Altameda

Altameda is a Canadian folk-rock and alternative country duo, consisting of singer-songwriter Troy Snaterse and drummer Erik Grice.Scott Simon, [https://www.npr.org/2022/04/16/1093189789/alt-country-duo-altameda-releases-new-album-born-losers "Alt country duo Altameda releases new album 'Born Losers'"]. NPR, April 16, 2022. They are most noted for their 2022 album Born Losers, which was a shortlisted Juno Award nominee for Adult Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2023.[https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/here-are-all-the-2023-juno-nominees-1.6724343 "Here are all the 2023 Juno nominees"]. CBC Music, January 31, 2023.

The group was first formed in the mid-2010s in Edmonton, Alberta, when Snaterse recruited several friends to assist in recording what was originally intended as a solo album.Sydney Morton, [https://www.kelownacapnews.com/entertainment/altameda-refuses-to-be-defined-under-any-musical-genre/ "Altameda refuses to be defined under any musical genre"]. Kelowna Capital News, January 14, 2019. The other two original members were keyboardist Matthew Kraus and bassist Todd Andrews. Choosing instead to proceed as a full band, they released their debut album Dirty Rain in 2016.Sarah Murphy, [https://exclaim.ca/music/article/altameda-dirty_rain_album_stream "Altameda, 'Dirty Rain'"]. Exclaim!, June 30, 2016. They followed up in 2019 with the album Time Hasn't Changed You.Jason Schneider, [https://www.fyimusicnews.ca/articles/2019/01/30/five-questions-%E2%80%A6-altamedas-troy-snaterse "Five Questions With… Altameda's Troy Snaterse"]. FYI Music News, January 30, 2019.

Snaterse and Grice moved to Toronto, Ontario. in 2020, opting to continue as a duo after Kraus and Andrews chose not to follow. Born Losers, their third album, was released in April 2022,Beau Hayhoe, [https://atwoodmagazine.com/sesa-altameda-sweet-susie-song-review/ "TODAY’S SONG: “SWEET SUSIE” SHOWCASES THE BEST OF THE BEST FROM ALTAMEDA’S NEW ALBUM ‘BORN LOSERS’"]. Atwood Magazine, April 15, 2022. and was followed in October by Born Losers Live, an EP of several live performances from the album's supporting concert tour.Michael Major, [https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/Alt-Country-Duo-Altameda-Releases-New-EP-Born-Losers-Live-20221018 "Alt-Country Duo Altameda Releases New EP 'Born Losers Live'"]. Broadway World, October 18, 2022.