Strong songwriting, peppy rhythms and edenloffs earnest, brittle yelp gave the group an underground buzz throughout canada, where they toured extensively for three years. Jun 03, 2009 but hometowns the debut album from the rural alberta advantage, a trio of nonantlered bipeds who have now migrated to toronto, makes the case that the windswept prairies are a prime impetus. Explore releases from the rural alberta advantage at discogs. Listen to your favorite songs from hometowns by the rural alberta advantage now. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. But hometowns the debut album from the rural alberta advantage, a trio of nonantlered bipeds who have now migrated to toronto, makes the. The rural alberta advantage s percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio of amy cole, paul banwatt and nils edenloff from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as canadas best unsigned band to soldout tours and devoted fans around the world with featured coverage from spin. The buzz about the rural alberta advantage reached the point where omahabased indie label saddle creek records picked up hometowns for reissue in 2009.
Hometowns by the rural alberta advantage on spotify. Includes unlimited streaming of hometowns via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from the rural alberta advantage at the discogs marketplace. The threepiece layer vocal haromies over intricate drumming and driving guitar to reflect the landscape and culture of alberta and growing up in it. While the rural alberta advantage establishes a great rhythm and flow in hometowns, it could have prospered from a little more variety. Jan 01, 2008 listen to your favorite songs from hometowns by the rural alberta advantage now. The wild is the follow up to raas critically acclaimed albums mended with gold and hometowns and the junonominated and polaris music prizelong listed sophomore album, departing. With a name like the rural alberta advantage and a debut album called hometowns, one would hope for an unpretentious collection of amiable indie pop tunes filtered through the wistful lens of a wes anderson film, and thats exactly what you get. They sing about summers in the rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil booms charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the. The band subsequently signed to saddle creek records, and the label rereleased the album on july 7, 2009. Departing is the second fulllength album by canadian indie rock band the rural alberta advantage, released march 1, 2011 on paper bag records in canada.
Originally released independently in early 2008, the album gained international exposure when the band was selected as emusics featured artist of the month for november 2008. The rural alberta advantage perform live in the current. Whatll i do if you never wanna come back sittin in a city that is always on the attack whatll i do if you never want me back come with me. The wild by the rural alberta advantage, released october 2017 1. Includes digital download the rural alberta advantage was born out of singersongwriter nils edenloffs exodus from the province that inspired the bands name and many of the songs from their enthralling debut album, hometowns. Thanks to their exciting live performances and gritty, honest songs on hometowns, this canadian band earned a loyal following that began to grow. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Drawing inspiration from their hometowns in central and northern alberta, canada, the rural alberta advantage reflect their upbringing not only in their name and album title but in their music as well. Paper bag records is excited to announce the wild, the fourth studio album from the rural alberta advantage, released october, 2017. Complete your the rural alberta advantage collection. Edenloff grappled with homesickness after his move from edmonton, alberta to toronto, ontario in 2003. The rural alberta advantage the ballad of the raa please support this band. They sing about summers in the rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil booms charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the citys slow.
The rural alberta advantage toronto, ontario placeholder the rural alberta advantage play indierock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in central and northern alberta. Sina weibo sitejot skype slashdot sms stocktwits svejo symbaloo. Hometowns, the bands justreissued 2008 album, is a wellcrafted bit of folk that neednt stand on the shoulders of giants. Some won awards, some were critics darlings but all of them showed a frank and forthright style of songwriting that has continued to leave its mark and grab fans around the world.
The rural alberta advantage hometowns releases discogs. The rural alberta advantages percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio of amy cole, paul. Torontobased trio the rural alberta advantage nils edenloff, amy cole, and paul banwatt play indierock songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in central and northern alberta. The rural alberta advantage album discography allmusic. The rural alberta advantage s percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio of amy cole, paul banwatt and nils edenloff from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as canadas best unsigned band to soldout tours and devoted fans around. The rural alberta advantage hometowns lyrics and tracklist. Guitaristvocalist nils edenloff had the atonal voice, and his act had the subdued rambunction, lofi scrappiness, and gritty independence popularized by their forebears. The rural alberta advantage s percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio of amy cole, paul banwatt and nils edenloff from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as canadas best unsigned band to soldout tours and devoted fans around the world with featured coverage from spin magazine, pitchfork, the new york times. The rural alberta advantage drain the blood youtube. The rural alberta advantage seem to thrive artistically from circumstances and strong characters like these.
