The latest in a long line of great songwriters and awful vocalists inspired/emboldened by Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum, The Rural Alberta Advantage's Nils Edenloff sang concise, boldly arranged tributes to home and heritage on the group's brisk, catchy Hometowns. That self-released 2008 album earned enough buzz that Saddle Creek picked it up for a re-release, a testament to the enduring appeal of mournful songs with chipper glockenspiels. This month the label issued the band's follow-up album, Departing.
The Rural Rural Alberta Advantage w/ James Vincent McMorrow and Dinosaur Feathers
Tonight @ Mad Planet, 8 p.m.
