LEIF VOLLEBEKK
Il songwriter canadese condivide l'inedito
"Peace of mind (evening)"
Il disco
REVELATION
è in uscita il 27 settembre 2024,
via Secret City Records
"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)
Il cantautore e polistrumentista canadese Leif Vollebekk svela "Peace of Mind (Evening)", un melodioso singolo co-prodotto e mixato da David Baron (The Lumineers, Shawn Mendes, Michael Marcagi), disponibile dal 5 settembre in radio e su tutte le piattaforme.
"This is the “evening version” of Peace of Mind,” ha affermato 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.”.
Il nuovo album, Revelation, è in uscita il 27 settembre su Secret City Records. Leif annuncia anche le prime date del tour negli Stati Uniti a supporto del nuovo album, a partire dal 7 novembre. Questo tour negli Stati Uniti seguirà un tour europeo che inizierà il 1° ottobre in Svizzera.
I biglietti per le date del tour europeo sono già in vendita. I biglietti per le date del tour negli Stati Uniti saranno in vendita dal 6 settembre.
“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?”.
Album pre-order: https://found.ee/boutique-leifvollebekk
Registrato al Sunset Sound e al Dreamland a Woodstock, New York, mixato da Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, Tracy Chapman) e masterizzato da Greg Calbi, Revelation è allo stesso tempo spirituale e terreno: le 11 tracce di "Revelation" di Vollebekk combinano testi narrativi e performance vocali registrate in una sola ripresa con arrangiamenti quasi cinematografici, magnifiche sonorità e un'orchestrazione ricca. Il processo di scrittura di "Revelation" è stato ispirato da un'esplorazione iniziata con l'I Ching di Carl Jung e continuato poi attarverso la scienza dell'alchimia e il mistero del divino.
Il risultato finale è, allo stesso tempo, terrestre e celestiale, con i temi della natura - acqua, costellazioni astrali, mortalità - che si intrecciano sapientemente in una meditazione sul vivere, in un presente in costante cambiamento e intriso di dubbi esistenziali che cercano un potere superiore.
Un artista degli artisti, tra suoi ammiratori ci sono diversi colleghi, Vollebekk – che in Revelation ha autoprodotto e suonato pianoforte, chitarra, basso, organo B3, armonica, fisarmonica e sintetizzatore Moog – ha riunito un cast di supporto impressionante che testimonia il calibro del suo talento musicale e l'atmosfera delle registrazioni. Tra questi, il leggendario batterista Jim Keltner, la nota chitarrista Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison e Rod Stewart) e il venerato bassista Shahzad Ismaily. Tra i suoi collaboratori per l'album ci sono anche artisti come Angie McMahon e Anaïs Mitchell nei cori.
Tracklist
1. Rock and Roll
2. Southern Star
3. Peace of Mind
4. Surfer's Journal
5. Moondog
6. False-Hearted Lover
7. Elijah Rose
8. Mississippi
9. Till I See You Again
10. Sunset Boulevard Expedition
11. Angel Child
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
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.
Camilla Caldarola
Il songwriter canadese condivide l'inedito
"Peace of mind (evening)"
Il disco
REVELATION
è in uscita il 27 settembre 2024,
via Secret City Records
"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)
Il cantautore e polistrumentista canadese Leif Vollebekk svela "Peace of Mind (Evening)", un melodioso singolo co-prodotto e mixato da David Baron (The Lumineers, Shawn Mendes, Michael Marcagi), disponibile dal 5 settembre in radio e su tutte le piattaforme.
"This is the “evening version” of Peace of Mind,” ha affermato 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.”.
Il nuovo album, Revelation, è in uscita il 27 settembre su Secret City Records. Leif annuncia anche le prime date del tour negli Stati Uniti a supporto del nuovo album, a partire dal 7 novembre. Questo tour negli Stati Uniti seguirà un tour europeo che inizierà il 1° ottobre in Svizzera.
I biglietti per le date del tour europeo sono già in vendita. I biglietti per le date del tour negli Stati Uniti saranno in vendita dal 6 settembre.
“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?”.
Album pre-order: https://found.ee/boutique-leifvollebekk
Registrato al Sunset Sound e al Dreamland a Woodstock, New York, mixato da Tchad Blake (Tom Waits, Arctic Monkeys, Tracy Chapman) e masterizzato da Greg Calbi, Revelation è allo stesso tempo spirituale e terreno: le 11 tracce di "Revelation" di Vollebekk combinano testi narrativi e performance vocali registrate in una sola ripresa con arrangiamenti quasi cinematografici, magnifiche sonorità e un'orchestrazione ricca. Il processo di scrittura di "Revelation" è stato ispirato da un'esplorazione iniziata con l'I Ching di Carl Jung e continuato poi attarverso la scienza dell'alchimia e il mistero del divino.
Il risultato finale è, allo stesso tempo, terrestre e celestiale, con i temi della natura - acqua, costellazioni astrali, mortalità - che si intrecciano sapientemente in una meditazione sul vivere, in un presente in costante cambiamento e intriso di dubbi esistenziali che cercano un potere superiore.
Un artista degli artisti, tra suoi ammiratori ci sono diversi colleghi, Vollebekk – che in Revelation ha autoprodotto e suonato pianoforte, chitarra, basso, organo B3, armonica, fisarmonica e sintetizzatore Moog – ha riunito un cast di supporto impressionante che testimonia il calibro del suo talento musicale e l'atmosfera delle registrazioni. Tra questi, il leggendario batterista Jim Keltner, la nota chitarrista Cindy Cashdollar (Bob Dylan, Van Morrison e Rod Stewart) e il venerato bassista Shahzad Ismaily. Tra i suoi collaboratori per l'album ci sono anche artisti come Angie McMahon e Anaïs Mitchell nei cori.
Tracklist
1. Rock and Roll
2. Southern Star
3. Peace of Mind
4. Surfer's Journal
5. Moondog
6. False-Hearted Lover
7. Elijah Rose
8. Mississippi
9. Till I See You Again
10. Sunset Boulevard Expedition
11. Angel Child
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
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.
Camilla Caldarola
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