The Acorn: No Ghost | CD Review

(Bella Union)If one day it was revealed that half the Bella Union roster actually comprised a single collective of musicians, working under myriad guises, it wouldn't be a great surprise. For every startling release by an individual talent (Laura Veirs, say, or John Grant), there are umpteen that conform to a template: guitar-led music that is lavishly textured, sometimes delicate, sometimes squally, decorated by flute or trumpets or strings, with moments of loveliness, but mostly pretty earnest...

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