| Rare Americans | |
| Origin: | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genre: | Pop rock, alternative rock, indie rock, rap rock |
| Years Active: | 2018–present |
| Label: | Crooked City Records |
| Current Members: | James Priestner Jared Priestner Jan Cajka Duran Ritz |
| Past Members: | Ginger Chen Lubo Ivan Jeff Quinn |
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]
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 having animated videos created by Solis Animation.[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]
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| Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
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| Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo (Deluxe) |
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| You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World |
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| Searching For Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
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| Rare Americans 4 - "The Human Animal" |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Balmoral Hotel" | 2018 | Rare 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" | rowspan="3" | |
| "Let Go For Love" | ||
| "Canoe" | ||
| "Brittle Bones Nicky" | 2019 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Ryan and Dave" | ||
| "Ryan & Dave (Acoustic)" | ||
| "Milk Man" | Rare Americans 2 | |
| "Hullabaloo" | 2020 | |
| "Gas Mask" | ||
| "The Moneyz" | ||
| "Knives, Guns & Bed" (feat. Clare Twiddy) | 2021 | Rare 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" | 2022 | |
| "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" | 2023 | Searching 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) | rowspan="2" | |
| "Today" (feat. NOAHFINNCE) | ||
| "Dead of the Night" | 2024 | rowspan="15" |