Rare Americans

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Rare Americans
Origin Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Genres Pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, punk rock
Years active2018–present
LabelsCrooked City Records
MembersJames Priestner
Jared Priestner
Jan Cajka
Duran Ritz
Past membersGinger Chen
Lubo Ivan
Jeff Quinn
Website www.rareamericans.com

Rare Americans are a Canadian-Slovak alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, [1] most noted as Juno Award nominees for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. [2]

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The band was created by brothers James and Jared Priestner, [1] and includes bassist Jan Cajka and drummer Duran Ritz. [3] In May 2023, it was announced that guitarist Lubo Ivan had made the decision to leave the band in December 2022. They are known for creating animated videos for most of their songs. [4]

At the Juno Awards of 2020, Ben Kaplan won the Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award for his work on Rare Americans' "Brittle Bones Nicky" and Mother Mother's "It's Alright". [5]

Discography

Albums

TitleDetails
Rare Americans
Rare Americans 2
  • Released: 5 March 2021
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo
  • Released: 19 November 2021
  • Label: Crooked City Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (Deluxe)
  • Released: 12 July 2022
  • Label: Crooked City Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World
  • Released: 21 July 2022
  • Label: Crooked City Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
Searching For Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo
  • Released: 7 July 2023
  • Label: Crooked City Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Songs That Don't Belong
  • Released: 22 December 2022
  • Label: Crooked City Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Balmoral Hotel"2018Rare Americans
"Cats, Dogs & Rats"
"Moss Park"
"I vs I"
"Pay Me Back"
"Fuck You World"
"Garbage Day"
"Night After Night"
"Same Boat We Row"
"I Had it Coming"
"Hands Free"
"It Was You"
"Wake Up"
"Worm Is Gonna Turn"Non-album singles
"Let Go For Love"
"Canoe"
"Brittle Bones Nicky"2019Rare Americans 2
"Ryan and Dave"
"Ryan & Dave (Acoustic)"Non-album singles
"Milk Man"Rare Americans 2
"Hullabaloo"2020
"Gas Mask"
"The Moneyz"Non-album singles
"Knives, Guns & Bed" (feat. Clare Twiddy)2021Rare Americans 2
"Brittle Bones Nicky 2"
"Baggage"Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo
"Mama Bear"
"Hey Sunshine"
"Rhythm Kitchen" (feat. D. Smoke)
"Baby Boy"
"Walkin' n Talkin'"
"Flashback"2022Non-album singles
"Love Is All I Bring"You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World
"Lose My Cool"
"Moving On"
"Drawing Swords"Songs That Don't Belong
"Tremendous"
"Little White Lies"
"Rambo"
"Bruised"
"Fool's Gold"
"Milk and Honey"2023Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo
"Money!"
"Stay Curious"
"2 U's"
"Good Eats"
"Northern Lights"
"Brothers"
"No Troubles"
"Sunday Morning"
"Fuck you Elmo"
"Moving Beyond"
"Odd Ducks"
"Kyle and Dave" (Ryan and Dave Demo)Non-album singles
"Today" (feat. NOAHFINNCE)
"Dead of the Night"2024
"Got U"

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