6. Rae Spoon
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op4ywkS9MUU Rae Spoon merges country sensibilities with occasional electronic elements for their chilly, introspective albums. Much of their lyrics concern experiences growing up in a staunchly religious family and its complex repercussions while other songs play with the clash between queer identity and growing up in a prairie region. Their albums come with consistent composure that may set them apart from other artists on the list, though this does not discount any of their music in the slightest. It is thoughtful and devoted to maturity in the bizarre world that surrounds it. Rae Spoon sings as an outcast in the folky world they belong to, not praising it nor condemning it, but simply describing their experiences as they happen. Recommended albums: superioryouareinferior and My Prairie Home