This Toronto based three piece self-released this album about a year ago, they are still unsigned. It has been some time since my 3 year old son has gotten into my music like he is into the RAA. Their sound is much bigger than one would expect from three instruments. This is largely due to the fact that their drummer kills it. Most of the songs on this album are done in 4/4 time, with the usual chord changes, but the songs seem to be much grander. The drummer uses a sinple drum kit, he's not drowning in a sea of cymbals; but he wages a full on assault on that thing. It's as if he is playing a solo over the whole song. Thankfully is doesn't come off over done. The vocalist is often compared to Jeff Mangum from Neutral Mild Hotel, and it's no wonder why. From their website:
"The Rural Alberta Advantage play indie-rock 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."
They became relatively popular in the emusic scene when they chose them as a part of their "emusic selects" series.
Here's a video for your viewing pleasures. the sound quality could be better, but you get the idea.
Their website: www.theraa.com
streaming songs: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=25898494
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