Subbacultcha x Order: Ricky Staggs + Order Mothership

In ancient times, your beau would leave you stranded at the train station, but in our modern age it’s being left on the road that does the trick of breaking someone’s heart. The unbearable feeling of putting effort in a relationship, yet being left hanging is what newcomer Ricky Staggs’ EP, LMOBS, is all about. Highly auto-tuned, emotionally loaded, raw lyrics combined with praiseworthy music, produced by his older brother Frank. A combination we never knew needed when weeping in bed staring at those darn blue check marks. But fortunately, not everything Ricky Staggs screams feels like heartache, it’s his distinctive persona and fascinating stage presence that turns those dreary feelings into joyful ones, putting you highly at risk of yet again being left on read. Support’s from local heroes (and abroad) Order Mothership.

Ricky Staggs

Text & photo by Texas Schiffmacher