The name may sound like a Southern gospel singer, but Alberta Cross is actually a London-formed, Anglo-Sweedish rock band based out of Brooklyn, N.Y. Band founders Peter Ericson Stakee (vocals/guitar) and Terry Wolfers (bass) share a deep affinity for the rootsy folk-rock sounds of vintage Neil Young, Van Morrison and the Band, and those influences permeate the group’s soulful 2007 EP, The Thief and the Heartbreaker. Alberta Cross (rounded out by guitarist Sam Kearney, drummer Austin Beede and keyboardist Alec Higgins) recently played a handful of dates opening for Oasis (at the personal request of fan Noel Gallagher), and is set to release its full-length debut for its new label, ATO Records, in June.