AnishinaabeâCanadian singerâsongwriter Adam Sturgeon, was born Marchâ¯19,â¯1984, in Erin, Ontario, and later moved to Guelph where he began playing guitar and writing songs. After a brief juniorâhockey stint, Sturgeon formed WHOOPâSzo in 2009 with Kirsten Kurvink Palm, releasing the twoâpart album Qallunaat/Odemin in 2014. The band relocated to London, Ontario, and released Warrior Down in Novemberâ¯2019 on Youâve Changed Records; the album was longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize. In 2021 Sturgeon renamed the project Status/NonâStatus, issued the EP 1â¯2â¯3â¯4â¯500â¯Years, and released the sophomore album Surely Travel in 2022. The group collaborated with Daniel Monkman on Sewn Back Together (2022), also shortlisted for the 2022 Polaris Music Prize, and issued the surprise EP Januaryâ¯3 in Januaryâ¯2023. Big Changes album was released in 2026.
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