Departing

{{Short description|2011 studio album by the Rural Alberta Advantage}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox album | name = Departing | type = Studio | artist = The Rural Alberta Advantage | cover = Departing (The Rural Alberta Advantage album).jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = March 1, 2011 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock, Indie folk | length = | label = Paper Bag Records (CAN) Saddle Creek Records (US) | producer = | prev_title = Hometowns | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = Mended with Gold | next_year = 2014 }}

'''''Departing''''' is the second full-length album by Canadian indie rock band The Rural Alberta Advantage, released March 1, 2011 on Paper Bag Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aux.tv/2010/12/the-rural-alberta-advantage-reveal-new-album-departing/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810001028/http://www.aux.tv/2010/12/the-rural-alberta-advantage-reveal-new-album-departing/ |title=The Rural Alberta Advantage reveal new album, 'Departing' | work=Aux.tv |archivedate=August 10, 2011 |date=December 6, 2010 |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}</ref>

In a review of their December 2010 concert performance at Lee's Palace, ''The Globe and Mail'' recommended the album as a must-hear for 2011.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/rural-alberta-advantage-at-home-in-toronto-and-creating-a-lot-of-buzz/article4083527/ |title=Rural Alberta Advantage: At home in Toronto and creating a lot of buzz |work=The Globe and Mail |date=December 17, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2011 |author=Considine, J.D.}}</ref>

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |title=2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045233/http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |archivedate=October 2, 2015 |work=Aux TV |date=June 16, 2011 |accessdate=June 16, 2011 |author=Carter, Ashley}}</ref>

The song "Tornado '87" is about the Edmonton tornado of July 31, 1987, which occurred when band leader Nils Edenloff was living in that city.<ref>{{cite web |title=Exclusive premiere: The Rural Alberta Advantage "Tornado '87" |url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/11/premiere-the-rural-alberta-advantage-tornado-87 |work=IFC TV |date=November 11, 2011 |accessdate=April 21, 2015 |author=Kim, Brandon}}</ref>

==Track listing== {{Tracklist | title1 = Two Lovers | length1 = 3:23 | title2 = The Breakup | length2 = 3:18 | title3 = Under the Knife | length3 = 3:35 | title4 = Muscle Relaxants | length4 = 2:55 | title5 = North Star | length5 = 3:06 | title6 = Stamp | length6 = 3:09 | title7 = Tornado '87 | length7 = 3:48 | title8 = Barnes' Yard | length8 = 2:25 | title9 = Coldest Days | length9 = 3:08 | title10 = Good Night | length10 = 4:05 }}

==References== {{reflist}}

Category:2011 albums Category:The Rural Alberta Advantage albums Category:Saddle Creek Records albums Category:Paper Bag Records albums