Status/Non-Status had a big 2022, landing on Exclaim!'s list of the best albums of the year, and now they have kicked off the new year with more new music: the Adam Sturgeon-led project have shared a new EP, aptly titled January 3rd.
The collection consists of three songs that were held back from making the cut for Surely Travel. "While each song is deeply personal, at the time it felt as though they pushed the album further into the rural-folk spectrum than we envisioned for ourselves, but together now make for a sentimental journey that sounds just right on the cold winds of winter," Sturgeon said in a statement.
Title track "January 3rd" was the first song recorded for the LP, written while the songwriter was living in Flint, MI. "Johnny's Song" could be about "any kid, anywhere," Sturgeon explained. "In this case a specific kid — Johnny, who was trying his best to persevere despite a harsh reality at home, each day bringing a new challenge but finding hope within the cold terrain of the Arctic tundra and being on the land." The EP concludes with heartbreaker "Glide," which serves as "a dedication to our dear mother, mentor and friend who slipped into the ice and never came home."
Listen to January 3rd on your streaming service of choice below.
The collection consists of three songs that were held back from making the cut for Surely Travel. "While each song is deeply personal, at the time it felt as though they pushed the album further into the rural-folk spectrum than we envisioned for ourselves, but together now make for a sentimental journey that sounds just right on the cold winds of winter," Sturgeon said in a statement.
Title track "January 3rd" was the first song recorded for the LP, written while the songwriter was living in Flint, MI. "Johnny's Song" could be about "any kid, anywhere," Sturgeon explained. "In this case a specific kid — Johnny, who was trying his best to persevere despite a harsh reality at home, each day bringing a new challenge but finding hope within the cold terrain of the Arctic tundra and being on the land." The EP concludes with heartbreaker "Glide," which serves as "a dedication to our dear mother, mentor and friend who slipped into the ice and never came home."
Listen to January 3rd on your streaming service of choice below.
