing his second record when his first was so successful, how he directed his trumpeter to "play grief," and why he's decided to sing partly in English on his new album.

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Interview with Jeremy Dutcher produced by Kaitlyn Swan