The Acorn take the “cottage” on tour and get remixed. The Acorn tour dates

The Acorn take the “cottage” on tour and get remixed.

Toronto — After a summer of fun in the sun, The Acorn will be embarking on an extensive fall tour of North America to support their recently-released album No Ghost. Having recorded the album at a secluded cottage in Northern Québec, the band will be bringing ‘the cottage’ on tour with a thematic stage show, props, and specials guests, to help bring the album to life (dates below).

The Acorn’s long-awaited follow-up to 2007′s wildly-successful Glory Hope Mountain is now receiving remix treatment as well. The band have called on friends and heroes to annihilate and reinvent their music. The remixes range from glitch-pop experiments, to subtle re-inventions and sweet club jams. Make The Least of The Day will only be available physically at The Acorn’s live shows and will be released digitally on September 14th from Paper Bag Digital. Download the Megafaun remix of “Kindling To Cremation” below.

Since the release of Glory Hope Mountain, The Acorn have toured Europe and North America extensively and accrued a cord of critical love for both their live show and their recorded output. They’ve graced the cover of Canada’s National music magazine, Exclaim and were selected to the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.

Recently, Glory Hope Mountain was included on the longlist for the Uncut Music Award which rewards the “most inspiring and rewarding musical experience” of the past year. Glory Hope Mountain was the only Canadian band of the 25 artists on the list which also includes albums by Bob Dylan, Dirty Projectors, Wilco, Animal Collective and Grizzly Bear. Well respected by their peers, The Acorn have also did a slew of high-profile support tours for the likes of Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes, Calexico, and a massive, sold-out tour in 2009 with Mercury-prize winners, ELBOW. Unexpected praise came from Kanye West when he proclaimed “This is beautiful!” after posting the video for ‘Crooked Legs’ on his blog.

In the summer of 2009 the band isolated themselves at a cottage in Northern Quebec to begin work on what was to become No Ghost. Although unplanned, this album represents the closing of a trilogy that began with their debut album, The Pink Ghosts (2004), and their Blankets & Tin Fist EPs in 2005 and 2006, respectively.

Make The Least Of The Day Tracklisting:
FOUR TET – Restoration
SANDRO PERRI – Misplaced
LAKE – Slippery When Wet
JOKERS OF THE SCENE – Bobcat Goldwraith
OHBIJOU – Almanac
BORN RUFFIANS – Crossed Wires
DIAMOND RINGS – No Ghost
SNAILHHOUSE – Cobbled From Dust
MEGAFAUN – Kindling To Cremation
WOODPIGEON – On The Line
CHAD VANGAALEN – I Made The Law

The Acorn North American Tour Dates:
September 15 | Halifax, NS @ St. Matthew’s United Church
September 16 | Fredericton, NB @ Harvest Jazz and Blues Festival
September17 | Sackville, NB @ Sackville City Fair
September21 | Cambridge, MA @ TT and The Bear’s *
September 23 | New York, NY @ Mercury Lounge *
September 24 | Brooklyn, NY @ Littlefields *
September 25 | Philadelphia, PA @ Kung Fu Necktie *
September 26 | Washington, DC @ DC9*
September 28 | Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom*
September 29 | Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom *
September 30 | Chicago, IL @ Schubas *
October 1 | Minneapolois, MN @ Turf Club
October 2 | Madison, WI @ The Frequency
October 13 | Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo ++
October 14 | San Francisco, CA @ Cafe du Nord++
October 16 | Portland, OR @ Doug Fir ++
October 17 | Seattle, WA @ High Dive++
October 20 | Victoria, BC @ Lucky Bar++
October 21 | Vancouver, BC @ The Biltmore Cabaret ++
October 23 | Edmonton, AB @ Starlite Room++
October 24 | Calgary, AB @ Republik ++
October 25 | Saskatoon, SK @ Amigo’s ++
October 26 | Winnipeg, MB @ Park Theatre ++
October 27 | Thunder Bay, ON @ The Apollo ++
October 28 | Sault Ste Marie @ Loplop Lounge and Gallery ++
December 4 | Ottawa, ON @ Capital Music Hall++

* w/Basia Bulat
++ w/Leif Vollebekk

What people are saying about No Ghost:

The Acorn’s UK debut, ‘Glory Hope Mountain’, was one of 2008’s under-appreciated gems – a certain Guy Garvey thought so, naming it as one of his favourite LPs of that year. ‘No Ghost’ continues in the same glorious, uplifting vein. – NME

For anyone who fretted that Glory Hope Mountain might have been a beautiful fluke, No Ghost confirms The Acorn’s credentials, building thrillingly on the band’s ability to access a variety of moods and textures…There’s always been muscle in The Acorn’s music, now it’s simply more pronounced. – Uncut Magazine

The Acorn have easily bettered Glory Hope Mountain with No Ghost, but this is something that will not be fully realised with the first listen. It feels in some respects like an extension rather than a dramatic progession of their previous album, full of a sense of familiarity and welcome. Clocking in just over 37 minutes, there is also brevity here, which in a way is a good thing. There is no fat on this album, no useless gristle, just a collection of eleven well-honed, beautiful songs. – The Line Of Best Fit

…the album thrives on its warmth and intimacy, the airy harmonies and loose, unfussy jamming exuding an earthy coziness. It shows that, whether serenading a lover or cutting loose with a paisleytinged guitar jam, the Acorn has written the perfect soundtrack for your laid-back summer evenings. – Georgia Straight

Cynics might argue about the familiar sounds on No Ghost and may perhaps point to the absence of anything truly experimental like the West African rhythms of their previous albums. What they lack in originality, however, The Acorn make up for in non-pretentious songcraft; dynamic arrangements, affecting melodies and harmonies and tasteful production. One of the most understated and, in all likelihood, underrated gems of the year so far. – Drowned In Sound

The result is an earnest, yet loose, batch of dynamic tunes forming one of the cheeriest Acorn albums in years. – Exclaim!