Acute has expanded tour

ACUTE have announced they’re expanding the upcoming U.S. tour, adding an extra two week’s worth of shows on their cross-country North American tour. The six-week trek with singer-songwriter Jesse Malin will include a key Los Angeles show at The Troubadour on June 20. The Los Angeles-based group—earning acclaim for their mix of gorgeous pop melodies with finely etched landscapes of sound--just released their debut album ARMS AROUND A STRANGER via Help Records this week (May 1).

In other news, this week, ACUTE is a featured artists on the front of the MySpace music page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.

The video for ACUTE’s first single “Follow You Home” has already been added to Much Music’s indie rock show “The Wedge” in Canada, reaching 30 million viewers and MTV Latin America’s “120 Minutes” with over 35 million viewers. Check out the video--shot in “motion control” technique--for “Follow You Home” now at: http://www.imanddmedia.com/Acute/acute_follow.mov. Also, look out for “The City,” which will be featured on Paste magazine’s upcoming June CD compilation.

ACUTE is vocalist/guitarist ISAAC LEKACH (formerly of Poulain), drummer PATRICK EDWARDS (ex-Ozma), and keyboardist/backing vocalist JASON "The Professor" BORGER (a multi-instrumentalist who plays strings on the upcoming Earlimart album) are joined by touring bassist Matt Herman.

ARMS AROUND A STRANGER--produced by Dave Trumfio (Wilco, My Morning Jacket)--is continuing to garner critical praise:

“Isaac Lekach's ministrations as a melody fiend were on full display in his old band, Poulain, a project that never scored any hits except those that found the sweet spot of a few Los Angeles pop fans. Now his fixation has become Acute--the name of Lekach's new four-piece founded with ex-Ozma drummer Patrick Edwards. The songs [on Arms Around a Stranger, Acute's debut] boast lavish orchestration-strings, horns, backing vocals (including a cameo by the Like's Z Berg), pedal steel and Wurlitzer-that gives the record a cinematic quality.”
–Kevin Bronson, LOS ANGELES TIMES (May 3, 2007)
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“Armed with fuzzy guitars and sharp as Ginsu-songcraft, these veterans of underrated never-weres Poulain and Ozma are the latest gold medalists in Los Angeles’ continuing power pop Olympics.”
--Jennifer Edmondson, SPIN, May 2007

“Produced by Dave Trumfio, who worked wonders for My Morning Jacket and Wilco, this debut full-length is a solid step forward. Building on the eclectic songwriting Acute displayed on its 2006 EP, the act continues to craft catchy pop hooks that hit home like a late-afternoon caffeine buzz.”
--Brandon Daviet, WESTWORD (Denver), April 5, 2007

“…Acute goes about penning memorable alt-pop the good old fashioned way-- that lasts the full duration of an entire album. With the majority of up-and-coming rock bands seeming concerned primarily with getting their look just right for photo shoots rather than penning an album's worth of memorable songs, ‘Arms Around A Stranger' shows that Acute is one of the few exceptions.”
--Greg Prato, ALL MUSIC GUIDE

“…a blend of catchy pop hooks, ingenious songwriting, and indie rock’s inventiveness makes Acute a band you’ll want to hear more from.”
–J-Sin, SMOTHER.NET, April 4, 2007

Catch ACUTE on the road at the following dates:
CD Release Party
Thu
5/3
Los Angeles, CA

Silverlake Lounge “The Fold”
With Owen
Wed
5/9
Saint Augustine, FL

Café Eleven
Thur
5/10
Orlando, FL

The Social
Fri
5/11
Tampa, FL

Orpheum
Isaac Solo Show
Sat
5/12
West Palm Beach, FL

Respectable Street
Special Event
Mon
5/28
Los Angeles, CA

Safari Sam’s
Death & Taxes Tour w/ Jesse Malin
Thu
6/7
Pittsburgh, PA

Club Café
Sat
6/9
Detroit, MI

Shelter
Sun
6/10
Chicago, IL

Double Door
Tue
6/12
St. Louis, MO

Duck Room
Wed
6/13
Lawrence, KS

Bottleneck
Fri
6/15
Denver, CO

Bluebird
Sat
6/16
Salt Lake City, UT

Kilby Court
Mon
6/18
San Francisco, CA

Café Du Nord
Wed
6/20
Los Angeles, CA

Troubadour
Death & Taxes Tour w/ Jesse Malin


Fri
6/22
San Diego, CA

Casbah
Sat
6/23
Phoenix, AZ

The Sets
Mon
6/25
Albuquerque, NM

Launchpad
Tue
6/26
Lubbock, TX

Jakes
Wed
6/27
Dallas, TX

Cambridge Room (inside HOB)
Thu
6/28
Austin, TX

Stubbs
Fri
6/29
Houston, TX

Meridian Red Room
Sat
6/30
New Orleans, LA

Parish-HOB
Mon
7/2
Orlando, FL

Social
Tue
7/3
Miami, FL

Studio A
Thu
7/5
Tampa, FL

Orpheum Theater
Fri
7/6
Athens, GA

The Melting Pot
Sat
7/7
Nashville, TN

Exit/In
Tue
7/10
Cincinnati, OH

20th Century
Wed
7/11
Milwaukee, WI

Shank Hall
Thu
7/12
Minneapolis, MN

Fine Line
Sun
7/15
Cleveland, OH

Cambridge Room (inside HOB)
Tue
7/17
Montreal, QUE
Main Hall