The seeds for Brooklyn blues rock band Alberta Cross were sown in London, when Swedish musician Petter Ericson Stakee (vocals, guitar) and Terry Wolfers (bass) started jamming. A 7 song EP The Thief & the Heartbreaker was weel received and the band played support dates with The Shins and Bat For Lashes.
The two moved to New York in 2008 and the new full-length Broken Side of Time deals mainly with adapting to the new environment. Stakee's high pitched vocals are an acquired taste - he nearly crosses the border to emo, but the band keeps him grounded - with the guitarists edging each other on. The big one is ATX, a song that sounds like a lost gem by The Mission.
Alberta Cross is a quintet that is halfway between My Morning Jacket and The Black Crowes. A bit uneven, but with plenty of passion.
Alberta Cross:
Austin Beede: drums
Petter Ericson Stakee: vocals, guitar
Alec Higgins: keyboards
Sam Kearney: guitar
Terry Wolfers: bass
Broken Side of Time is released on ATO reecords. Release date: September 22nd.
Tracks:
- Song 3Three Blues
- ATX
- Taking Control
- Old Man Chicago
- Broken Side Of Time
- Rise From The Shadows
- City Walls
- The Thief & The Heartbreaker
- Leave Us And Forgive Us
- Ghost Of The City Life
MP3: Alberta Cross - Leave Us And Forgive Us
MP3: Alberta Cross - Steel and Glass
(John Lennon - non-album track)
Live dates:
- 10/02 Austin, TX, Emo's Alternative Lounge
- 10/03 Austin, TX, Austin City Limits - Zilker Park
- 11/11 Bristol, UK, The Cooler
- 11/12 Leeds, UK, Cockpit 3
- 11/13 Glasgow, UK, Captain's Rest
- 11/15 Manchester, UK, Ruby's Lounge
- 11/16 Birmingham, UK, Birmingham Bar Academy
- 11/17 London, UK, Bush Hall
» albertacross.net