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End of Road Festival 2012

Sun, September 16 2012 9:27am - Source: The Four Oh Five

The End of the Road festival, located at Larmer Tree Gardens in Salisbury, Dorset has become a haven for fans of music that either is, or sounds like it should be on the Bella Union label.

Sweeping The Nation Albums Of 2010: Number 29

Tue, December 07 2010 12:42pm - Source: Sweeping the Nation

The Acorn's 2007 (2008 here) album Glory Hope Mountain was such a complete and inventively invigorating work, full of optimism and specific emotion even for something raised in the high concept metier, that the only thing they could do was broaden out.

The Acorn @ Kung Fu Necktie - tonight!

Sat, September 25 2010 5:05am - Source: girl about town

We can't always be in two places at once; but if we were in Philadelphia tonight, and we could be anywhere this evening we would be in the cozy back room of Kung Fu Necktie enjoying the laid-back and lovely Canadian sounds being made by our friends' in The Acorn .

Album Review: The Acorn – No Ghost (2010)

Tue, September 21 2010 3:30am - Source: Pop Librarian

Some may call Canadian indie folk band The Acorn prolific; the band, led by principal songwriter and vocalist Rolf Klausener, have releases from almost every year since their 2003 formation in Ottawa, Ontario.

The Acorn - No Ghost

Fri, September 10 2010 5:12am - Source: Pitchfork Media

It's a puzzling question, and it hovers over a lot of talented bands dogged by a certain hard-to-define facelessness.

ViDEOS: Black Mountain & The Acorn

Thu, September 02 2010 2:57pm - Source: Quick Before It Melts

How can you not dig that sticky, sweet organ riff?

The Acorn Debuts Endless Summer Stop Motion Video for “Restoration”

Wed, September 01 2010 6:48pm - Source: BRING ME UP

Just in time for summer nostalgia to kick in, Ottawa's The Acorn have debuted a brand new stop motion video for the song "Restoration" via AOL Spinner (also available at TheAcorn.ca ). "Restoration" is the first single off their forthcoming record, No Ghost, available digitally now and physically from Bella Union Records on 9/7.

The Acorn: Interview

Tue, August 17 2010 10:17am - Source: Prefix Magazine

After the release of the beautifully subtle Glory Hope Mountain in 2007, Canadian indie-folk group The Acorn went on to tour the world.

Giant Hand takes a big step forward

Sat, August 14 2010 2:35am - Source: i (heart) music

I was a little worried about how his new (soon-to-be-released) EP, Starting As People , was going to sound.

The Acorn Isolate, Collaborate for New Album, 'No Ghost'

Fri, July 09 2010 7:42pm - Source: Spinner

Writing a new record isn't an easy feat for a much-hyped band like the Acorn -- their song 'Crooked Legs' even had Kanye West blogging about them.

The Acorn cover Cyndi Lauper

Sun, June 27 2010 2:33pm - Source: Chromewaves

Paper Bag Records Watching the video for Cyndi Lauper's theme song for the classic '80s kid's film The Goonies is like a time warp in so many ways.

Suggested Listening: The Acorn – No Ghost (album)

Sat, June 26 2010 5:54pm - Source: Pop Librarian

The Acorn is the on-going musical project of Rolf Klausener, Jeff Debutte, Keiko Devaux, T. Jeffrey Malecki and Howie Tsui. Anchored by vivid songwriting and eclectic instrumentation, The Acorn produce an original brand of experimental, popular folk music that effortlessly marries modern and traditional forms.

Suggested Listening: The Acorn – No Ghost (album)

Sat, June 26 2010 3:19pm - Source: Pasta Primavera

Ottawa's The Acorn are a band I've always enjoyed, but sometimes overlooked.

This week's feature: The Acorn

Wed, June 23 2010 2:44am - Source: i (heart) music

No Ghost is the best album of The Acorn's career.

Concert Review: The Acorn, June 11, Lee’s Palace

Tue, June 15 2010 2:18pm - Source: The Panic Manual

Another Canadian band, another nature-themed band name.

ALBUM REVIEW: THE ACORN - NO GHOST

Fri, June 11 2010 11:09am - Source: Uncut.co.uk

Although they formed in Ottawa back in 2003, The Acorn only truly arrived with their last album, 2008's Glory Hope Mountain.

