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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 “Southern Star” a poignant ballad as second single, including backing vocals by Australian singer-songwriter Angie McMahon and steel guitar by legendary Cindy Cashdollar. The new album, Revelation, will be out on September 27 on Secret City Records.
Leif recently shared the stage with Fred Again… for three nights in San Francisco and previously announced a full European tour set for October 2024, tickets are on sale now. Before heading to the continent, the singer-songwriter will perform in selected Canadian festivals this summer, including Montreal International Jazz Festival. See below for a complete list of tour dates.
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“I think this might be my favorite song I have ever written, and it took a while to reveal itself,” tells Leif. “I spent about two years waiting for the last verse to come. It was recorded in one live take with me on piano, Oliver on drums, Shahzad on bass and Angie, who happened to be in town, singing harmony. We added Rob Moose on strings and Cindy Cashdollar on steel guitar. I asked her to stretch out at the end, and, when she did, I just sat there in the control room, completely blown away.”
The video accompanying the track, was directed by longtime collaborator and award-winning filmmaker Kaveh Nabatian, and filmed in Montreal.
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MORE ABOUT REVELATION
Recorded at both Sunset Sound and Dreamland in Woodstock, New York, Revelation is both spiritual and down-to-earth, from the heavens above to the oceans below. The 11 tracks on Vollebekk’s Revelation combine narrative lyrics and many one-take lead vocal performances with cinematic arrangements, gorgeous sonics, well-placed space and lush orchestration. Vollebekk’s Revelation songwriting process was inspired by an exploration that began with Carl Jung’s I Ching and continued into the science of alchemy and the mystery of the divine. The final result is at once organic, earthy and celestial, with themes of nature -- water, astral constellations, mortality – woven into a meditation on living in an ever-changing present laced with existential doubt, the search for a higher power.
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.
TOUR DATES
Jun 28 – Montreal, QC | Maison Symphonique de Montréal (Festival international de Jazz de Montréal)
Jul 19 – Vancouver, BC | Vancouver Folk Music Festival
Jul 25 – Calgary, AB | Calgary Folk Music Festival
Aug 11 – Edmonton, AB | Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Oct 1- Winterthur, Switzerland | Salzhaus
Oct 2 - Munich, Germany | Strom
Oct 3 - Vienna, Austria | Flucc
Oct 5 - Berlin, Germany | Lido
Oct 6 - Hamburg, Germany | Knust
Oct 7- Tilburg, Netherlands | Poppodium 013 Next Stage
Oct 9 - Cologne, Germany | Gebaude 9
Oct 10 - Paris, France | Café de la Danse
Oct 11 - Antwerp, Belgium | De Roma
Oct 12 - Amsterdam, Netherlands | Paradiso
Oct 14 - Brighton, UK | CHALK
Oct 15 - Manchester, UK | New Century Hall
Oct 16 - Dublin, Ireland | Button Factory
Oct 17 - Glasgow, UK | QMU
Oct 18 - Bristol, UK | SWX
Oct 19 - London, UK | O2 Shepherds Bush Empire
Oct 22 - Copenhagen, Denmark | Pumpheuset*
Oct 23 - Stockholm, Sweden | Debaser
Oct 24 - Oslo, Norway | Vulkan