Check out hometowns by the rural alberta advantage on amazon music. Albums include hometowns, departing, and mended with gold. Other recent records of note that werent overly praised by critics or spun on too many bar jukeboxes in their time include the rural alberta advantage s hometowns, mogwais happy. Zillow group is committed to ensuring digital accessibility for individuals with disabilities. Jul 23, 2009 recent saddle creek recruits, the rural alberta advantage s compelling sound on hometowns, their rereleased 2008 debut lp, is majorly indebted to the astounding skill of drummer paul banwatt. The rural alberta advantage is a canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in toronto, ontario. The rural alberta advantage drain the blood from the album hometowns order. The rural alberta advantage begs for neutral milk hotel comparisonssee paul banwatts nasal shout, or the ubiquitous fuzzedout acoustic guitarbut they arent entirely deserved. With the rural alberta advantages album, departing, the band further refines the exuberant guitar work. Frank ab the rural alberta advantage from the album hometowns 2009 thanks to samuraited for the lyrics. Beacon hill was inspired by the devastating wildfires that led to a total evacuation of nils onetime home of fort mcmurray, ab last year. Hometowns is the debut album by canadian indie rock band the rural alberta advantage.
Dont be mistaken though, hometowns has staying power. After being picked to be spotlighted in the emusic selects program which highlights. The band consists of nils edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, amy cole robin hatch between september 2016 and january 2018 on keyboards, bass, and backing vocals, and paul banwatt on drums. After being picked to be spotlighted in the emusic selects program. Listen free to the rural alberta advantage hometowns the ballad of the raa, rush.
Music profile for the rural alberta advantage, formed 2005. Dont haunt this heart dont haunt this place your heart beating slow as it beats out of pace west side apartment grows lonely and dark west side apartment. The rural alberta advantage dont haunt this place lyrics. The rural alberta advantage begs for neutral milk hotel comparisonssee paul banwatts nasal shout, or the ubiquitous fuzzedout acoustic.
They sing about summers in the rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil booms charm, the mine. Hometowns by the rural alberta advantage on amazon music. Hometowns, an album by the rural alberta advantage on spotify. The rural alberta advantage paul banwatt nils edenloff robin hatchfrom toronto, canadathe rural alberta advantage s percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as canadas best unsigned band to soldout tours and devoted fans around the world with featured coverage from. The torontobased trio, led by bornandbred albertan nils edenloff, has created an affecting debut thats full of nostalgic songs about hometowns.
The rural alberta advantage albums, songs, and news pitchfork. Hometowns by the rural alberta advantage released in 2009 via saddle creek. The rural alberta advantage, the wild the yale herald. Where this album falls just inches short is in the diversity division. Recent saddle creek recruits, the rural alberta advantage s compelling sound on hometowns, their rereleased 2008 debut lp, is majorly indebted. The rural alberta advantage music, videos, stats, and. For over a decade, the rural alberta advantage have quietly built themselves one of the most rabid and passionate fanbases in canada. The band grew up in small towns around central and northern alberta, never taking for granted the big range of emotions that take place in a small town.
The rural alberta advantage hometowns the rural alberta advantage are. The rural alberta advantages percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as can. The rural alberta advantage isnt the type of band youd expect to take three years between albums. Singersongwriter nils edenloff, along with amy cole and paul banwatt, craft lovelorn postcards to small town heartache, beloved and embittered. Listen free to the rural alberta advantage hometowns the ballad of the raa, rush apart and more. We are continuously working to improve the accessibility of our web experience for everyone, and we welcome feedback and accommodation requests. The rural alberta advantage will release their new album, the wild, on october with longtime label partners saddle creek in the us and paper bag records in canada, europe and the uk. The rural alberta advantage the ballad of the raa youtube. Stream hometowns by the rural alberta advantage and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Oct, 2017 wikimedia commons when hometowns landed in 2009, some thought they had discovered neutral milk hotel reincarnate in the rural alberta advantage.
The rural alberta advantage s percussive folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, and relentless tradition of touring have taken the trio from humble recognition amongst indie rock diehards as canadas best unsigned band to soldout tours and devoted fans around the world with featured coverage from spin magazine, pitchfork, the new york. After releasing a demo tape and an ep, the rural alberta advantage found themselves in boombox sound recording hometowns, their debut album. Wikimedia commons when hometowns landed in 2009, some thought they had discovered neutral milk hotel reincarnate in the rural alberta advantage. Oct 11, 2017 for over a decade, the rural alberta advantage have quietly built themselves one of the most rabid and passionate fanbases in canada. Preorders for the album are now available on digital and limited edition colour vinyl exclusive to each of the labels online shops. When the rural alberta advantage first released hometowns on their own in 2008, it sure took off in a hurry. The rural alberta advantage the wild, released october 2017 1. The genuine vocals, appealing storytelling, and overall spontaneity and. Oct 12, 2017 in a very real sense, the wild proves a descriptive title for this, the fourth album from the canadian combo the rural alberta advantage. Letting go late in 2016 the trio of nils edenloff, paul banwatt and robin hatch hit the road for a unique set of shows in some of their favourite venues across north america and europe. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. The groups muchanticipated second studio album, departing, arrived in march 2011, and was followed by mended with gold in 2014, on saddle creek. The rural alberta advantage hometowns saddle creek. Jul 07, 2009 check out hometowns by the rural alberta advantage on amazon music.
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