The Rural Alberta Advantage

The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band consists of Paul Banwatt, Amy Cole and Nils Edenloff.

First formed in 2005, the band released a demo tape and an EP independently before completing their first full-length album, Hometowns, in early 2008. Hometowns was recorded and produced from April 2007 to March 2008 by Roger Leavens at BoomBox Sound in Toronto, Ontario. The band toured extensively across Canada, including shows at the Pop Montreal and Halifax Pop Explosion festivals, to support Hometowns.

The band was selected as eMusic’s featured artist of the month for November 2008. The band subsequently signed to Saddle Creek Records in 2009, and the label will be rereleasing Hometowns in July.

Via: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rural_Alberta_Advantage

Links:
http://www.theraa.com/
http://www.myspace.com/theraa
http://www.chartattack.com/news/69142/rural-alberta-advantage-sign-to-saddle-creek
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ipickmynose/3377217369/