By Ian Cohen, eMusic ContributorDownload Saddle Creek's brand-new summer 2012 sampler here — free tracks from Bright Eyes, Maria Taylor, Cursive, The Mynabirds and more. As the new millennium dawned, Omaha spawned an unusual amount of wildly talented, photogenic and… more »

By eMusic Editorial Staff, eMusic ContributorSince 2008, we've used our eMusic Selects program to spotlight our favorite unsigned bands, releasing their albums exclusively to eMusic members and giving you a first look at bands whose music and vision inspires us.… more »

By Rachael Maddux, eMusic ContributorWhen woozy Canadian indie-rock act Rural Alberta Advantage released its first LP in early 2008, no balloons dropped, no horns sounded, no blogs buzzed — at least until later that year, when we chose that… more »

By Yancey Strickler, eMusic ContributorThe Rural Alberta Advantage are Nils Edenloff, Amy Cole and Paul Banwatt. They come from Toronto (singer Nils Edenloff hails from Alberta, hence the name), and Hometowns is their first record, and it is a… more »

By Yancey Strickler, eMusic ContributorNils Edenloff, the lead singer for the Rural Alberta Advantage, possesses a complete and utter inability to sing with any measure of distance or cynicism. With his nasal, earnest voice, Nils pleads, pledges, confesses, praises… more »