Hataałii: ‘Midnight Soldier’

Raised in Window Rock, Ariz. — the capital of the Navajo Nation — the artist known as Hataałii takes his moniker from the Navajo term “hatalii,” which translates to “singer.” His new album was  influenced by the late author Cormac McCarthy, whom he credits for showing him, in his words, “that the desert was more than just a void, but rather it was filled with spirit and that the people who truly live in the desert see things differently.”  Take a listen to the gritty sound of “Midnight Soldier,” a mix of garage rock and the psychedelic stylings of The Doors.