Rae Spoon was born on the Canadian prairies of the 80’s. In his early twenties he hit the road as one of the world’s only transgendered country singers and toured Canada, Europe, Australia and the USA. When the obvious dangers and contradictions of this role caught up to him he hid in a small town in Eastern Germany for a winter. There he was inspired to write an album about his darker experiences of Canada and it’s highways.
superioryouareinferior is Rae’s fourth solo album, and his first in over two years. It was co-produced by Lorrie Matheson in his Calgary studio. Lyrically the album is his most revealing to date. His voice walks the highways from the Yukon to Newfoundland singing of whales that have gotten lost, the wolves in our imaginations, the Great Lakes, cabin fever, dancing with grizzlies, the psychology of a haunting ghost and the issues of ongoing colonialism.
Musically he traverses new territories from art folk, to indie-rock, to electronic/experimental and noise. Being in Europe influenced him to trade his banjo for a computer and his acoustic guitar for an electric. superioryouareinferior is an album of the times in that it doesn’t stick to one genre, but it retains Rae’s respect for well written songs and his folk music roots that keep him connected to his audience.
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thanks for yr awesome concert @ silverfuture this monday--it was cool sharing the stage with you-- and btw really liked yr morrissey-quotations :) see ya around ronetta/maybecyborgs*
Many thanks for house concert, it was the best. Really love your new album have it on all the time, show was truely brilliant, Thank you so much Love Nicky and Sarah
Hey Brother Grandpa! Here are some pictures from my recent US tour, hope to come back soon!!! Plus a flyer for a fabulous clash of the Queer Cultures in Berlin May 6th!! xoxo Hank xoxo
