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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">ALBERTA CROSS</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">NEW TRACKS “CRATE OF GOLD” AND “I BELIEVE IN EVERYTHING” CAN BE HEARD NOW ON ESPN AND ABC SPORTS
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">TWO SPECIAL SHOWS IN BURLINGTON, VT ON SEPTEMBER 10<sup>th</sup> AND NEW YORK CITY ON SEPTEMBER 13<sup>th</sup></span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">(Alberta Cross performing at 2012 Pukkelpop Festival in Hasselt, Belgium)
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(Photo Credit: ATO Records)</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">In support of their critically-acclaimed record,
<b><i>Songs of Patience</i></b>, <b><a href="http://www.albertacross.net/">Alberta Cross</a></b>’ fan-favorite, rock tracks “<b>Crate of Gold</b>” and “<b>I Believe in Everything</b>” make their TV debut this football season. The songs can be heard on
<b><i>ESPN, </i></b>and on major network <b><i>ABC</i></b>’s college football games and commercials.
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In other news, the band’s current single “<b>Lay Down</b>” has been hitting the airwaves at numerous Non-com, College, and Triple A stations, plus alternative specialty formats – like big supporters
<b><i>Sirius/XM</i></b>’s "<b>The Spectrum</b>." <br>
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Additionally, the Brooklyn-based duo recently delivered some rockin’ UK and European festival performances in front of thousands of screaming fans. The pair, who made stops at England’s Leeds Festival and Reading Festival, Paris’Rock En Seine, and more, will
be returning to the U.S. for two highly anticipated shows on <b>Monday, September 10<sup>th</sup>
</b>at <b>Burlington, VT</b>’s<b> Higher Ground</b> and <b>Thursday, September, 13<sup>th</sup></b> at
<b>New York City</b>’s<b> Bowery Ballroom</b>. See a full list of dates below. Order
<i>Songs of Patience</i> via <b><i>iTunes </i></b><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/songs-of-patience/id532407314"><b>HERE</b></a><b>.</b> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">LISTEN
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">to <b><i>Songs of Patience
</i></b>in its entirety on <b><i>RollingStone.com</i> </b><a href="http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/album-premiere-alberta-cross-songs-of-patience-20120709" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a><br>
<b>LISTEN</b> to <b>Alberta Cross</b>’ live performance on <span class="apple-style-span">
<b>NPR Music (via XPN)</b></span><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/13/156742934/alberta-cross-in-concert" target="_blank"><b>HERE</b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">WATCH</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"> Alberta Cross’ EPK on
<b><i>Baeblemusic.com</i></b><i> </i><b><a href="http://www.baeblemusic.com/musicblog/8-20-2012/Alberta-Cross-Mad-Road.html">HERE</a></b><br>
<b>WATCH Alberta Cross</b> perform “<b>Magnolia</b>” live at Chicago Music Exchange via
<b><i>PasteMagazine.com</i></b> <a href="http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2012/07/video-premiere-alberta-cross---magnolia.html">
<b>HERE</b></a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Alberta Cross Tour dates:<br>
</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">9/6/12 Toronto, ON @ El Mocambo</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">9/7/12 Ottawa, ON @ Ottawa Blues Fest <br>
9/8/12 Montreal, QC @ Club Lambi <br>
9/10/12 Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">9/13/12 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Praise Alberta Cross and
<i>Songs Of Patience</i>: </span></u></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D">“</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Alberta Cross channels their rock roots
on their new album… and it reflects the evolution of their folk-rock sound. From "Magnolia," an acoustic, Band of Horses-esque feel-good track that opens the album, to the gritty rumble that frames "Crate of Gold" and the wistful ballad "Bonfire,"
</span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Songs of Patience
<i>is a trip though singer-songwriter-guitarist Petter Ericson Stakee's psyche, each note divulging more of his unique perception of the world around him.” –
<b>RollingStone.com<br>
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</b>“On the basis of advance single "Lay Down," the new record will be no less massive than its predecessor. Where the Brooklyn-based, London-transplanted duo's breakout album carried echoes of Kings of Leon and My Morning Jacket, this stadium-size midtempo
rocker also has the shamanic swagger of early Verve or former Alberta Cross tourmates Oasis.” –
<b>Spin.com</b></i></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“Songs of Patience<i> is the band's first album in three years, and the long pause between releases has allowed the band to
take back control of their songwriting. Alberta Cross' country-influenced folk-rock music is brought out in a stunning light on this latest release.” –
<b>InterviewMagazine.com<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“</span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Alberta Cross is a band
we have long admired for refusing to compromise…When they recorded their second record and they didn't like it, well, they threw it out. And so when the sophomore album finally came out this summer, Songs of Patience was just that — worth waiting for.” -
<b> Esquire.com <br>
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</b></span></i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">"<i>Songs of Patience is a visceral yet carefully honed backslap of a record that sneaks up on you like a predator, then buys you a drink rather than tearing your throat
out</i>." – <b><i>All Music Guide</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">“The album expands on the duo’s propulsive, grandiose rock sound. “Magnolia” is a thoughtful, expansive number that feels
ready for a stadium show.” –</span></i><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">RCRDLBL<br>
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</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">"<i>Inventive and compelling</i>." –
<b><i>Consequence of Sound</i></b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For more on Alberta Cross, please contact:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
Jen Appel // Tasya Swisko – 212-246-2640</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:jen@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">jen@pressherepublicity.com</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">
// </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:tasya@pressherepublicity.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">tasya@pressherepublicity.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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