“"They want 2000s Buffy Marie / They want my status, but they're getting my teeth," Tashiina Buswa intones, talk-singing so deadpan you can practically hear her rolling her eyes. This happens within the first minute of "Off Rez," the third track from Ribbon Skirt's debut album Bite Down, a post-punk record honouring the Anishinaabe experience. Unsurprisingly, the genre is the perfect vehicle for a”
“The Montreal indie-rock duo formerly known as Love Language reinvents itself with a stark, stripped-down sound and potent songwriting informed by singer Tashiina Buswa’s Anishinaabe heritage.”
