The Acorn

For their follow-up to 2004’s The Pink Ghost, Ottawa’s the Acorn have chosen a weighty yet whimsical narrative to introduce themselves to a wider audience. According to the band, Glory Hope Mountain is "part biographical narrative, part surreal fairy tale,” which follows the travels of Gloria Esperanza Montoya — or "mom” as front-man/songwriter Rolf Klausener calls her. It’s a bold concept for their debut on a big gun indie like Paper Bag Records, but the grouping of Klausener’s inspirational lyrics and the band’s lush electro-acoustic orchestrations makes such an experimental venture appear quite light and palatable. "The Flood Pt. 1” is a bracing call to arms that shows these Ottawans’ inner live wires. They waste little space, throwing a rhythmic jolt into a circle of roving guitar passages, ukulele flares, tribal chants with sonic adjustments that'll have your ears thinking they actually climbed the walls whilst recording this.



Catch the Acorn on Exclaim!'s Wood, Wires & Whisky Tour. For more details visit our tour minisite at www.exclaim.ca/grantswhiskytour.