# Departing

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{{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](/source/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](/source/Indie_rock), [Indie folk](/source/Indie_folk)
| length     =
| label      = [Paper Bag Records](/source/Paper_Bag_Records) <small>(CAN)</small><br>[Saddle Creek Records](/source/Saddle_Creek_Records) <small>(US)</small>
| producer   =
| prev_title = [Hometowns](/source/Hometowns)
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title = [Mended with Gold](/source/Mended_with_Gold)
| next_year  = 2014
}}

'''''Departing''''' is the second full-length album by Canadian [indie rock](/source/indie_rock) band [The Rural Alberta Advantage](/source/The_Rural_Alberta_Advantage), released March 1, 2011 on [Paper Bag Records](/source/Paper_Bag_Records) in Canada and [Saddle Creek Records](/source/Saddle_Creek_Records) in the [United States](/source/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](/source/Lee's_Palace), ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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==
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Category:2011 albums
Category:The Rural Alberta Advantage albums
Category:Saddle Creek Records albums
Category:Paper Bag Records albums

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