The Acorn - No Ghost

Wed, June 09 2010 9:11am - Source: The Four Oh Five

A few years back, The Vandals composed a song entitled 'Canadian Or Christian', a paean to dull, generic alternative rock that lambasted the musical efforts of the Great White North.

The Acorn - No Ghost

Tue, June 08 2010 11:54am - Source: The Quietus

As a moving tribute to the life of his Honduran-born mother Gloria Esperanza Montoya's, 2008's Glory Hope Mountain came across as Rolf Klaussner's personal Everest.

The Acorn, Hoxton Bar & Grill, London

Mon, June 07 2010 12:17am - Source: The Independent - Music

For their latest album, No Ghost, the Ottawa-based band the Acorn isolated themselves in a cottage in remote northern Quebec to work on their music.

THE ACORN, No Ghost

Sat, June 05 2010 10:53pm - Source: Times Online - Music

The Acorn's 2008 breakthrough album, Glory Hope Mountain, was written about the many hardships of their front man Rolf Klausener's mother — including fleeing from an abusive father at the age of 12 and emigrating from Honduras to Canada without a word of English or French.

The Acorn – “Crossed Wires (Born Ruffians Remix)” (Stereogum Premiere)

Fri, June 04 2010 9:26pm - Source: Stereogum

"Crossed Wires" is restrained and measured, as if Acorns singer Rolf Klausener is conversing his energy for a bigger fight.

Contest:: The Acorn No Ghost – Win cd + tix to Halifax show

Tue, June 01 2010 12:48pm - Source: Herohill

Without question, Ottawa's most well known folksters have a tough road ahead of them with today's release of No Ghost .

The Acorn – No Ghost

Tue, June 01 2010 9:06am - Source: The Line Of Best Fit

Despite the emotional weight that surrounded Glory Hope Mountain , there was always something joyful about the music and the message contained.

The Acorn - No Ghost

Thu, May 27 2010 9:41am - Source: Drowned In Sound

It would be very easy to listen to No Ghost and suggest that The Acorn belong to a breed of post-Grizzly Bear/Fleet Foxes thoughtfully tempered harmony-gifted indie-folk.

The Acorn - No Ghost

Tue, May 25 2010 1:54pm - Source: BBC Music

With the release of their last album Glory Hope Mountain, The Acorn caught the ear of everybody from Elbow 's Guy Garvey (who named it his favourite of 2008) to Kanye West (who posted the video for Crooked Legs on his blog under the all-caps heading, "THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!").

Four Tet remix of The Acorn's 'Restoration' // MP3

Tue, May 25 2010 12:27pm - Source: The Four Oh Five

The Four Tet remix will appear on limited edition 12" vinyl along with both 'No Ghost' and 'Restoration', which will be released on Bella Union on Monday 31st May. The Acorn return in June 2010 with No Ghost , the much-anticipated follow-up to their UK debut, Glory Hope Mountain , which was released to much acclaim in autumn 2008.

The Acorn News

End of Road Festival 2012

Sweeping The Nation Albums Of 2010: Number 29

The Acorn @ Kung Fu Necktie - tonight!

Album Review: The Acorn – No Ghost (2010)

The Acorn - No Ghost

ViDEOS: Black Mountain & The Acorn

The Acorn Debuts Endless Summer Stop Motion Video for “Restoration”

The Acorn: Interview

Giant Hand takes a big step forward

The Acorn Isolate, Collaborate for New Album, 'No Ghost'

The Acorn cover Cyndi Lauper

Suggested Listening: The Acorn – No Ghost (album)

Suggested Listening: The Acorn – No Ghost (album)

This week's feature: The Acorn

Concert Review: The Acorn, June 11, Lee’s Palace

ALBUM REVIEW: THE ACORN - NO GHOST

The Acorn - No Ghost

The Acorn - No Ghost

The Acorn, Hoxton Bar & Grill, London

THE ACORN, No Ghost

The Acorn – “Crossed Wires (Born Ruffians Remix)” (Stereogum Premiere)

Contest:: The Acorn No Ghost – Win cd + tix to Halifax show

The Acorn – No Ghost

The Acorn - No Ghost

The Acorn - No Ghost

Four Tet remix of The Acorn's 'Restoration' // MP3

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