The Acorn
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| The Acorn | |
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| Origin |  Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, folk |
| Years active | 2003–present |
| Label(s) | Paper Bag Kelp |
| Website | TheAcorn.ca |
| Members | |
| Rolf Klausener Howie Tsui Jeff Debutte Jeffrey Malecki Keiko Devaux |
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The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Rolf Klausener is the principal songwriter, as well as vocalist and guitarist. The other members are guitarist/visual artist Howie Tsui, bassist Jeff Debutte, drummer Jeffrey Malecki, and Montreal keyboardist Keiko Devaux. Devaux joined The Acorn in 2006. They are now signed to Paper Bag Records, but also have releases from Kelp Records.
Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge (XM).
The songs on Glory Hope Mountain, their latest album, describe the life of Klausener's Honduras-born mother, Gloria Esperanza Montoya.[1]
On May 5th the Acorn recorded an audio interview with the music review site Have You Heard. They also recorded a live session released through the same site.
[edit] Discography
- 2004: The Pink Ghosts
- 2005: Blankets EP
- 2006: Tin Fist EP
- 2007: Glory Hope Mountain
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official site
- The Acorn on MySpace
- The Acorn on CBC Radio 3
- Exclaim.ca Sept 2007 - Web Interview with The Acorn
- Exclaim! Magazine October 2007 - Cover Story - The Acorn
- The Acorn recording live with Atlanta podcast Have You Heard
- Mel.opho.be interview photos and review of recent tour
