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The Rural Alberta Advantage - Stamp
Published:
Mar 20, 2011
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Canada-based The Rural Alberta Advantage released their second full-length album, Departing, from Saddle Creek March 1 and were most recently seen at SXSW.

The trio -- Paul Banwatt, Amy Cole, and Nils Edenloff -- formed in 2005 and produced a demo and EP before releasing their first full length album, Hometowns, in 2008.

The folk-ridden love tunes are poppy and cheesy at times, but in a good way. The easily recognized lyrics make for a perfect sing-a-long and the upbeat rhythms lay low underneath the David Gray-sounding vocals of Edenloff.

Single "Stamp" is a power punch with fast, explosive percussion and yearning vocals. As one of the stand out tracks on the record, "Stamp" is set as the peak amongst the more mellow tunes the trio is known for.

Album closer "Good Night" is an acoustic lullaby. The soothing, harmonized vocals of Nils Edenloff and Amy Cole fit perfectly to the emotion of the song. The rough audio aids in their peaceful signing-off; "Good Night to the Alberta Advantage, I'm leavin' just like we planned it."
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