The Acorn (band) explained

The Acorn
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Genre:art pop, indie folk
Years Active:2003–Present
Label:Bella Union, Paper Bag, Kelp
Website:TheAcorn.ca
Current Members:Rolf Klausener
Past Members:Jeff DeButte
Keiko Devaux
Mike Dubue
Jordan Howard
Steven Lappano
Jeffrey Malecki
Howie Tsui
Shaun Weadick
Jacob Bryce
Adam Saikaley
Patrick Johnson
Martin Charbonneau
Seb Shinwell
Pierre-Luc Clément
Pascal Delaquis

The Acorn is the music project of singer-songwriter and musician Rolf-Carlos Klausener formed in Ottawa, Ontario in 2003. Their music spanned numerous genres, from art-folk and indie, to minimal electro and folk-rock, and members played with numerous other bands.[1] Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge.

History

Rolf Klausener, the principal songwriter, vocalist and guitarist, founded the band as a solo project, but was soon joined by guitarist Howie Tsui, bassist Jeff Debutte and drummer Jeffrey Malecki.[2]

They were quickly signed to Kelp Records, and produced the 2004 album The Pink Ghosts.[3] Their subsequent tour produced the album Live At Royal Albert Hall,[4] and they released the EP Blankets.[5] [6]

In 2006, they signed with the label Paper Bag Records and released the well-received EP Tin Fist. [7] [8] They were also joined by singer and keyboardist Keiko Devaux; Bryce left the band and was replaced by drummer Jeffrey Malecki.

In 2007, they released Glory Hope Mountain, whose songs describe the life of Klausener's Honduras-born mother, Gloria Esperanza Montoya.[9] [10] [11] That was followed by the albums Heron Act (2007),[12] Ear Worms (2008),[13] the EP Little Elms (2008),[14] and a split EP with the band Ohbijou.[15] After Glory Hope Mountain, singer-songwriter Rolf Klausener joined the band, as did multi-instrumentalist Shaun Weadick. Weadick and Devaux left in 2008.

The Acorn then went on the road, traveling to the UK as the opening act for Fleet Foxes, Elbow, Akron / Family and Bon Iver, and playing the End of the Road Festival, Electric Picnic, the Brighton Festival, and The Great Escape Festival, among other gigs.[16] [17] [18] In Canada, they played the Calgary Folk Music Festival, the Hillside Festival,[19] and the Winnipeg Folk Festival.[20]

In 2009, The Acorn was a long-listed nominee for Uncut Magazine's Uncut Music Award, for Glory Hope Mountain.[21] The album was also nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, making The Acorn the only Ottawa band to ever be so nominated.[22] In early 2010, they released the EP Restoration[23] and, in June, the album No Ghost[24] [25] and went on a two-month tour. In the interim, they recorded a remix album of No Ghost, called Make The Least Of The Day: No Ghost Reinterpreted, which includes remixes by Four Tet, Chad VanGaalen, Born Ruffians and Diamond Rings.[26] [27] Tsui and Maleckie left the band in 2010; they were replaced by drummer Pat Johnson, multi-instrumentalist Adam Saikaley and bassist Martin Charbonneau.

In 2011 Klausner began working on an electronic dance project called 'Silkken Laumann' with Johnnson and Saikaley.[28] The group released their debut album Not Forever Enough on January 1, 2014.[29] They regrouped as The Acorn to release the 2015 album Vieux Loup,[30] [31] [32] [33] which was nominated for the 2015 Polaris Prize.[34]

In 2011, Klausener had co-founded Ottawa's Arboretum Festival which, in 2018, re-branded as 'Bon-Fire'.[35] Klausener is the festival's creative director. The Acorn last performed in 2017;[36] Klausener speaks of The Acorn in the past tense.[37]

