The Rural Alberta Advantage: Stamp
by Heartfelt and sparse, the Rural Alberta Advantage draw you closer with each new track. They come across almost naked in their earnestness, but there’s something almost majestic in the way the songs are built: inventive drumming, quirky instrumentation and wistful singing from the trio combining powerfully over each album. Listen to Stamp [above] to hear them at their most forceful.
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