# Rare Americans

Rare Americans are a Canadian-Slovak alternative rock band from Vancouver, British Columbia, most noted as Juno Award nominees for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.
The band was created by brothers James and Jared Priestner, and includes bassist Jan Cajka and drummer Duran Ritz. 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.
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".

## Members
### Current members

James Priestner: Vocals, Guitar
Jared Priestner: Songwriting
Jan "Jongo" Cajaka: Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Trumpet
Duran Ritz: Drums, Percussion

### Past members

Lubo Ivan: Guitar
Ginger Chen: Bass
Jeff Quin: Bass

## Discography
### Albums

| Title | Details |
| Rare Americans | Released: 13 August 2018 Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |
| 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 |
| Rare Americans 4 - "The Human Animal" | Released: August 16, 2024 Label: Crooked City Records Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming |

### Extended plays

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

### Singles

| Title | Year | Album |
| "Balmoral Hotel" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Cats, Dogs & Rats" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Moss Park" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "I vs I" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Pay Me Back" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Fuck You World" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Garbage Day" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Night After Night" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Same Boat We Row" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "I Had it Coming" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Hands Free" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "It Was You" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Wake Up" | 2018 | Rare Americans |
| "Worm Is Gonna Turn" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Let Go For Love" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Canoe" | 2018 | Non-album singles |
| "Brittle Bones Nicky" | 2019 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Ryan and Dave" | 2019 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Ryan & Dave (Acoustic)" | 2019 | Non-album singles |
| "Milk Man" | 2019 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Hullabaloo" | 2020 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Gas Mask" | 2020 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "The Moneyz" | 2020 | Non-album singles |
| "Knives, Guns & Bed" (feat. Clare Twiddy) | 2021 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Brittle Bones Nicky 2" | 2021 | Rare Americans 2 |
| "Baggage" | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Mama Bear" | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Hey Sunshine" | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Rhythm Kitchen" (feat. D. Smoke) | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Baby Boy" | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Walkin' n Talkin'" | 2021 | Jamesy Boy & The Screw Loose Zoo |
| "Flashback" | 2022 | Non-album singles |
| "Love Is All I Bring" | 2022 | You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World |
| "Lose My Cool" | 2022 | You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World |
| "Moving On" | 2022 | You're Not a Bad Person, it's Just a Bad World |
| "Drawing Swords" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Tremendous" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Little White Lies" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Rambo" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Bruised" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Fool's Gold" | 2022 | Songs That Don't Belong |
| "Milk and Honey" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Money!" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Stay Curious" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "2 U's" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Good Eats" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Northern Lights" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Brothers" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "No Troubles" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Sunday Morning" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Fuck you Elmo" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Moving Beyond" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Odd Ducks" | 2023 | Searching for Strawberries: The Story of Jongo Bongo |
| "Kyle and Dave" (Ryan and Dave Demo) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Today" (feat. NOAHFINNCE) | 2023 | Non-album singles |
| "Dead of the Night" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Got U" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Fortune Cookies" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Placebo" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "X on You" (feat. Lil Meesha) | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Stupid Heart" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Sadie Jane" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Song For The People" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Take It Right On" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "The Machine" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Rat Race" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Sway" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "The Human Animal" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Young Minds" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Lovers For A Night" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Demons" | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "101" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Mr. Please" | 2024 | The Human Animal |
| "Brittle Bones Nicky 3" | 2024 | Non-album singles |
| "Voices In My Head" | 2025 | (S)KiDS |