My camera, light-devouring, ISO-hungry beast that it is, refused to play nice at the Acorn 's Oct. 24 Spaceland show. But luckily you can get more than a taste of the band's invigorating folk thanks to the LaundroMatinee , who just captured four songs from the Ottawa act. As on their recordings, the Acorn play with clean, well-woven arrangements, becoming more forceful live without dirtying...
That line takes me back to my childhood, running around the backyard at dusk trying to catch those flickering, pixyish insects. And like this childhood pastime of mine, this song has the ability to mellow me out, yet excite me just enough to slip me into a sound euphoric state of mind. Ahhhhh. That layered sound of melodic harmonies, smooth rhythms and...
The Acorn has released a new video for the track Crooked Legs from the album "Glory Hope Mountain" -- an animated sequel to The Flood Pt. 1 -- directed by Christopher Mills (Interpol, Modest Mouse, Broken Social Scene). Crooked Legs by The Acorn from Paper Bag Records on Vimeo.