RAE SPOON REVEALS VIDEO FOR “WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY”
SHARES FULL ALBUM STREAM OF ARMOUR AHEAD OF FEBRUARY 19 RELEASE DATE
ON TOUR IN CANADA NOW
“another stellar electro-based offering of dreamy, rounded and sweetly pleasing pop with, as always, an aftertaste of pretty melancholia” Calgary Herald
“one of the best storytellers now working in Canada” Exclaim! 9/10
“perfectly blends the dark and light into something that is honest and hopeful” Saskatoon Star Phoenix
“holds the same mature soul the singer has continuously demonstrated over their career through carefully crafted lyrics and an enchanting voice” The Concordian
“deeply evocative, rich lyrics alongside cascading synths, contrasting guitar, clacking drums, the gentle coo of Spoon’s soft, sweet voice, and the occasional cello accompaniment” Beatroute
WATCH ‘WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY” VIA SILENT SHOUT HERE
LISTEN TO ARMOUR AND READ A TRACK BY TRACK GUIDE VIA CBC MUSIC HERE
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Only a few short days remain before the eighth Rae Spoon album Armour is officially out. Set for release on February 19 via Coax Records, the ten new songs hold all of the lyrical depth indicative of Rae Spoon’s compositions while showcasing their distinctive voice. Rae Spoon has been called one of Canada’s best songwriters and their new album Armour does not disappoint. With a Canadian tour that started on February 16 in their hometown of Calgary, Rae Spoon will be heading all the way to the east coast before hitting the western shores of Canada. In celebration the acclaimed songwriter and performer has revealed a video for album track “Written Across The Sky” and is sharing a full album stream of Armour along with a track by track guide. All tour dates are listed below.
WATCH ‘WRITTEN ACROSS THE SKY” VIA SILENT SHOUT HERE
LISTEN TO ARMOUR AND READ A TRACK BY TRACK GUIDE VIA CBC MUSIC HERE
Armour’s self-produced enigmatic soundscapes blur the lines between organic and electronic instruments. Recorded at Calgary’s Arch Audio Studio, Rae Spoon claims, “there was a lot of experimentation with analog synths and electronic music programming along with my usual guitar and vocals. I took my tracks to long-time collaborators Alexandre Decoupigny and Lorrie Matheson and it became an album. I think the production shows a level of sophistication I have been working towards for years."
Armour is the highly anticipated follow-up to the Polaris Music Prize nominated My Prairie Home, a musical about Spoon’s fraught childhood in Alberta. As much as My Prairie Home was about Spoon’s upbringing as a queer youth in a Pentecostal household, Armour is about their view of the future. Moments of reckoning with trauma and self-preservation mingle with messages of hope and survival. Armour explores the idea that there is no instruction manual for healthy adulthood, asserting that the attempt to construct meaning is itself the point of life. Armour is a tribute to the intimate space where both hope and despair have space to share the same voice.
PRE-ORDER ARMOUR HERE VIA COAX RECORDS
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CANADIAN TOUR DATES
Feb 16 - Calgary @ The Ironwood w/ Ethan Cole
Feb 17- Edmonton @ the Mercury Room w/ Sherry-Lee Heschel
Feb 18 - Saskatoon @ La Relais w/ Ursa, respectfulchild and Homo Monstrous
Feb 19 Saskatoon @ Out Saskatoon (talk)
Feb 20 - Winnipeg @ The Good Will w/ LAL and Joanne Pollock
Feb 25 - Montreal @ Casa Del Popolo w/ Glenn Nuotio
Feb 26 - Ottawa @ Pressed Cafe w/ Glenn Nuotio
Feb 27 - Kingston @ the Artel w/ Kris and Dee
Feb 28 - Toronto @ Holy Oak w/ Party Time
Feb 29 - Toronto @ Holy Oak w/ Glenn Nuotio
Mar 3 - St John’s @ The Ship w/ Neil Conway
Mar 4 - Halifax @ The Company House w/ Lee-Ann Poole
Mar 5 - Sault Ste. Marie at Gore Street Cafe
Mar 12 - Galiano Island @ Grand Central Emporium
Mar 13 - Vancouver @ Skinny Fat Jacks
Mar 17 - Victoria @ Victoria Event Center w/Corwin Fox
ARMOUR TRACKLIST
01 Armour
02 I Hear Them Calling
03 Written Across The Sky
04 Can’t Go Right
05 Wrestles With Death
06 Stolen Song
07 The Beast Is Me
08 Flood
09 Go For The Kill
10 Try Again At Everything
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