Glory Hope Mountain (2007 Paper Bag Records)
Part-biography, part-spirit tale recounting the epic life story of acorn songwriter Rolf Klausener's mother from Honduras to Canada. 
Long-listed for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.
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Written by Rolf Klausener
Arranged by Rolf Klausener, Jeff DeButte, Keiko Devaux, Jeffrey Malecki & Howie Tsui.
Everlasting contributions from: Casey Mecija, James Bunton, Ryan Carley (Ohbijou), Michael Feuerstack, Flecton Big Sky, Andy Swan, Jake Bryce (Fiftymen).

hold your breath

crooked legs

glory

low gravity

flood pt.2

lullaby (mountain)

Taken from Heron Act (2008 Paper Bag Records) 
A compilation of live recordings from The Acorn's first US tour for Glory Hope Mountain.
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Good Enough (Cyndi Lauper cover)

Cover of "Strange Animal" by Gowan
originally appears on "Strange Animal" (1985)
Written by Lawrence Gowan
Performed by Rolf Klausener & Pat Johnson

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Strange Animal (Gowan cover)

Ear Worms (2008)
An album of 30-second songs, written as a xmas present to friends in the winter of 2008. 
All songs written, performed & recorded by Rolf Klausener
with:
Pat Johnson - additional drums

Don't You Follow My Cat Home

Shake The Hands Of Time

Danger Bay

Snowfall

Sur L'alpage

Little Elms (2008)
Written, recorded, performed by Rolf Klausener, xmas 2008.
with:
Pat Johnson - drums on "wake up"
Catriona Sturton - voice on "wake up"

Strip Gunnin'

Two By Two

Yer My Byatch

Wake Up

No Ghost (2010 Paper Bag Records / Bella Union)
3rd full length from The Acorn
All songs written by Rolf Klausener
*except Crossed Wires, written by Jeff DeButte
All songs arranged by The Acorn
Rolf Klausener: Vocals, guitars, bass, percussion
Jeff DeButte: Vocals on Crossed Wires, guitars, bass
Patrick Johnson: Drums & Percussion
Jeffrey Malecki: Drums
Howie Tsui: Guitars
with Michael Dubue: Vibraphone on On The Line
with Keiko Devaux: Marimba on Misplaced
Recorded at a cottage in Bouchette QC by Jarrett Bartlett

Restoration

Misplaced

No Ghost

Slippery When Wet

Almanac

from VIEUX LOUP (2015)
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Influence

from the forthcoming album "Vieux Loup" (2015 Paper Bag Records)

Cumin

from VIEUX LOUP (2015)
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Rapids

Palm Springs

In Silence

Vieux Loup

Dominion

Artefacts

Originally appears on VIEUX LOUP (Paper Bag Records 2015)
Written by Rolf Klausener (SOCAN)
Remix by Phèdre

Artefacts (Phèdre Remix)

Performed by Rolf Klausener & Caylie Runciman
Recorded/Produced by Rolf Klausener

Written by Christine McVie & Eddy Quintela 
Originally appears on Fleetwood Mac "Tango in the Night" (1983)



Little Lies w/ Boyhood (Fleetwood Mac cover)

From the compilation tribute: Paper Bag Records vs. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars (released 2012)

Free download: http://paperbagrecords.com/downloads/paper-bag-records-vs-david-bowie/

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Suffragette City

Last night, Pat and Adam came over to help me prep the studio to start work on the new album. 

We decided to test some shiz out by tackling a sweet little cover. The Flamingos made this song popular in 1959, but was originally written for a flick called Dames in 1934. A LOT of people have covered this track, from Beck to Sinatra, the Temptations and, to what should come as no surprise, Mel C from the Spice Girls. We recorded most of it live off the proverbial floor, and I waited until about 2:30am to record the vocals. What’s that ghostly, hard-to-pin-down effect on the vocals? Fatigue, people. Fatigue. Enjoy!

A little late night fun while setting up the studio to start work on the new acorn album, "Vieux Loup". Features: Rolf Klausener (guitars, bass, vocals), Adam Saikaley (rhodes), Patrick Johnson (drums). Recorded between 6pm - 1am on October 9th, 2012

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