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Alberta Cross are a folk rock band created by song-writing partners Petter Ericson Stakee & Terry Wolfers in London’s East End.
The band also includes Petter’s brother John Alexander Ericson (a solo artist in his own right) on organ and Seb Sternberg on drums.
Petter grew up listening to folk and blues, traveling from an early age with his singer-songwriter father between Sweden and England before settling in London 7 years ago. In stark contrast, Terry Wolfers spent his formative years in the urban landscape and terraced houses of grey North East London. But even with such different backgrounds, they separately developed a love of almost identical records from a young age. It was these albums - rootsy gospel, blues and soul and classics such as The Band, Van Morrison and Leonard Cohen – that they bonded over in the smoky poorly lit boozers of London’s East End. They instantly clicked as song-writing partners, adding a contemporary take on these seminal influences that invokes elements of The White Stripes and The Shins. The result is a sound that is inspired by Laurel Canyon circa 1969 but shaped by East London 2007.
Their debut LP ‘The Thief & The Heartbreaker’ is released on 2nd April 2007.
The band also includes Petter’s brother John Alexander Ericson (a solo artist in his own right) on organ and Seb Sternberg on drums.
Petter grew up listening to folk and blues, traveling from an early age with his singer-songwriter father between Sweden and England before settling in London 7 years ago. In stark contrast, Terry Wolfers spent his formative years in the urban landscape and terraced houses of grey North East London. But even with such different backgrounds, they separately developed a love of almost identical records from a young age. It was these albums - rootsy gospel, blues and soul and classics such as The Band, Van Morrison and Leonard Cohen – that they bonded over in the smoky poorly lit boozers of London’s East End. They instantly clicked as song-writing partners, adding a contemporary take on these seminal influences that invokes elements of The White Stripes and The Shins. The result is a sound that is inspired by Laurel Canyon circa 1969 but shaped by East London 2007.
Their debut LP ‘The Thief & The Heartbreaker’ is released on 2nd April 2007.
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The Thief & The Heartbreaker
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Broken Side Of Time
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The Thief and The Heartbreaker
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NorlovMoisur wrote:
Broken Side of Time is such a good cd! I love it, happy I've bought it!! Thanks
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daynavanna wrote:
Saw these guys open for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in Burlington over this past weekend. Returned home to buy both their albums. Good stuff. Can't stop listening.
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Dantheman131 wrote:
saw these guys supporting The Decemberists last month, thought they were fantastic then, only recently bothered to get Broken Side of Time and The Thief & The Heartbreaker. both fantastic, fantastic band. only thing is, Petter needs new hair, it's ridiculous.
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PopcornOMatic wrote:
These guys latest work is not really folk at all. It's Blues-Rock. I haven't listened to any of their earlier work, didn't know they had a back catalog behind Broken Side Of Time.
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brylu wrote:
http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=alberta+cross&t=1000&a=n hmmm... maybe "Crabs Oral Set" or "Bears Scrotal" ??
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Gone_Wishing wrote:
Nothing short of awesome!
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sper12 wrote:
I heard they were kinda clones of My Morning Jacket and Band of Horses. The similarities are there, but I like these guys better (and I like BOH a lot). Broken Side of Time one of my fav albums of 2009. Amazing
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Tremill wrote:
what a genius band. enough said.
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idaho wrote:
saw them live yesturday, wow, damn awesome.
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pixielandjazz wrote:
They definitely don't sound like Janes Addiction; the first CD made me think more like an adapted Neil Young, but that might be a stretch too. In any case, I loved them at Coachella and can't wait to see them in DC!
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Tripppp wrote:
Just saw them nothing short than an hour ago. Show was tight. Good dynamics. Only kinda missed I've Known For So Long and Low Man, but all in all decent!
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AbsintheSky wrote:
хард найс брэйкс
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transomat wrote:
see 2 fresh acoustic live takes here: http://www.the-fly.co.uk/flytv/videos/6458/alberta-cross-/-in-the-courtyard (ATX and Old Man Chicago)
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exprof wrote:
In Brussels http://concerts-review.over-blog.com/article-alberta-cross-a-la-rotonde-du-botanique-a-bruxelles-le-26-novembre-2009-40138325.html
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dhoubrec wrote:
Liking "The Thief & The Heartbreaker" album vely vely much
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JonasGuerrero wrote:
good album..........
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yvonne86 wrote:
Saw them friday in Amsterdam. I really liked it!
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mrlee192 wrote:
someone needs to write to classic rock magazine n tell them to stop falsely advertising bands. i dont have an issue with this band, but when im told they sound like Janes Addiction and come on here expecting similar sounds. Im sure you can all understand my annoyance...
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killingbeck80 wrote:
They were great last night
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flyx wrote:
Seeing them live for first time in November! Can't wait!!! Honestly one of the best albums this year, maybe of the decade!!! *** THE BROKEN SIDE OF TIME ***
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