The Rural Alberta Advantage

Based in Toronto these guys grew up in Alberta, my buddy Adam suggested I check them out as they’re one of his favorite bands, thought I’d pass them along to you too…

The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock folk songs about hometowns and heartbreak, born out of images from growing up in Central and Northern Alberta. They sing about summers in the Rockies and winters on the farm, ice breakups in the spring time and the oil boom’s charm, the mine workers on compressed, the equally depressed, the city’s slow growth and the country’s wild rose, but mostly the songs just try to embrace the advantage of growing up in Alberta.

Check them out on MySpace here

Nils Edenloff – Vocals, Guitar
Amy Cole – Vocals, Keyboard, Percussion
Paul Banwatt – Drums