Discography

Albums

EPs

Compilation Inclusions

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barclay . Michael . The Acorn Family Affairs, Sept 2007 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  2. Web site: Kilgour . Kate . The Acorn Will Never Fall, Mar 2010 . queensjournal.ca . 12 March 2010 . Queen's Journal . 1 February 2022.
  3. Web site: The Acorn – The Pink Ghosts . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  4. Web site: The Acorn – Live At Royal Albert Hall . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  5. Web site: The Acorn – Blankets . discogs.com . 26 November 2005 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  6. Web site: Whibbs . Chris . The Acorn / Timber, Apr 2006 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 1 February 2022.
  7. Web site: The Acorn – Tin Fist . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  8. Web site: Whibbs . Chris . The Acorn Tin Fist, Feb 2007 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 1 February 2022.
  9. Web site: Barclay . Michael . The Acorn Family Affairs, Sept 2007 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim . 1 February 2022.
  10. Web site: The Acorn – Glory Hope Mountain . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Murphy . Sarah . The Acorn Release...June 2017 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 1 February 2022.
  12. Web site: The Acorn – Heron Act . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  13. Web site: The Acorn – Ear Worms . discogs.com . December 2008 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  14. Web site: The Acorn – Little Elms . discogs.com . December 2008 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  15. Web site: The Acorn + ohbijou – Split . discogs.com . 7 October 2008 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  16. Web site: Thiessen . Brock . The Acorn Tour Everywhere, Aug 2008 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  17. Web site: Thiessen . Brock . The Acorn Sign...July 2008 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  18. Web site: The Acorn's Concert History . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives . 1 February 2022.
  19. Web site: Schedule . hillsidefestival.ca . Hillside Festival . 1 February 2022.
  20. Web site: Past Performers . winnipegfolkfestival.ca . Winnipeg Folk Festival . 1 February 2022.
  21. Web site: Caine . Travis . Ottawa's Acorn Make the Uncut...Oct 2009 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  22. Web site: The Acorn Glory Hope Mountain . polarismusicprize.ca . Polaris Music Prize . 2 February 2022.
  23. Web site: The Acorn – Restoration . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  24. Web site: Keefe . Jonathan . Review: The Acorn, No Ghost, Sept 2010 . slantmagazine.com . 6 September 2010 . Slant Magazine . 2 February 2022.
  25. Web site: Greene . Jayson . No Ghost . pitchfork.com . Pitchfork . 1 February 2022.
  26. Web site: The Acorn – Make The Least Of The Day: No Ghost Reinterpreted . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  27. Web site: Hudson . Alex . The Acorn Unveil New Remix Album...Aug 2010 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  28. Web site: Rozitis . Lidija . Dancing, not rowing: An interview with Silkken Laumann . Apt 613 . 2011-05-27 . 2014-06-23 .
  29. Web site: Hudson . Alex . Members of the Acorn Release...Jan 2014 . exclaim.ca . Exlaim! . 1 February 2022.
  30. Web site: Hudson . Alex . The Acorn "Influence", Feb 2015 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 2 February 2022.
  31. Web site: The Acorn – Vieux Loup . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  32. Web site: X . Chris . ALBUM REVIEW: THE ACORN – VIEUX LOUP . spillmagazine.com . 19 May 2015 . The Spill Magazine . 2 February 2022.
  33. Web site: Simpson . Paul . Vieux Loup Review . allmusic.com . AllMusic . 2 February 2022.
  34. Web site: Vieux Loup - Polaris Music Prize . polarismusicprize.ca . Polaris Music Prize . 2 February 2022.
  35. Web site: Saxberg . Lynn . Arboretum festival rebrands . ottawacitizen.com . Ottawa Citizen . 2 February 2022.
  36. Web site: Shows . theacorn.ca . The Acorn . 2 February 2022.
  37. Web site: Helmer . Aedan . A decade later...Apr 2017 . ottawacitizen.com . Ottawa Citizen . 2 February 2022.
  38. Web site: The Acorn – Patches . discogs.com . October 2005 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  39. Web site: The Acorn – Tin Fist . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  40. Web site: Whibbs . Chris . The Acorn Tin Fist, Feb 2007 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 1 February 2022.
  41. Web site: The Acorn – Little Elms . discogs.com . December 2008 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  42. Web site: The Acorn + ohbijou – Split . discogs.com . 7 October 2008 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  43. Web site: Friends In Bellwoods . discogs.com . December 2007 . Discogs . 1 February 2022.
  44. Web site: Friends In Bellwoods 2 . discogs.com . Discogs . 1 February 2022.

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