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More than clever verses and catchy choruses, truly timeless albums offer listeners the keys to another world; they catapult you into another frame of mind and jostle your soul a little bit along the way. Broken Side of Time, Alberta Cross’ ATO Records debut, is one of those albums.
A cathartic, kaleidoscope of influences, from Depeche Mode to The Band, it’s also the sound of Alberta Cross’ two principals—frontman/guitarist-vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers—going for broke and stumbling across the sound of their dreams in the process.
Broken Side of Time took root in an April 2008 jam session, Stakee and Wolfers’ first with three players they would quickly enlist—guitarist Sam Kearney, drummer Austin Beede and keyboardist Alec Higgins. With the aid of a little drink and a little smoke, the five jammed on a group of Stakee’s then-new songs, giving birth to Alberta Cross’ second incarnation almost immediately: “I remember thinking that night, ‘This is gonna be insane,’” remembers Stakee.
It was a time of upheaval for Stakee and Wolfers, ex-pat Brits living in Brooklyn. They had moved to a new, tough city, lost the major-label record deal they had moved there with, and were in the midst of reinventing both their band and their sound, while sleeping on friends’ couches. Their well-received debut EP, 2007’s The Thief & the Heartbreaker, was a modest, folk-minded, acoustic-based disc that garnered glowing reviews. But, for Stakee and Wolfers, it was a baby step.
A cathartic, kaleidoscope of influences, from Depeche Mode to The Band, it’s also the sound of Alberta Cross’ two principals—frontman/guitarist-vocalist Petter Ericson Stakee and bassist Terry Wolfers—going for broke and stumbling across the sound of their dreams in the process.
Broken Side of Time took root in an April 2008 jam session, Stakee and Wolfers’ first with three players they would quickly enlist—guitarist Sam Kearney, drummer Austin Beede and keyboardist Alec Higgins. With the aid of a little drink and a little smoke, the five jammed on a group of Stakee’s then-new songs, giving birth to Alberta Cross’ second incarnation almost immediately: “I remember thinking that night, ‘This is gonna be insane,’” remembers Stakee.
It was a time of upheaval for Stakee and Wolfers, ex-pat Brits living in Brooklyn. They had moved to a new, tough city, lost the major-label record deal they had moved there with, and were in the midst of reinventing both their band and their sound, while sleeping on friends’ couches. Their well-received debut EP, 2007’s The Thief & the Heartbreaker, was a modest, folk-minded, acoustic-based disc that garnered glowing reviews. But, for Stakee and Wolfers, it was a baby step.
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ZeroToLove wrote:
How do these guys not have more scrobbles?!
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Walenta wrote:
Review on neoliberal.at: http://neonliberal.at/alberta-cross-the-rolling-thunder-ep/
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TheHopperKiller wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Alberta+Cross
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nomadicherder wrote:
they were pretty good live until the vocalist decided that it would be okay to forcefully throw his guitar on the ground for show. it ruined their whole performance for me.
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viperacr wrote:
@TheHopperKiller: just purchase it from their website :)
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TheHopperKiller wrote:
does anyone of you have their new Ep ? It's really amazing but at the same time It's really hard to find .
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Bryanrecommends wrote:
Alberta Cross live in last.fm studios http://lastfmdiscover.radio.com/2011/09/06/summer-sessions-alberta-cross-give-a-rolling-thunder-preview/#ixzz1XE4a8v7O
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BtheMusicAddict wrote:
The Devil's All You Ever Had performed in San Diego last night...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_9JoIe1rcY I've wanted to see them since 2008. They were great! :))
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TheHopperKiller wrote:
Low Man is such a beautiful song .
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doublelibra wrote:
One of my favorite bands in the past few years. I love Song 3 Blues!
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Eustachi wrote:
As if Neil Young would be young now... i like it very much!!!
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SchulederRockgi wrote:
Alles rund um Rock, Gigs und coole Typen gibts bei uns: www.schule-der-rockgitarre.de Schaut mal rein!
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enoughWithThis wrote:
interesting band.
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HemTillByn wrote:
releasedate for the new album?
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pixielandjazz wrote:
For me their music is the strange and perfect mix of nostalgic and apocalyptic, like the world is definitely going to end but it's okay because I have some great memories to take with me. Can't explain, but I love them.
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Mohamadrezza wrote:
Great Band , Great Voice !
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julien_j wrote:
wonderful music. wonderful voice. wonderful band <3
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CheoBeo wrote:
thank you Californication
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bebikeks wrote:
these guys remind me a bit of the Black Keys
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chenzi wrote:
saw this band a while ago opening for a BRMC show and i can months later definitely say this is probably one of, if not the best opening bands that i did not go into the show knowing about and came out loving. great stuff guys.
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Huffington Post Governors Island Show Review!
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“Alberta Cross followed soon after. The band is a mesh of
rock with blues, and sounds like The Smashing Pumpkins with a
vocals that are in the range of Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell.As
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