"Petter grew up listening to folk and blues, traveling from an early age with his singer-songwriter farther 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 inspired by Laurel Canyon circa 1969 but shaped by East London 2007."

The Thief and the Heartbreaker
Polydor
4.2.2007

Though Alberta Cross hail from across the misty Atlantic, this up and coming English group prove their red hot hearts bleed for something a little more North American. With a knick for Southern soul and a knack for blues inoculated guitar jangles, Alberta Sound keep their classic, influences close. The Band, Neil Young, and Leonard Cohen…all can take a little credit in the molding of this band of youngens. Circa fall '07, this performance from The FADER's Sideshow surely sums up just why we like Alberta Cross so very much – David Pitz

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