With a hearty helping of optimistic ballads, The Rural Alberta Advantage's debut album Hometowns has been the perfect soundtrack for this winter. Something about looking out on dirty snow and grey skies has seemed more hopeful since I've had this to listen to.
Nils Edenloff is the frontman of this Toronto-based group, and his voice is reminiscent of John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants if he had recently been dumped. Couple that with simplistic arrangements and amazing songwriting and what you get is thirteen songs that produce a feeling similar to laying in bed all day... in a good way.
I love this album, start to finish. Check out their website for more on them if you'd like.
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The Rural Alberta Advantage - Sleep All Day
The Rural Alberta Advantage - Don't Haunt This Place
The Rural Alberta Advantage - In The Summertime
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