I recently discovered the Rural Alberta Advantage, and I think I like them. Partly because they (or one of them, at least) looks like this, but mainly because they sound like this. And this. And this. And this. And this.
Thanks to Chromewaves for pointing the way.
Oh, and I have come to love “Waiting Game” by Lightspeed Champion.
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Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
I’ve seen the RAA a couple times, and they’re fantastic. I’ve been trying to get to one of their gigs this summer so I can pick up the new LP but so far the schedule just hasn’t worked.
The drummer, Paul Banwatt, is also the drummer for Woodhands, who I’ve been listening to a bit recently. I can’t get enough of his sound.
I would describe the drum sound as “tight”. Buddy keeps his crash cymbals screwed ALL the way down.
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