RAE SPOON’S 13TH ALBUM, ASSIGNED COUNTRY SINGER AT BIRTH,
OUT TODAY VIA COAX RECORDS
BUY / STREAM ASSIGNED COUNTRY SINGER AT BIRTH HERE
WATCH / SHARE “HYPER COUNTRY” FT. THEODORE WALKER ROBINSON (SHORT FILM)
CANADIAN TOUR DATES BEGIN APRIL 12, 2026 | TICKETS AND INFORMATION HERE
"Returning to country music for their 13th solo album, the pathfinding Calgary-born singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist eschews the songs about loving trucks and beer pervasive to the genre, reminding us that it's as expansive as the people who connect to it by tackling topics like trans rights, disability, religious trauma and colonialism."
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“Thankfully, Spoon is fully returning to their country roots with Assigned Country Singer at Birth ...a stretching of the country canon that we desperately need.”
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"A long-awaited return to country music for Rae Spoon is news enough to lead me to believe that 2026 will be alright. Assigned Country Singer At Birth feels like the album that could finally give them the mainstream attention they deserve. If you don’t know the name Rae Spoon already, that’s ok because luckily for you, we’re all about to be talking about them."
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Today, Rae Spoon releases their new album, Assigned Country Singer At Birth, an album that is equally subversive and relatable, a testament to the fact that country music is as expansive as the people who are connected to it. Songs about trans folks, harm reduction, disability, inclusion, religious trauma, solidarity and opposing colonial land occupation may seem antithetical to traditional country, but they are as much a part of Spoon’s experiences as love songs, trucks and beer.
To help celebrate the record, Spoon is also releasing the new short film for the album track, “Hyper Country” which features vocalist Theodore Walker Robinson. The song is “a celebration of reclaiming and subverting spiritual trauma,” says Spoon. “As a person who lost the communities I grew up in because of prejudices against trans/nonbinary people, it’s about inhabiting futures I could have never imagined. My relationship with Jesus in the film represents the peace that I’ve found in my own spirituality through near death experiences.
“Theodore Walker Robinson is the featured vocalist. From the first time I heard them sing, I’ve wanted to record a song with them. Their singular performance as a gospel and pop vocalist is one of the most important elements of the song for me.”
WATCH / SHARE “HYPER COUNTRY” FT. THEODORE WALKER ROBINSON (SHORT FILM)
MORE ABOUT ASSIGNED COUNTRY SINGER AT BIRTH
Their thirteenth solo album, Assigned Country Singer At Birth, marks Spoon’s return to country music. It’s arguably not any safer than it was in the early 2000’s to be a transgender country singer, but there's no room for doubting their connection to it when you hear them sing.
WATCH / SHARE “CAN’T FAIL ME” FT. CASSIA HARDY HERE
WATCH / SHARE “COUNTRY MUSIC BREAKS MY HEART” SHORT FILM BY FOREIGNERZ
On Assigned Country Singer At Birth, Spoon’s musical influences from traditional country, to pop, gospel, bluegrass, electronic and experimental coalesce into unique combinations. Producer and drummer, Alaska B producer of Yamantaka Sonic Titan and Pantayo (both short-listed for the Polaris Prize twice). Collaborators are Robyn Grey, Evelyn Charlotte Joe, Laurie Torres, Thanya Iyer, Christine Bougie and Gambletron deliver nuanced performances that gel seamlessly with Rae's humour and heartbreak. Vocalists Lydia Persaud, Kimmortal, Cassia Hardy, Theodore Walker, Louie Sanchez, Rosina Kazi, Kue Varo, Lianne Hall and Stewart Legere form a chorus of vocal support that illustrate the visceral power of people coming together to sing for change.
BUY / STREAM ASSIGNED COUNTRY SINGER AT BIRTH HERE
TOUR DATES
Apr 12 - Toronto, ON - It’s Okay Studio w/ Lee Waylon and Louie Sanchez | Tickets HERE
Apr 29 - Winnipeg, MB - WECC w/ Tofu Smell and Keri Latimer Tickets HERE
May 01 - Winnipeg, MB - AANM Gallery Show Opening
May 03 - Saskatoon, SK - Art Bar (Matinee) w/ respectfulchild and Pink Snail Tickets HERE
May 07 - Regina, SK - The Cure with MERV xx GOTTI EVENTS
May 08 - Lethbridge, AB - Theoretically Brewing
May 09 - Calgary, AB - Loophole w/ Kue Varo and the Only Hopes, Pink Snail Tickets HERE
May 10 - Edmonton, AB - The Aviary (Matinee) w/ Cassia Hardy and Pink Snail Tickets HERE
May 15 - Vancouver, BC - Green Auto w/ Hyaenas, Claira Sanchez and Pink Snail
May 17 - Victoria, BC - Coda w/ Elise LeBlanc, Pink Snail
May 23 - Galiano Island, BC - Oxeye
May 30 and 31 - Ymir, BC - Tiny Lights Festival
Jun 05 - Smithers, BC - Smithers Pride
Jun 06 - Smithers, BC - Smithers Pride
Jun 14 - Montreal, QC - Turbohaus (Matinee)
ASSIGNED COUNTRY SINGER AT BIRTH
1 Country Music Breaks My Heart
2 Assigned Country Singer At Birth
3 Pray
4 Last Cigarette
5 Can't Stop Lightening (feat Kimmortal, Louis Sanchez)
6 All Drugs Safe Legal And Free
7 Ostomy Cowboy
8 Not Too Sick To Love
9 Can't Fail Me (feat Cassia Hardy)
10 Hyper Country (feat Theodore Walker Robinson)
