Ottawa's the Acorn provided Saturday afternoon (September 9) Supercrawl attendees with, as frontman Rolf Klausener described it, a "smorgasbord" of the quartet's discography. Spanning nearly 15 years as a group and having recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of Glory Hope Mountain with a special edition release, the Acorn had plenty of melodious tracks to delve into.
Frequently engaging with the audience between songs, Klausener appeared affable and assured — priding the band on their broad catalogue and joking that "if millennials can feel good about themselves, so can [I]." He proved their songs had deeper meaning, like when he introduced one taken from Glory Hope Mountain as being influenced by the communication between him and his Honduran-born mother. Klausener's playful dialogue proved especially refreshing, since the band lacked any memorable stage presence while performing.
The Acorn create mellow music that is easily accessible for a crowd as diverse as Supercrawl's. Unfortunately, there's a flatness to their sound that made it difficult for them to stand out as more than merely background noise.
Frequently engaging with the audience between songs, Klausener appeared affable and assured — priding the band on their broad catalogue and joking that "if millennials can feel good about themselves, so can [I]." He proved their songs had deeper meaning, like when he introduced one taken from Glory Hope Mountain as being influenced by the communication between him and his Honduran-born mother. Klausener's playful dialogue proved especially refreshing, since the band lacked any memorable stage presence while performing.
The Acorn create mellow music that is easily accessible for a crowd as diverse as Supercrawl's. Unfortunately, there's a flatness to their sound that made it difficult for them to stand out as more than merely background noise.