The Acorn kicked off their first ever U.S. tour last Wednesday, and we couldn’t be happier that they’re making a stop in Boston next week. The Canadian six-piece will be playing at Great Scott on May 7 in support of their recently-released Glory Hope Mountain album, which is a semi-biographical retelling of the early life of singer, Rolf Klausener’s mother.
Midlake are hard at work to their follow-up to their excellent ’70s-influenced sophomore effort, The Trials of Van Occupanther. This new album, slated for release sometime in 2008, will be entitled The Courage of Others. In the meantime, if you haven’t had an opportunity to catch up on their back catalog, now’s your chance!
Bon Iver took the indie folk community by storm with his originally-self-released debut, For Emma, Forever Ago, which he recorded in an isolated cabin back in 2007. He’s presently touring Europe with such indie heavyweights as Iron & Wine and Jens Lekman.
As part of two larger international tours, Canadian critical darlings, Rock Plaza Central and Plants and Animals are teaming up for four US shows this May. You can catch both of these fantastic bands as their independent tours converge on May 18th at TT the Bear’s Place.
Rock Plaza Central burst onto the scene in 2006 with their independently-released and robotic-equine-themed debut, Are We Not Horses, which garnered lazy but understandable comparisons to Neutral Milk Hotel and justifiably topped numerous end-of-year lists.
Plants and Animals are also enjoying a significant amount of recent hype centering around their excellent debut, Parc Avenue.