Departing Explained

Departing is the second full-length album by Canadian indie rock band The Rural Alberta Advantage, released March 1, 2011 on Paper Bag Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records in the United States.^[1]

In a review of their December 2010 concert performance at Lee's Palace, The Globe and Mail recommended the album as a must-hear for 2011.^[2]

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.^[3]

The song "Tornado '87" is about the Edmonton tornado of July 31, 1987, which occurred when band leader Nils Edenloff was living in that city.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Rural Alberta Advantage reveal new album, 'Departing' . https://web.archive.org/web/20110810001028/http://www.aux.tv/2010/12/the-rural-alberta-advantage-reveal-new-album-departing/ . Aux.tv . August 10, 2011 . December 6, 2010 . December 14, 2010.
2. Web site: Rural Alberta Advantage: At home in Toronto and creating a lot of buzz . The Globe and Mail . December 17, 2010 . January 8, 2011 . Considine, J.D..
3. Web site: 2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045233/http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ . October 2, 2015 . Aux TV . June 16, 2011 . June 16, 2011 . Carter, Ashley.
4. Web site: Exclusive premiere: The Rural Alberta Advantage "Tornado '87" . IFC TV . November 11, 2011 . April 21, 2015 . Kim, Brandon.