{{Short description|Canadian alternative rock band}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Status/Non-Status | image = Status Non-Status au Scaphandre.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Status/Non-Status photographed in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Diving Bell Social Club. | alias = | origin = Guelph, Ontario, Canada | genre = Alternative, folk | years_active = ({{Start date|2009}}–present) | label = Out Of Sound Records, You've Changed Records | website = https://statusnonstatus.bandcamp.com | current_members = {{plainlist| *Adam Sturgeon (vocals, guitar) *Kirsten Kurvink Palm (guitar, synth, vocals) *Jessica O'Neil (guitar, synth) *Steven Lourenço (bass, vocals) *Eric Lourenço (drums) }} | past_members = | module = | module2 = | module3 = }} '''Status/Non-Status''' is a Canadian alternative rock band from London, Ontario, led by Anishinaabe-Canadian singer-songwriter Adam Sturgeon.<ref name=bobkin>Matt Bobkin, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/status_non-status_whoop-szo_1_2_3_4_500_years_announcement_interview "Status/Non-Status, Formerly WHOOP-Szo, Tells Complicated Stories of Indigeneity"]. ''Exclaim!'', April 28, 2021.</ref> The band is most noted for its 2019 album ''Warrior Down'', which was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lau|first=Melody|date=June 15, 2020|title=Daniel Caesar, Jessie Reyez, Caribou and more make the 2020 Polaris Music Prize long list|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/daniel-caesar-jessie-reyez-caribou-and-more-make-the-2020-polaris-music-prize-long-list-1.5610066|access-date=|website=CBC Music}}</ref>
==Background== Sturgeon was born on March 19, 1984, in Erin, Ontario, and is the son of former National Hockey League player Peter Sturgeon. Like his father, Sturgeon was a hockey player in the Ontario Junior Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League before his career was ended by an arm injury.<ref>Alex Hudson, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/adam_sturgeon_status_non-status_ombiigizi_professional_hockey_player_interview "Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and OMBIIGIZI Reflects Back on His Professional Hockey Career"]. ''Exclaim!'', March 11, 2022.</ref>
==History== {{Update section|date=January 2026}} === WHOOP-Szo === WHOOP-Szo was founded in Guelph, Ontario in 2009 by Adam Sturgeon and Kirsten Kurvink Palm.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Bobkin|first=Matt|date=2018-01-16|title=Meet WHOOP-Szo, Ontario's Fuzz-Rocking Community Healers|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/meet_whoop-szo_ontarios_fuzz-rocking_community_healers|access-date=2020-07-06|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca}}</ref> The band's original name came from Margaret Craven's ''I Heard the Owl Call My Name''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Danahy|first=Kaely|date=2014-08-27|title=The Conflict of Being Whoop Szo|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/the-conflict-of-being-whoop-szo/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=Vice}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":0" />
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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Trapunski|first=Richard|date=2018-01-17|title=For WHOOP-Szo, there's more at play than just performing - NOW Magazine|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/features/whoop-szo-big-plans/|access-date=2020-07-06|website=NowMagazine}}</ref>
In March 2019, as part of Juno Week for the 2019 JUNO Awards, WHOOP-Szo opened for Canadian metal band Voivod.<ref>{{Cite web|last=McSweeney|first=Madison|date=2019-03-16|title=Voivod / Whoop-Szo @ Toboggan|url=https://madisonmcsweeney.com/2019/03/16/voivod-whoop-szo-toboggan/|access-date=2020-07-11|website=Musings by Madison|language=en}}</ref> In November 2019, WHOOP-Szo put out their album ''Warrior Down'' through You've Changed Records, which made the 2020 Polaris Music Prize longlist.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|date=2020-06-17|title=Polaris Music Prize 2020 Long List Includes The Weeknd, Jessie Reyez, Daniel Caesar|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/9404537/polaris-music-prize-2020-long-list-weeknd-jessie-reyez|access-date=2020-07-06|magazine=Billboard}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|last=Gordon|first=Holly|date=2020-03-13|title='One day at a time': what it's like for Ontario band Whoop-Szo to tour during COVID-19|work=CBC|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/one-day-at-a-time-what-it-s-like-for-ontario-band-whoop-szo-to-tour-during-covid-19-1.5497302|access-date=2020-07-05}}</ref> ''Warrior Down'' features Sturgeon's grandfather on the cover, a survivor of Canada's Residential School system.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mullin|first=Morgan|date=2019-11-28|title=The wonder of Whoop-Szo|url=https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/the-wonder-of-whoop-szo/Content?oid=22932711|access-date=2020-07-06|website=The Coast Halifax|language=en}}</ref>
WHOOP-Szo was set to embark on a North American tour in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=2020-02-19|title=WHOOP-Szo Map Out Massive North American Tour|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/whoop-szo_map_out_massive_north_american_tour|access-date=2020-08-08|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gregory|first=Allie|date=2020-05-05|title=WHOOP-Szo Share New "Nshwaaswi" Video|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/whoop-szo_share_new_nshwaaswi_video|access-date=2020-08-08|website=exclaim.ca|language=en-ca}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
=== 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.<ref name="bobkin" /> Concurrently, he released the EP ''1 2 3 4 500 Years'',<ref name="bobkin" /> which was recorded in 2018 during a trip to Guadalajara, Mexico.<ref>Holly Gordon, [https://www.cbc.ca/music/how-a-new-ep-and-name-are-helping-status-non-status-interrogate-the-effects-of-colonization-1.6055912 "How a new EP and name are helping Status/Non-Status interrogate the effects of colonization"]. CBC Music, June 8, 2021.</ref> thumb|Adam Sturgeon performing with OMBIIGIZI in London, Ontario. On September 23, the band's sophomore album ''Surely Travel'' was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Status/Non-Status Announce New Album 'Surely Travel,' Share Video for Lead Single "Mashkiki Sunset" {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/status_non-status_announce_new_album_surely_travel_share_video_for_lead_single_mashkiki_sunset |access-date=2022-09-04 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref> The band released a surprise EP on January 3, 2023, titled ''January 3'', consisting of three songs that were held back from making the cut for ''Surely Travel.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Status/Non-Status Drop Surprise 'January 3rd' EP {{!}} Exclaim! |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/status_non-status_drop_surprise_january_3rd_ep |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=exclaim.ca |language=en-ca}}</ref>
=== Collaborations === Sturgeon has also collaborated with Daniel Monkman of Zoon in OMBIIGIZI, releasing their debut collaborative album ''Sewn Back Together'' in 2022 and were shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>Alan Ranta, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/ombiigizi_sewn_back_together_album_review_zoon_status_non_status "OMBIIGIZI Make Noise with a Purpose on 'Sewn Back Together'"]. ''Exclaim!'', February 9, 2022.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=2022 Short List |url=https://polarismusicprize.ca/short-list/ |access-date=2023-01-05 |website=Polaris Music Prize |language=en}}</ref>
== Discography ==
=== WHOOP-Szo === * ''Citizen's Ban(ne)d Radio'' (2016) * ''Warrior Down'' (2019) * ''Warrior Remixes'' (2020)
=== Status/Non-Status === * ''1 2 3 4 500 Years'' (2021) * ''Surely Travel'' (2022) * ''January 3rd (''2023) * ''Big Changes'' (2026)
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:Canadian alternative rock groups Category:Musical groups from Guelph Category:First Nations musical groups