I opted to re-listen to Nils Edenloff’s opus Hometowns during my bi-monthly trek from Calgary to Edmonton this weekend.  Driving across the prairies on a road you’ve driven you’re entire life down does well to enhance the already abundant sense of nostalgia dripping from The Rural Alberta Advantage’s gorgeous debut.  Edmonton is the setup track to [...]

Another great song up today from the Toronto indie-rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage.  Drain the Blood is off the band’s debut LP Hometowns, which was re-released (with the backing of Saddle Creek Records) this past July; Saddle Creek’s lineup also includes the indie acts Bright Eyes, Tokyo Police Club, and Land of Talk.  Drain [...]

Today’s song is another gorgeous effort from Toronto’s The Rural Alberta Advantage.  In the Summertime is the closing track from the indie-rock trio’s debut full-length album Hometowns, independently released in early 2008 and then re-released on July 7th of this year following the band’s signing with Saddle Creek Records.  I know I’ve mentioned it before, [...]

I heard today’s song on CBC Radio 3 while I was at the office today.  I noticed something really really good in Nils Edenloff’s (lead vocals) upper register that reminded me very much of Jeff Mangum’s tone and delivery; Have a close listen to the lines around the 1:00 mark and compare it to Mangum’s vocal from [...]