Ottawa’s The Acorn aren’t just one of the best bands going today (or in the world, ever, really), but lovely friends Woodpigeon has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with on more than one occasion (the above photograph of Rolf was taken during soundcheck at a show we played together in Hamburg in May of 2010). So when asked to contribute a remix or re-rendition of one of No Ghost‘s tunes, I was pretty ecstatic to oblige. Recorded in Visby, Sweden, here’s our little bit of 2010 love for The Acorn. (And there’s more where that came from – pick up Make the Least of the Day for a full album’s worth of covers and remixes by folks like FourTet, Chad VanGaalen, and Megafaun).

• On the Line [The Acorn]

Fall always makes me think of the past, and the way things can change over just the course of one year. I think that’s what Autumn is meant to do. The world’s still relatively the same, just one year old, and missing its leaves. A giant Earth-size haircut, I suppose. Anyway. Enough clumsy metaphors. Here then, a recording of ‘…And as the Ship Went Down, You’d Never Looked Finer’, done solo acoustic for CJLO in Montreal. Even the songs themselves change over time – from a gentle picked banjo tune to what it is now.

• …And as the Ship Went Down, You’d Never Looked Finer (Live on CJLO)

September 21, 2010 // Toronto, ON – Calgary, Alberta’s Woodpigeon spent the summer in the fields, woods and meadows but is set to emerge with the coming of autumn. Fans can find BALLADEER / to all the guys i’ve loved before in stores on vinyl and digitally online, along with a new digital EP, Our Love is as Tall as the Calgary Tower today. BALLADEER was originally only available as a bonus CD included with Woodpigeon’s critically acclaimed third album, Die Stadt Muzikanten, released this past February.

BALLADEER was recorded in Calgary and a hotel room in Dublin, and completed last autumn while principle songwriter, Mark Andrew Hamilton was in Banff, Alberta, working with three highly respected producers – Steve Albini, Howard Bilerman and Husky Hoskulds. The resulting twelve beautifully crafted and intimate songs features collaborations with England’s Beth … Continue reading

The best thing about touring are those golden moments when you bump into a friend somewhere backstage at a festival, or spot them in the audience at one of your shows. At The End of the Road Festival, Montreal brother-from-another-mother Leif Vollebekk killed it in the Local Tent. Dude’s still in tour in Europe for a few days yet, so no better way to celebrate than finally unveil a pair of tracks from a joint session we did together at CJLO radio in Montreal last November, in tribute to Mr. Williams and Mr. Dylan. Swoon along.

• I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love With You) [Hank Williams Sr.]
• Rambler, Gambler [Bob Dylan]