Altameda is a Canadian folk-rock and

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duo, consisting of singer-songwriter Troy Snaterse and drummer Erik Grice. They are most noted for their 2022 album ''Born Losers'', which was a shortlisted

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nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023. The group was first formed in the mid-2010s in

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, when Snaterse recruited several friends to assist in recording what was originally intended as a solo album.Sydney Morton
"Altameda refuses to be defined under any musical genre"
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'', January 14, 2019. The other two original members were keyboardist Matthew Kraus and bassist Todd Andrews. Choosing instead to proceed as a full band, they released their debut album ''Dirty Rain'' in 2016. They followed up in 2019 with the album ''Time Hasn't Changed You''. Snaterse and Grice moved to

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. in 2020, opting to continue as a duo after Kraus and Andrews chose not to follow. ''Born Losers'', their third album, was released in April 2022, and was followed in October by ''Born Losers Live'', an EP of several live performances from the album's supporting concert tour.Michael Major
"Alt-Country Duo Altameda Releases New EP 'Born Losers Live'"
'' Broadway World'', October 18, 2022.

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* Canadian folk rock groups Canadian alternative country groups Musical groups from Edmonton Musical groups from Toronto Canadian musical duos {{Canada-band-stub