“Wormwood III, despite your thoughts and opinions on the band’s environmental/DIY stance, politics and the intensity of their idealism which has them going all-in as opposed to just posting about it on Facebook, is a listen that’s easy to get absorbed by and lost in.”
-Decibel
Stream the new EP, Wormwood III, in its entirety via Decibel Magazine, here.
Staghorn was founded in South Florida by Jared and Lexy, later joined by a third member, Luke, and eventually transplanted to their current location of Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. The collective imagined an origin story of "Staghorn" (accompanied by a comic book illustrating as such alongside their first EP), which tells of the fictional post-apocalyptic group of people who have traveled back in time to warn humanity of an animal revolt in the the future that will leave mankind on the brink of extinction. With two of the band’s members currently living predominantly off-grid, their environmental ethics and exhaustingly DIY attitude are at the heart of everything the Staghorn collective does, including their Mogwai/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor style of epic, introspective, transcendentalist compositions. Equally heavy in concept and musicality, their art is meant to create a soundtrack to a better world by highlighting that which is both bleak and hopeful along the way. Strongly principled as a do-it-yourself collective which operates Leave Your Mark Print Shop and Mills Custom Amps, the band uses their trades, creativity and compassion to affect a working, sustainable future: they create their own amps and cabs, print all of their own merch, and have records pressed that are predominantly made of recycled materials. In short, activism is the driving force behind every element of Staghorn’s art.
Wormwood III will be released as a one-sided, etched 12" EP pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (300 on Coke bottle clear with brown smoke, 200 random color variant- a Shuga Exclusive) in partnership with Shuga Records in Chicago. This limited first edition release will be screen printed by hand on recycled paper.
Upcoming shows:
June 21 - Lincoln, NE @ Duffy’s Tavern
June 23 - Chicago, IL @ Francisco FunHouse
July 5 - Urbana, IL @ Audiofeed Festival - Black Sheep Stage
September 13 - Hamburg, DE @ Astro Stube
September 15 - Ninove, BE @ Cafe Gonzo
September 16 - Ghent, BE @ Kinky Star
September 18 - Montreuil, FR @ La Comedia
September 20 - Bristol, UK @ The Louisiana w/ yndi halda
September 21 - Canterbury, UK @ UCA Union Bar w/ yndi halda
September 22 - London, UK - Omeara
September 23 - Leeds, UK @ Brudenell Social Club w/ yndi halda
October 19 - Indianapolis, IN @ Indiana State Brewery Post - POST. Festival
October 23- Birmingham, AL @ The Firehouse
October 24 - Atlanta, GA @ The Bakery
October 25 - Savannah, GA @ The Jinx
October 27 - Gainesville, FL @ THE FEST
November 3 - Austin, TX @ Mohawk
November 5 - Colorado Springs, CO @ Triple Nickel
November 7 - Calgary, AB @ The Palomino w/ yndi halda
November 10 - Vancouver, BC @ The Wise Hall
November 11 - Seattle, WA @ Vera Project w/ yndi halda
November 12 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir w/ yndi halda
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