Rare Americans
An exuberant Vancouver combo with a flair for the theatrical, Rare Americans found viral success with the genre-mashing indie pop-punk of songs like "Cats, Dogs & Rats" and "Brittle Bones Nicky." Led by brothers James and Jared Priestner, the band have self-released three albums, including their eponymous 2018 debut and 2021's Jamesy Boy & the Screw Loose Zoo.
The idea for the band came about almost as a dare when, during a 2018 vacation to the Caribbean, the two Priestner brothers decided on a whim to try and write an entire album together. After returning to Canada, they managed to knock out Rare Americans' self-titled debut in just ten days with the help of their friend Lubo Ivan. Combining the energy of pop-punk with elements of rap, funk, pop, punk, and various other styles, the album became a streaming success in 2018, thanks especially to the melodic, ska-like "Cats, Dogs & Rats." Their 2019 single "Brittle Bones Nicky" fared even better, notching millions of streams.
By this point, Rare Americans had expanded into a full six-piece band with the addition of Jan Cajka, Duran Ritz, and Ginger Chen, and they issued their follow-up, Rare Americans 2, in early 2021. Proving to be prolific as well as imaginative, the group's third album, Jamesy Boy & the Screw Loose Zoo, arrived later that year. Another single, "Flashback," was released in early 2022.
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Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Rare Americans am 07.07.2023
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You're Not A Bad Person, it's Just A Bad World
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 19.08.2022
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Rare Americans
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 10.08.2018
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Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (Deluxe)
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 19.11.2021
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Songs That Don't Belong
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 22.12.2022
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Rare Americans 2
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 05.03.2021
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Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 19.11.2021
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Today
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records am 17.11.2023
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Brittle Bones Nicky
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 01.09.2019
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The Moneyz
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 24.12.2020
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Milk Man
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 14.10.2019
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Ryan and Dave
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 23.09.2019
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Hey Sunshine
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 10.06.2021
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Rhythm Kitchen (feat. D Smoke)
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 26.08.2021
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Love Is All I Bring
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Gas Mask
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 25.06.2020
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Dead of the Night
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records am 29.12.2023
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Hullabaloo
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 30.04.2020
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Baggage
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 23.04.2021
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Brittle Bones Nicky 2
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 17.02.2021
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Moving On
Alternativ und Indie - Erschienen bei Crooked City Records - EMPIRE am 29.07.2022
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