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Photo Credit: Nicholas Sutton Bell
NEW ALBUM “REVELATION" OUT SEPTEMBER 27
WATCH THE MUSIC VIDEO TO “SOUTHERN STAR” HERE
HEADLINE TOUR ACROSS EUROPE IN OCTOBER 2024
Today, Canadian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Leif Vollebekk reveals “Southern Star” a poignant ballad as second single, including background 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.
Listen to “Southern Star” HERE
“I think this might be my favorite song I have ever written, and it took a while to reveal itself,” tells us 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.
Pre-order the new album Revelation HERE
Listen to the first single “Moondog” HERE
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.
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
June 28 – Montreal, Canada | Maison Symphonique de Montréal (Festival international de Jazz de Montréal)
July 19 – Vancouver, Canada | Vancouver Folk Music Festival
July 25 – Calgary, Canada | Calgary Folk Music Festival
August 11 – Edmonton, Canada | Edmonton Folk Music Festival
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
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Press Contact
Jim Merlis, Big Hassle Media
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