Hometowns

{{Short description|2008 studio album by the Rural Alberta Advantage}} {{Other uses|Hometown (disambiguation)}} {{Infobox album | name = Hometowns | type = Studio | artist = The Rural Alberta Advantage | cover =Hometowns.jpg | alt = | released = 2008 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Indie rock | length = 37:26 | label = independent (2008)<br>Saddle Creek Records (2009) | producer = | prev_title = The Rural Alberta Advantage | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Departing | next_year = 2011 }} {{Album ratings |rev1 = Allmusic |rev1score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1590207|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref> |rev2 = Spin |rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[http://www.spin.com/reviews/rural-alberta-advantage-hometowns-saddle-creek Spin review]</ref> |rev3 = Pitchfork Media |rev3score = (8.0/10)<ref>[http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12739-hometowns/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref> }}

'''''Hometowns''''' is the debut album by Canadian indie rock band The Rural Alberta Advantage. Originally released independently in early 2008, the album gained international exposure when the band was selected as eMusic's featured artist of the month for November 2008.<ref>[http://www.emusic.com/features/spotlight/2008_200811-selects-qa-raa.html eMusic Selects: The Rural Alberta Advantage]</ref> The band subsequently signed to Saddle Creek Records, and the label rereleased the album on July 7, 2009.<ref>[http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=132&csid2=844&fid1=38212 "The Rural Alberta Advantage Sign with Saddle Creek"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090701023708/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/generalarticlesynopsfullart.aspx?csid1=132&csid2=844&fid1=38212 |date=2009-07-01 }}. ''Exclaim!'', May 1, 2009.</ref>

==Track listing== {{Tracklist | title1 = The Ballad of the RAA | length1 = 3:28 | title2 = Rush Apart | length2 = 1:54 | title3 = The Dethbridge in Lethbridge | length3 = 2:13 | title4 = Don't Haunt This Place | length4 = 2:35 | title5 = The Deadroads | length5 = 2:41 | title6 = Drain the Blood | length6 = 2:48 | title7 = Luciana | length7 = 2:55 | title8 = Frank, AB | length8 = 3:25 | title9 = The Air | length9 = 3:24 | title10 = Sleep All Day | length10 = 3:44 | title11 = Four Night Rider | length11 = 1:53 | title12 = Edmonton | length12 = 3:50 | title13 = In the Summertime | length13 = 2:36 }}

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Category:2008 debut albums Category:Saddle Creek Records albums Category:The Rural Alberta Advantage albums