No Ghost
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| Released | 1 June 2010 | |||
| Recorded | 7–27 June 2009 Lac Charron Cottage, Bouchette, Quebec 10–16 August 2009 Treatment Room, Montreal | |||
| Genre | Indie folk | |||
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| Producer | Jarrett Bartlett | |||
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No Ghost is an album by Canadian indie folk band The Acorn, released 1 June 2010 on Paper Bag Records and Bella Union. It is their third full-length.
The album was recorded by Jarrett Bartlett.
Comparing this album to their last album, Glory Hope Mountain, band leader Rolf Klausener said, "It's a lot harder, it's got a lot more electric guitars, it's got a bit of a Yo La Tengo-y or Talk Talk kind of spaciousness, but then it also feels a little like a Crazy Horse record at times."[1] He has said that his favourite songs on the album are "Cobbled in Dust" and "Misplaced".[2]
Reception
The album has received mostly positive reviews. Graeme Thomson of Uncut wrote, "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."[3] Critic Kevin Harley of The Independent wrote that "the dynamism in its swerves from rhythmic, rolling rockers ("Bobcat Gold Wraith") to gentler laments ("On the Line") suggest a confidence behind the surface modesty."[4] [1]. Critic Daniel Kolitz of prefixmag.com received the album favorably, rating it a 7.5 out of 10.0.
Track listing
All songs were written by Rolf Klausener, except as noted.
- "Cobbled from Dust"
- "Restoration"
- "Misplaced"
- "I Made the Law"
- "Crossed Wires" (Jeff DeButte)
- "On the Line"
- "Bobcat Goldwraith"
- "No Ghost"
- "Slippery When Wet"
- "Almanac"
- "Kindling to Cremation"
References
- ^ Harper, Kate (24 March 2010). "The Acorn See No Ghost In June[usurped]", Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
- ^ (June 2010). "Q&A Rolf Klausener", Uncut. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Thomson, Graeme (June 2010). "Album review: The Acorn – No Ghost", Uncut. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ Harley, Kevin (5 June 2010). "Album reviews: The Acorn: No Ghost", The Independent, p. 20.