Ahhh, Rural Alberta

Listening to: The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns

The Rural Alberta Advantage are a Toronto band that sing about rural Alberta. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Nah, it's ok, the lead guy is Albertan, so, I'll let him vouch for his bandmates. From the sounds of the album, they're pretty cool. It's amazing how close the singer's voice resembles that of Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum. But not in a bad way. He sounds like him, but not in a gross mimicking way. I really like this album, but it may be because I'm from Alberta, and any time Alberta is mentioned in any form of media, I immediately swell with provincial pride. Which, is sort of silly, when I consider the fact that I'm mostly not a fan of what makes Alberta the province that it is. Sure, I love mountains, and the Oilers, and 10 month winters (not this year, apparently) but I'm starting to think I don't really support the whole oil industry and the general feeling of Albertans and their money. I don't really know enough about those things, though, so this is just a theory.

Great album, great day, grrrrr-eat.



The Rural Alberta Advantage - Hometowns ★★★★★★★★✩✩

Favorite Tracks: The Ballad of the Raa, Don't Haunt This Place, Frank AB, Edmonton
Least Favorite Tracks: Four Night Rider

1. The Ballad of the RAA
2. Rush Apart
3. The Deathbridge in Lethbridge
4. Don't Haunt This Place
5. The Deadroads
6. Drain the Blood
7. Luciana
8. Frank, AB
9. The Air
10. Sleep All Day
11. Four Night Rider
12. Edmonton
13. In the Summertime