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Arkells
Arkells
Canadian rock band
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The Wooden Sky
The Wooden Sky
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Ohbijou
Ohbijou
band that plays independent music
3
Timber Timbre
Timber Timbre
band
4
Broken Social Scene
Broken Social Scene
Canadian art rock band
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Daniel Romano
Daniel Romano
Canadian musician
6
Two Hours Traffic
Two Hours Traffic
band that plays indie rock
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Alvvays
Alvvays
Canadian indie pop band
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The Luyas
The Luyas
Canadian band
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Stars
Stars
Canadian indie rock band
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The Sadies
The Sadies
band
11
Wolf Parade
Wolf Parade
Canadian rock band
12
Imaginary Cities
Imaginary Cities
Canadian indie pop band
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The Besnard Lakes
The Besnard Lakes
band
14
Japandroids
Japandroids
Canadian rock band
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Islands
Islands
indie rock band
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Chad VanGaalen
Chad VanGaalen
Canadian musician
17
Tokyo Police Club
Tokyo Police Club
band
18
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan
Canadian music collective
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Purity Ring
Purity Ring
Canadian electropop band
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Karkwa
Karkwa
band
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The Dears
The Dears
band
22
Basia Bulat
Basia Bulat
Canadian singer
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Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Canadian folk rock band
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Joel Plaskett
Joel Plaskett
Canadian rock musician
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Whitehorse
Whitehorse
Canadian folk rock band
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The Thermals
The Thermals
American indie band based in Portland, Oregon
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Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
indie rock band from Canada
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Land of Talk
Land of Talk
Canadian band
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Mother Mother
Mother Mother
band
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Moneen
Moneen
band
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Dan Snaith
Dan Snaith
Canadian mathematician and composer who has performed as Manitoba, Daphni and Caribou
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No Warning
No Warning
Canadian punk band
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Elliott Brood
Elliott Brood
Canadian band
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Emerson Drive
Emerson Drive
Canadian country music band
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k.d. lang
k.d. lang
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Plants and Animals
Plants and Animals
Canadian band
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Bright Eyes
Bright Eyes
American indie rock band
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Julie Doiron
Julie Doiron
Canadian musician
39
You Say Party
You Say Party
Canadian dance-punk music band
40
Louis-Jean Cormier
Louis-Jean Cormier
Canadian singer-songwriter, singer and musician
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Maria Taylor
Maria Taylor
American singer/songwriter
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The Faint
The Faint
band
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Braids
Braids
Canadian band
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Jennifer Castle
Jennifer Castle
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Black Mountain
Black Mountain
Canadian rock band
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Jessie Reyez
Jessie Reyez
Canadian singer-songwriter
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Malajube
Malajube
Canadian band
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Hollerado
Hollerado
Canadian rock band
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Two Gallants
Two Gallants
band
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Cimorelli
Cimorelli
Band/ Musicians
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Said the Whale
Said the Whale
Canadian Indie Rock Band
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Dallas Green
Dallas Green
Canadian musician
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Cursive
Cursive
band
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Fucked Up
Fucked Up
Canadian hardcore punk band
The Rural Alberta Advantage
Canadian band

The Rural Alberta Advantage

Intro
Canadian band
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Record Labels
Nominated For
Polaris Music Prize
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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, and backing vocals, and Paul Banwatt on drums. They have released four albums and are signed to Paper Bag Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records internationally. In 2011, they were nominated for a Polaris Music Prize.