Status/Non-Status

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Status/Non-Status
OriginGuelph, Ontario
GenresAlternative, Folk
Years active(2009 (2009)–present)
LabelsOut Of Sound Records, You've Changed Records
Associated actsOMBIIGIZI, Zoon (band)
Websitehttps://statusnonstatus.bandcamp.com
Members
  • Adam Sturgeon (vocals, guitar)
  • Kirsten Kurvink Palm (guitar, synth, vocals)
  • Andrew Lennox (guitar, synth)
  • Joe Thorner (bass, vocals)
  • Eric Lourenço (drums)

Status/Non-Status, formerly known as WHOOP-Szo, is a Canadian alternative rock band from Guelph, Ontario led by Anishinaabe-Canadian singer-songwriter Adam Sturgeon.[1] The band is most noted for its 2019 album Warrior Down, which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.[2]

History[]

WHOOP-Szo[]

WHOOP-Szo was founded in Guelph, Ontario in 2009 by Adam Sturgeon and Kirsten Kurvink Palm.[3] The band's name comes from Margaret Craven's I Heard the Owl Call My Name.[4] When the band relocated to London, Ontario several years after their formation, they expanded and incorporated three new members: Joe Thorner, Andrew Lennox, and Eric Lourenço.[3]

In 2014, WHOOP-Szo released the two-part album Qallunaat/Odemin. The record was inspired by the band's year long stay in Salluit, Quebec working with Indigenous youth.[5]

In March 2019, as part of Juno Week for the 2019 JUNO Awards, WHOOP-Szo opened for Canadian metal band Voivod.[6] In November 2019, WHOOP-Szo put out their album Warrior Down through You've Changed Records, which was later featured on the 2020 Polaris Music Prize longlist.[7][8] Warrior Down features Sturgeon's grandfather on the cover, a survivor of Canada's Residential School system.[9]

WHOOP-Szo was set to embark on a North American tour in 2020.[10] In mid-March 2020, after playing only a handful of shows, the band was forced to cancel the remainder of their tour due to COVID-19 restrictions.[11][8]

Status/Non-Status[]

In 2021, Sturgeon announced that he was changing the project's name to Status/Non-Status, calling attention to the political and legal distinction between status and non-status indigenous people in Canada.[1] Concurrently, he released the EP 1 2 3 4 500 Years,[1] which was recorded in 2018 during a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.[12]

Discography[]

WHOOP-Szo[]

  • Where I Dream is Where I Live (EP - 2009)
  • Qallunaat/Odemin (2014)
  • Citizen's Ban(ne)d Radio (2016)
  • Warrior Down (2019)
  • Warrior Remixes (2020)

Status/Non-Status[]

  • 1 2 3 4 500 Years (2021)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Matt Bobkin, "Status/Non-Status, Formerly WHOOP-Szo, Tells Complicated Stories of Indigeneity". Exclaim!, April 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Lau, Melody (June 15, 2020). "Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list". CBC Music.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ a b Bobkin, Matt (2018-01-16). "Meet WHOOP-Szo, Ontario's Fuzz-Rocking Community Healers". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ Danahy, Kaely (2014-08-27). "The Conflict of Being Whoop Szo". Vice. Retrieved 2020-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ Trapunski, Richard (2018-01-17). "For WHOOP-Szo, there's more at play than just performing - NOW Magazine". NowMagazine. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
  6. ^ McSweeney, Madison (2019-03-16). "Voivod / Whoop-Szo @ Toboggan". Musings by Madison. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  7. ^ Eggertsen, Chris (2020-06-17). "Polaris Music Prize 2020 Long List Includes The Weeknd, Jessie Reyez, Daniel Caesar". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Gordon, Holly (2020-03-13). "'One day at a time': what it's like for Ontario band Whoop-Szo to tour during COVID-19". CBC. Retrieved 2020-07-05.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Mullin, Morgan (2019-11-28). "The wonder of Whoop-Szo". The Coast Halifax. Retrieved 2020-07-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ Gregory, Allie (2020-02-19). "WHOOP-Szo Map Out Massive North American Tour". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ^ Gregory, Allie (2020-05-05). "WHOOP-Szo Share New "Nshwaaswi" Video". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2020-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ Holly Gordon, "How a new EP and name are helping Status/Non-Status interrogate the effects of colonization". CBC Music, June 8, 2021.
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