Departing

{{Short description|2011 studio album by the Rural Alberta Advantage}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=September 2013}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Departing

| type = Studio

| artist = The Rural Alberta Advantage

| cover = Departing (The Rural Alberta Advantage album).jpg|border=yes

| alt =

| released = March 1, 2011

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| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock, Indie folk

| length =

| label = Paper Bag Records (CAN)
Saddle Creek Records (US)

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| prev_title = Hometowns

| prev_year = 2008

| next_title = Mended with Gold

| next_year = 2014

}}

Departing is the second full-length album by Canadian indie rock band The Rural Alberta Advantage, released March 1, 2011 on Paper Bag Records in Canada and Saddle Creek Records in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.aux.tv/2010/12/the-rural-alberta-advantage-reveal-new-album-departing/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110810001028/http://www.aux.tv/2010/12/the-rural-alberta-advantage-reveal-new-album-departing/ |title=The Rural Alberta Advantage reveal new album, 'Departing' | work=Aux.tv |archivedate=August 10, 2011 |date=December 6, 2010 |accessdate=December 14, 2010}}

In a review of their December 2010 concert performance at Lee's Palace, The Globe and Mail recommended the album as a must-hear for 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/music/rural-alberta-advantage-at-home-in-toronto-and-creating-a-lot-of-buzz/article4083527/ |title=Rural Alberta Advantage: At home in Toronto and creating a lot of buzz |work=The Globe and Mail |date=December 17, 2010 |accessdate=January 8, 2011 |author=Considine, J.D.}}

The album was named as a longlisted nominee for the 2011 Polaris Music Prize.{{cite web |url=http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |title=2011 Polaris Music Prize Long List announced |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002045233/http://www.aux.tv/2011/06/2011-polaris-music-prize-long-list-announced/ |archivedate=October 2, 2015 |work=Aux TV |date=June 16, 2011 |accessdate=June 16, 2011 |author=Carter, Ashley}}

The song "Tornado '87" is about the Edmonton tornado of July 31, 1987, which occurred when band leader Nils Edenloff was living in that city.{{cite web |title=Exclusive premiere: The Rural Alberta Advantage "Tornado '87" |url=http://www.ifc.com/fix/2011/11/premiere-the-rural-alberta-advantage-tornado-87 |work=IFC TV |date=November 11, 2011 |accessdate=April 21, 2015 |author=Kim, Brandon}}