"Why, why do I run? / From the work and the words before it's done / Sometimes I'm always waiting on what will never come / Before it's done, now every thought weighs a ton..."
The fury and massive ramble of "Conductors" by Toronto's explosive / iconic indie folk rock trio The Rural Alberta Advantage has such a vast big sound. Full of Montana sized wanderlust, it feels heartland rockish (no doubt) but gets more dirty as it moves along and then explodes with alt rock eruptions and punk dreaminess too. I love the massive guitars, hyper drumming and droning bass tones. Nils Edenloff spinner of tales, singer / guitarist has a drawl to his vocal countenance and brawling grit too. But like I said earlier, the sound is not all heavy folk rock, it cuts harder. Imagine a young Bruce Springsteen intersected with Japandroids then bifurcated with Yawn with added blood, sweat and tears, then scrambled up.
While "Conductors" cast scattered poetic imagery, "machines grind you down" and "Taking it on the chin for a while" and "Diminished volts in the heart" that could metaphorically mean many things it's seeds run deeply personal.
Edenloff explains the genesis of the song: “There is so much I love about being in a band. But one of its most fundamental aspects causes me more mental anguish than anything else, and that’s actually writing songs. When I’m able to tune out the doubting voice in my head and get it done, there’s no greater feeling. But often the devil wins and it’s easier to just run away.”
God, I fucking get it. I did the band thing (as principal songwriter) and self produced thing until I figured out that I pretty much suck.
The Rural Alberta Advantage is rounded out by bassist / keyboardist / singer Amy Cole and drummer Paul Banwatt. "Conductors" is from their new album "The Rise & The Fall" dropping October 6th, 2023.
Pre-order and pre-save now at https://theraa.scfm.me/theriseandthefall
The Rural Alberta Advantage is rounded out by bassist / keyboardist / singer Amy Cole and drummer Paul Banwatt. "Conductors" is from their new album "The Rise & The Fall" dropping October 6th, 2023.
Pre-order and pre-save now at https://theraa.scfm.me/theriseandthefall
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Led by singer/guitarist and Alberta native Nils Edenloff, the Rural Alberta Advantage are an anthemic indie folk-rock trio from Toronto, Canada who balance rhythmic intensity with expansive melodies. They scored a Top 30 independent album with their Polaris Prize-nominated sophomore release, Departing, in 2011. Subsequent efforts Mended with Gold (2014), The Wild (2017), and The Rise (2022) continued to see regional success, while frequently appearing on Billboard's U.S. Heatseekers chart. Singer/guitarist Nils Edenloff, a native of Alberta, Canada, founded the trio in 2005 with drummer Paul Banwatt and bassist/keyboardist Amy Cole. The group soon self-released a demo recording, followed by The Rural Alberta Advantage EP in 2006. Two years later they made their full-length debut with Hometowns. While little was known at the time of its release, Hometowns got a big boost when online music retailers championed the album. The band got another boost in March 2009 when they played a high-profile showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas alongside one of the festival's most anticipated bands, Grizzly Bear. The buzz about the Rural Alberta Advantage reached the point where Omaha-based indie label Saddle Creek Records picked up Hometowns for reissue in 2009. The group's much-anticipated second studio album, Departing, arrived in March 2011, and earned the group a prestigious Polaris Music Prize nomination. It was followed by Mended with Gold in 2014, on Saddle Creek -- both efforts landed on Billboard's independent and Heatseekers album charts. In September 2016, Cole left the group to pursue other projects. Robin Hatch joined the lineup in time to help test new material on the road for album number four, The Wild, which included the rousing singles "White Lights" and "Beacon Hill," the latter of which was inspired by the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. Cole re-joined the group in 2018, and in 2022 the trio issued The Rise, the first installment of a planned three-EP collection ~ Marcy Donelson & Jason Birchmeier
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https://open.spotify.com/artist/0v6gOfGBclTSGu6agfXb23
https://www.instagram.com/ruralalberta/
Led by singer/guitarist and Alberta native Nils Edenloff, the Rural Alberta Advantage are an anthemic indie folk-rock trio from Toronto, Canada who balance rhythmic intensity with expansive melodies. They scored a Top 30 independent album with their Polaris Prize-nominated sophomore release, Departing, in 2011. Subsequent efforts Mended with Gold (2014), The Wild (2017), and The Rise (2022) continued to see regional success, while frequently appearing on Billboard's U.S. Heatseekers chart. Singer/guitarist Nils Edenloff, a native of Alberta, Canada, founded the trio in 2005 with drummer Paul Banwatt and bassist/keyboardist Amy Cole. The group soon self-released a demo recording, followed by The Rural Alberta Advantage EP in 2006. Two years later they made their full-length debut with Hometowns. While little was known at the time of its release, Hometowns got a big boost when online music retailers championed the album. The band got another boost in March 2009 when they played a high-profile showcase at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas alongside one of the festival's most anticipated bands, Grizzly Bear. The buzz about the Rural Alberta Advantage reached the point where Omaha-based indie label Saddle Creek Records picked up Hometowns for reissue in 2009. The group's much-anticipated second studio album, Departing, arrived in March 2011, and earned the group a prestigious Polaris Music Prize nomination. It was followed by Mended with Gold in 2014, on Saddle Creek -- both efforts landed on Billboard's independent and Heatseekers album charts. In September 2016, Cole left the group to pursue other projects. Robin Hatch joined the lineup in time to help test new material on the road for album number four, The Wild, which included the rousing singles "White Lights" and "Beacon Hill," the latter of which was inspired by the 2016 Fort McMurray wildfires. Cole re-joined the group in 2018, and in 2022 the trio issued The Rise, the first installment of a planned three-EP collection ~ Marcy Donelson & Jason Birchmeier
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