I somehow got suckered into listening to Alberta Cross with the oldest trick in the book: My friend described the duo as an excellent musical combination of The Band and Band of Horses. Tell me someone sounds even remotely like The Band and I’ll at least wade into the shallow waters and test ’em out.
I can’t say I agree with the description entirely, but I’m definitely intrigued by the band’s sound. Petter Ericson Stakee and Terry Wolfers manage to accomplish something rare and admirable on their debut album, The Thief and The Heartbreaker, which comes out next Tuesday (along with Kanye West’s, 50 Cent’s and Osama bin Laden’s latest albums): The seven-song, self-produced debut resurrects the sound of a bygone era while planting it firmly in the realm of today’s best music. It’s a fantastic exhibit of outsider art in the subgenre of dust-bowl Americana. So take a listen to their music and get yourself prepared for when these guys land on the Bonnaroo lineup next year…and kick ass there.
- Stream “Hard Breaks” here: Windows Media or QuickTime
- Alberta Cross Official Videos: Hard Breaks and Lucy Rider
- Check out three more Alberta Cross tunes on MySpace
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