Today's indie music galaxy includes a brand of folk music ranging the likes of Jenny Lewis to M. Ward to Fleet Foxes. Canada represents nicely with The Acorn, who play an "experimental" sect of this kind of folksy acoustic indie pop. The Acorn hails from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The evolving project of a band currently consists of Rolf Klausener, Jeff Debutte, T. Jeffrey Malecki, Pat Johnson, and Howie Tsui. They first made a name for themselves in a mostly instrumental tribute to the Outaouais region of Canada with an album called The Pink Ghosts in July 2004.
After moving over to a Canadian indie stronghold label in Paper Bag Records, The Acorn first released the Tin Fist EP in November 2006 ("Dents" is spectacular) then Glory Hope Mountain in October 2007, which they say is “part biographical narrative, part surreal fairy tale", in hopes of reaching a wider range of listeners. The album stands as a primarily acoustic piece of indie flavored folk music aimed at honoring Klausener's mother. "Flood Pt. 1" and "Crooked Legs" are excellent tracks to gauge your level of interest in the band. The flavor entering your ears will cause you to bob your head along or reflect openly on the movement you feel within your being. This is what good indie folk is supposed to do.
Newly out this Tuesday (February 17th) is an all-live compilation featuring "hard-to-find" tracks, older demos of LP songs, and a couple of blog radio, in-studio performances. Heron Act is for fans of The Acorn who have not had the opportunity to hear them live, but want to experience the folksy goodness any way they can. Keep an ear out for their live shows coming back to the States after they complete a winter UK tour.
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