Box Elder Readies Debut Album For April Release Via Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records

Box Elder releases its debut LP on April 10 via Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records. It marks a profound evolution for the Salt Lake City-based project. What began as Chris Archuleta’s solo bedroom endeavor during the isolation of Covid has blossomed into a full-band collaboration that captures the raw emotional landscape of personal struggle and growth.

Across these tracks, Box Elder explores the turbulent territory of mental health, charting the ebbs and flows of anxiety, the ache of love lost, and the persistent fear of never quite finding where you belong. These songs are born from four years of experiences, transformed into anthems of vulnerability and resilience.

This is the first Box Elder album shaped by the creative input of each member, bringing new dimensions to Archuleta’s songwriting. The result is a sound that channels the melodic urgency of The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World while carving out distinctly personal terrain. Recorded by Archuleta himself (his first major self-production undertaking), the album balances raw intimacy with polish that honors the emotional weight of these songs.

The striking cover artwork by Stella Vickland-Davis features mannequin pieces controlled by box elder bugs, a visual metaphor that perfectly captures the album’s themes of agency, transformation, and the small forces that guide us through uncertain times.

For fifteen years of making music, this LP represents Archuleta’s most complete artistic statement and a powerful new chapter for Box Elder.

The Box Elder LP is available for pre-order now on limited edition lavender eco-mix vinyl, only 200 copies pressed. Each record features stunning artwork by Stella Vickland-Davis, depicting mannequin pieces controlled by box elder bugs, a visual metaphor for the unseen forces that guide us through uncertain times.

Preorder here.

Another single from the band hits digital streaming platforms on March 6. Look for “Chucklefuck” wherever you listen to music.

Catch the band live:

Thursday, March 5, 2026, Pearl on Fifth, Midvale, Utah
Friday, May 15, 2026, The Sugar Maple, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Box Elder shares “As The Story Goes” From Forthcoming Debut Album For Steadfast Records And Sweet Cheetah Records

Salt Lake City, Utah’s Box Elder shares “As The Story Goes,” a track from its forthcoming debut, self-titled LP. Listen to it here.

“‘As The Story Goes’ is about a toxic relationship I was involved in where I ended up ultimately feeling like I didn’t know the person I was standing next to in the end,” says vocalist/guitarist Christopher Archuleta.

Box Elder’s LP, out April 10 via Steadfast Records and Sweet Cheetah Records, marks a profound evolution for the Salt Lake City project. What began as Chris Archuleta’s solo bedroom endeavor during the isolation of Covid has blossomed into a full-band collaboration that captures the raw emotional landscape of personal struggle and growth.

Across these tracks, Box Elder explores the turbulent territory of mental health, charting the ebbs and flows of anxiety, the ache of love lost, and the persistent fear of never quite finding where you belong. These songs are born from four years of experiences, transformed into anthems of vulnerability and resilience.

This is the first Box Elder album shaped by the creative input of each member, bringing new dimensions to Archuleta’s songwriting. The result is a sound that channels the melodic urgency of The Get Up Kids and Jimmy Eat World while carving out distinctly personal terrain. Recorded by Archuleta himself (his first major self-production undertaking), the album balances raw intimacy with polish that honors the emotional weight of these songs.

The striking cover artwork by Stella Vickland-Davis features mannequin pieces controlled by box elder bugs, a visual metaphor that perfectly captures the album’s themes of agency, transformation, and the small forces that guide us through uncertain times.

For fifteen years of making music, this LP represents Archuleta’s most complete artistic statement and a powerful new chapter for Box Elder.

#BOXELDER #melodicPunkRock #MUSIC #NEWS #POPPUNK #PUNKROCK

Box Elder Release New Indie-Punk Single “Post College Days”

Wyoming/Salt Lake City indie punk band Box Elder has released their latest single, “Post College Days.” The track, dedicated to a friend who passed away, explores the changing landscape of friendships while navigating early adulthood. The band blends influences from late ’90s/early ’00s indie and emo with modern pop-punk, featuring high-energy guitars and ethereal synthesizers. Box Elder is currently finalizing plans for a 2026 full-length release.

https://open.spotify.com/track/38QdzqKxp3Zni7ig0Xoc3Q?si=8a37d280900949b7

Catch the band live here:

Friday, October 31, 2025, Eleanor’s Halloween Show, Jackson, Wyoming (Black Sabbath-tribute set)

Saturday, December 13, 2025, The Mangy Moose, Jackson, Wyoming

Thursday, January 29, 2026, Funk N Dive, Ogden, Utah

Friday, January 30, 2026, ABG’s, Provo, Utah

Saturday, January 31, 2026, The DLC, Salt Lake City, Utah

#BOXELDER #indiePunk #MUSIC #NEWS #PUNKROCK

If you are in Northern Utah, consider checking out the Bear River Region LGBTQ+ Community Coalition. It is a group of LGBTQ+ people and allies dedicated to improving the well-being for LGBTQ+ people in Northern Utah.

#lgbtq+ #utah #lgbt #cache #boxelder #bearriver

BRR LGBTQ+ Community Coalition
www.brrlgbtqcommunitycoalition.org

A piece for Cedi! Bruce and Cedi continuing their weightlifting progress, as Bruce starts to show some big gains compared to the moth. Just a bit of "Weight Tree-ning", if you will.

#art #painting #illustration #furryart #moth #boxelder #bug #insect #bodybuilding #muscle #deriaz #cedi

Little birthday gift to myself. c: Bruce, my boxelder bug guy, doing a side chest flex.

#boxelder #furry #anthro #insect #art #digitalart #muscle #bodybuilder #deriaz

3 / This it the worst damage. This is the lowest branch of a mature #BoxElder. That branch was about 10 inches in diameter before it twisted open. See the normal size of the branch to the right.

I was listening to this as it happened. It took maybe 10-15 seconds, if that.

The trunk of the Box Elder is about 20-24 inches in diameter. Only the bottom branches were damaged. The rest of the tree is beautiful. Nothing but #gratitude!

FYI: This is right next to my house and under the power line.