The Rural Alberta Advantage
The digital silence has been deafening since I last posted and I’ve heard that in the absence of my uninformed cynicism some of you have begun to think for yourselves. I don’t like it and I won’t have it, so without further adieu, here’s is my newest ad hoc opinioning.
I’ve found that the voice of Nils Edenloff can be pretty polarizing but I’m convinced that if you hear the right tracks first you’ll come around. It reminds me of a smoother (though not by much) sounding Jeff Mangum, the vocalist of NMH. it’s not even the chalky vocal lines that won me over though, for me it was all about the production on the drum track.
When Springsteen recorded Darkness on the Edge of Town in ’77 he spent weeks trying to get the drum sound as he wanted it, so that the listener could hear only the reverberation of the drum itself rather than the sound of stick on skin. It’s almost like Rural Alberta have undergone a reverse process in trying to make the drum track sound as, I don’t know, slappy or something, as they possibly can, yet it’s worked a treat.
Whatever the hell went on in the studio, the end product is worthy of the constant attention I’ve given it these past fee weeks. This could end up being one of those records that resonates with me for years.
The Rural Alberta Advantage – Stamp
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The Rural Alberta Advantage – Good Night
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