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LEIF VOLLEBEKK’S NEW ALBUM, REVELATION, OUT SEPTEMBER 27 VIA SECRET CITY
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HEADLINE TOUR ACROSS EUROPE IN OCTOBER 2024
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Today, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk reveals “Peace of Mind (Evening)”, a memorable and melodious single co-produced and mixed by David Baron (The Lumineers, Shawn Mendes, Michael Marcagi). “This is the “evening version” of ‘Peace of Mind’,” says Leif. “This version isn’t even on the record. It just wanted to be its own thing. It wanted drums off the top. It wanted to have jangly guitars and 80s synthesizers. I suppose I wanted it to remind me of the bliss I feel when a great song come on the radio on a late-night drive.”
Leif adds, “Considering the title, it’s rather ironic that I’ve spent more time recording this song than any other. I’ve recorded 4 or 5 different versions of this song. The latest, called ‘Peace of Mind (Evening)’, the version that seems to include everything I’ve loved from each version that came before, including the vocal-heavy album version. I suppose it’s testament to how much the song means to me.”
“Singing this song, it just kind of sets me free. The melody came along fully formed right after I’d spent a few weeks' vacation with my family. I rediscovered my solitude for the first time in a while. And, in the stillness, I sang about them. I dreamt a child placed a dandelion on my grave. For some reason, I awoke incredibly peaceful. What does that mean?”
The visualizer accompanying the track was directed by Nicholas Sutton Bell.
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MORE ABOUT REVELATION
Recorded at both Sunset Sound in Los Angeles and Dreamland in Woodstock, New York, Revelation is both ethereal and grounded, evoking a deep sense of introspection. The 11 tracks on Vollebekk’s Revelation blend narrative lyrics with one-take lead vocal performances, cinematic arrangements, rich soundscapes, and lush orchestration. Vollebekk's songwriting for this album was influenced by an exploration that began with Carl Jung’s I Ching and ventured into the ideas of alchemy and the unknown. The result is organic and earthy, with themes of nature—water, stars, mortality—woven into a reflection on living in a constantly changing present, infused with existential doubt and the quest for meaning.
An artist’s artist with many colleagues as admirers, Vollebekk – who self-produced and played piano, guitar, bass, B3 organ, harmonica, accordion and Moog synthesizer on Revelation – compiled an impressive supporting cast that speaks to the caliber of musicianship and feel of the recordings, including legendary drummer Jim Keltner, notable steel guitarist Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and Rod Stewart), and revered bassist Shahzad Ismaily. His other album collaborators included artists Angie McMahon and Anaïs Mitchell on background vocals. The album was mixed by Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, Tracy Chapman) and mastered by Greg Calbi.
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MORE ABOUT LEIF VOLLEBEKK
Leif Vollebekk is an acclaimed singer-songwriter originally from Ottawa who now resides in Montreal, Canada. The artist has sold-out headlining tours across North America, Europe and Australia. His first Secret City Records release, Twin Solitude, was a breakthrough album, landing a spot on the Polaris Music Prize 2017 shortlist, a Juno nomination and gathering over 60 million streams. His follow-up, New Ways, confirmed his undeniable talent and surpassed Twin Solitude in streaming. “[His] songs […] are pensive and restless, blossoming with stream-of-consciousness verses that bear the marks of long nights spent alone on the road.” (The New York Times). Previous media supporters include The New York Times, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Pitchfork, Uncut, NPR Music, The Fader, BBC, The Sunday Times Culture, The Line of Best Fit, Paste, Brooklyn Vegan, WXPN, KCRW, Exclaim! and many more. Music from Leif has been heard in TV shows such as Netflix’s Feel Good and Lovesick, HBO’s The New Pope, The Bold Type, Wisdom of the Crowd and more.
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TOUR DATES
October 1- Winterthur, Switzerland | Salzhaus
October 2 - Munich, Germany | Strom
October 3 - Vienna, Austria | Flucc
October 5 - Berlin, Germany | Lido
October 6 - Hamburg, Germany | Knust
October 7- Tilburg, Netherlands | Poppodium 013 Next Stage
October 9 - Cologne, Germany | Gebaude 9
October 10 - Paris, France | Café de la Danse
October 11 - Antwerp, Belgium | De Roma
October 12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso
October 14 - Brighton, UK | CHALK
October 15 - Manchester, UK | New Century Hall
October 16 - Dublin, Ireland | Button Factory
October 17 - Glasgow, UK | QMU
October 18 - Bristol, UK | SWX
October 19 - London, UK | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
October 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark | Pumpheuset
October 23 - Stockholm, Sweden | Debaser
October 24 - Oslo, Norway | Vulkan
November 7 – Philadelphia, PA | Union Transfer
November 9 – New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom
November 10 – Washington, DC | Union Stage
November 12 – Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom
November 13 – Seattle, WA | Showbox
November 16 – San Francisco, CA | The Independent
November 18 – Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour
November 23 – Boulder, CO | Fox Theatre
November 24 – Denver, CO | The Bluebird Theater
