Rae Spoon

Rae Spoon

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By Evan Dickson (CHARTattack) October 6, 2008 1:52 pm
Canadian folk bands, be careful that your homespun references to local geography and Canadiana don't come off as CBC pandering (like some of Kathleen Edwards' yak-worthy yarns). Instead, let them grow naturally from the black soil of your twilight thoughts like Spoon. The sweet-voiced singer opens his album with an entire song about the Great...
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I Read The News Today... For Jan. 27, 2011

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) January 27, 2011 2:01 pm
Toronto's Dinosaur Bones will release their My Divider debut album on March 8 through Dine Alone. It was produced by Jon Drew, who's handled discs by Tokyo Police Club, Fucked Up and Arkells, so hopefully it'll be pretty good. Born Ruffians have just announced a Canadian tour that'll take place from mid-March to early April. They're out in support...
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Song Of The Day: Rae Spoon's "Death By Elektro"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) December 2, 2010 2:21 pm
"Death By Elektro" is the opening track to Rae Spoon's Love Is A Hunter, which came out earlier this year. It's in a bit of a contrast to the rest of the disc, which features Spoon experimenting with electronic elements. That can particularly be heard on "You Can Dance," which we featured as our Song Of The Day back in August.
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Song Of The Day: Rae Spoon's "You Can Dance"

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By CHARTattack Staff (CHARTattack) August 19, 2010 4:22 pm
"You Can Dance" is from Rae Spoon's just-released sixth studio album, Love Is A Hunter.The tune, along with most of the songs on the follow-up to 2008's Superioryouareinferior, is a bit of a departure for Spoon, who was previously known for his folk and country tunes. Here, he's experimenting with electronic elements, and...
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Rae Spoon Ponders Colonialism

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By Shannon Webb-Campbell (CHARTattack) November 25, 2008 2:46 pm
Instead of the usual odes to Canada's vast and mysterious landscape, Rae Spoon explores some of the darker notes of this country's history. All this while he's travelling via Greyhound to share his seemingly patriotic release, Superioryouareinferior, with the nation. "I see colonial ghosts as all of the not-so-far-off histories of...
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Mighty VanGaalen Rules For Fifth Week

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By Chris Burland (CHARTattack) October 15, 2008 11:22 am
Over the six weeks since the launch of the new ChartAttack website, folks have had the opportunity to view, interact and contribute on a greater level than in the past. There are blogs, forums and postings, as well video and audio exclusives. One of the few resources that was lost in the transfer to the new site was the viewing of the...
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Rae Spoon's Superiorinferiority Complex

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By Kate Harper (CHARTattack) September 8, 2008 2:16 pm
Folk-rock singer/songwriter Rae Spoon will self-release his fourth album, SuperiorYouAreInferior, on Oct. 7. Singer/songwriter Lorrie Matheson co-produced Spoon's first album in more than two years at his Calgary studio. Spoon, who is transgendered (FTM), wrote the record while on sojourn in a small German town. Five songs from...
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Pumping: Rae Spoon - Superior You Are Inferior

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By The Stereo (CHARTattack) August 25, 2008 2:46 pm
It's a tough world out there for a slower, more drawly, more minimal Sarah Harmer. It sounds alright, but you'd better befriend Brendan Canning quick in the hopes of getting the eighth spot in the BSS depth pool of "singers we can hire as replacements when Feist, Haines, Millan and Powell aren't around."
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