The Rural Alberta Advantage was born out of singer/songwriter Nils Edenloff's exodus from the province that inspired the band's name and many of the songs from their enthralling debut album, Hometowns. Edenloff grappled with homesickness after his move from Edmonton, Alberta to Toronto, Ontario in 2003. To cope with his loneliness and isolation in the 'big city', the shy songwriter penned a series of odes to his former home, celebrating the country's wild rose, the purple skies and the "Deathbridge in Lethbridge."
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Featured Upcoming Vinyl
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Richard Ashcroft Lovin' You
RPA/Richard Ashcroft
October 3, 2025 -
The Acacia Strain You Are Safe From God Here Hot Dog
Rise Records
October 24, 2025 -
Mulatu Astatke Mulatu Plays Mulatu
Strut
September 26, 2025 -
Tanita Tikaram LIAR Love Isn't A Right
Cooking Vinyl
October 10, 2025 -
Tedeschi Trucks Band/Leon Russell Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited: Live At LOCKN' [2xLP]
Fantasy
September 12, 2025 -
Kingfishr Halcyon
Atlantic
August 22, 2025 -
Slipknot Slipknot [2xLP]
Roadrunner Records
September 5, 2025 -
Kathleen Edwards Billionaire
Dualtone Music Group
August 22, 2025 -
The London Suede Antidepressants
Bmg
September 5, 2025 -
Alter Bridge Alter Bridge [2xLP]
Napalm Records
January 9, 2026 -
Grateful Dead Blues For Allah (50th Anniversary)
Grateful Dead Production
September 12, 2025 -
Gruff Rhys Dim Probs
Rock Action Records
September 26, 2025 -
Sprints All That Is Over (Pink Marble)
Sub Pop
September 26, 2025 -
Whiskey Myers Whomp Whack Thunder [2xLP]
Wiggy Thump Records
September 26, 2025