September 7, 2007

New Acorn - "Crooked Legs"

Ottawa based collective the Acorn dig on themes: their first record was a "tribute to the Outaouais region," and now a few years on, their second full-length is based on the life of lead singer Rolf Klausener's mother, Gloria Esperanza Montoya (hence titled Glory Hope Mountain). And as you'd expect from a band that writes about regions and moms, the music is subtly sweeping and agreeably melodic, or at least it is on the polyrhythmic road-traveler "Crooked Legs." Maybe expectedly, there's a big natural element at play with fireflies, gardens, and errant wandering on the table before the Acorn busts into a marimba 'n' horns-inflected groove. "I'm going as far as these crooked legs take me / I'm watching the road with two young eyes to guide me," is Klausener's optimistic 'n' weary credo in this cut, and for five minutes, it's a story we believe.

The Acorn - "Crooked Legs" (MP3)

Hit MySpace for more listens (check "Flood Part 1"). Glory Hope Mountain is out 9/25 on Paper Bag. The Acorn's lined up a fall trek through their native Canada to celebrate, check yr dates below...

09/22 - London, Ontario (LOLA Festival)
10/11 - Montreal, Quebec @ Casa del Popolo
10/12 - Kingston, Ontario @ Grad Club
10/13 - Ottawa, Ontario @ Barrymore's
10/18 - London, Ontario @ Call the Office
10/19 - Guelph, Ontario @ Club Vinyl
10/20 - Windsor, Ontario @ Avalon
10/24 - Sudbury, Ontario @ Townehouse
10/25 - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario @ Gallery Lounge
10/26 - Thunder Bay, Ontario @ The Outpost
10/27 - Winnipeg, Manitoba @ West End Cultural Center
10/28 - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan @ Louis' Pub
10/30 - Edmonton, Alberta @ Starlight
10/31 - Lethbridge, Alberta @ Slice
11/02 - Vancouver, British Columbia @ Plaza
11/03 - Victoria, British Columbia @ Sugar
11/05 - Calgary, Alberta @ Broken City
11/06 - Regina, Saskatchewan @ The Lazy Owl
11/15 - Waterloo, Ontario @ Starlite
11/16 - Toronto, Ontario @ TBA
11/17 - Peterborough, Ontario @ Montreal House