''Hometowns'' is the debut album by

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indie rock band

The Rural Alberta Advantage The Rural Alberta Advantage is a Canadian indie rock band that formed in 2005 in Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Nils Edenloff on lead vocals and guitar, Amy Cole (Robin Hatch between September 2016 and January 2018) on keyboards, bass, an ...

. Originally released independently in early 2008, the album gained international exposure when the band was selected as

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's featured artist of the month for November 2008. The band subsequently signed to

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, and the label rereleased the album on July 7, 2009."The Rural Alberta Advantage Sign with Saddle Creek"
. ''

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'', May 1, 2009.

Track listing

References

2008 debut albums Saddle Creek Records albums The Rural Alberta Advantage albums {{2000s-indie-rock-album-stub