No Ghost is an album by Canadian indie folk

Indie folk

Indie folk is a music genre that arose in the 1990s from singer/songwriters in the indie rock community showing heavy influences from folk music scenes of the 50s, 60s and early 70s, country music, and indie rock. A few early artists included Lou Barlow, Beck, Jeff Buckley and Elliott Smith...

 band The Acorn

The Acorn

The Acorn is a Canadian indie folk band from Ottawa, Ontario, formed in 2003. Their songs have charted on Canadian campus charts and have been in rotation on CBC Radio 3 and The Verge....

, released 1 June 2010 on Paper Bag Records

Paper Bag Records

Paper Bag Records is a Canadian independent record label and artist-management company, founded in 2002 and based in Toronto, Ontario.-History:...

 and Bella Union

Bella Union

Bella Union is an independent record label that was started up by Simon Raymonde and Robin Guthrie in 1997.After releasing records with 4AD for a large part of their career, Cocteau Twins decided to take a step towards independence and started up the Bella Union record label, through which they...

. It is their third full-length.

The album was recorded by Jarrett Bartlett.

Comparing this album to their last album, Glory Hope Mountain

Glory Hope Mountain

Glory Hope Mountain is a concept album by Canadian indie folk band The Acorn, released 25 September 2007 on Paper Bag Records. It is their second full-length.The album was recorded and produced by Jarrett Bartlett....

, 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

Yo La Tengo

Yo La Tengo, sometimes abbreviated as YLT, is an American alternative rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1984. Since 1992, the lineup has consisted of Ira Kaplan , Georgia Hubley , and James McNew .Despite achieving limited mainstream success, Yo La Tengo has been called "the quintessential...

-y or Talk Talk

Talk Talk

Talk Talk were an English musical group, active from 1981 to 1991. The group had a string of international hit singles including "Today", "Talk Talk", "It's My Life", "Such a Shame", "Dum Dum Girl", "Life's What You Make It" and "Living in Another World"....

 kind of spaciousness, but then it also feels a little like a Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse (band)

Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for its association with Neil Young. It has been co-credited on a number of albums throughout Young's career and has released five albums of its own.-Early years:...

 record at times." He has said that his favourite songs on the album are "Cobbled in Dust" and "Misplaced".

Reception

The album has received mostly positive reviews. Graeme Thomson of Uncut

UNCUT (magazine)

Uncut magazine, trademarked as UNCUT, is a monthly publication based in London. It is available across the English-speaking world, and focuses on music, but also includes film and books sections...

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." Critic Kevin Harley of The Independent

The Independent

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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." http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/the-acorn/no-ghost/42205/. 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.

1. "Cobbled from Dust"
2. "Restoration"
3. "Misplaced"
4. "I Made the Law"
5. "Crossed Wires" (Jeff DeButte)
6. "On the Line"
7. "Bobcat Goldwraith"
8. "No Ghost"
9. "Slippery When Wet"
10. "Almanac"
11. "Kindling to Cremation"