We filmed something special for you. Watch "Moondog" live from our tour at M Telus in Montreal below. P.S. You can see this incredible band this fall in the US- tickets on sale tomorrow!
Directed by none other than Kaveh Nabatian & edited by Nicholas Sutton Bell & Matt Farrell
After I played this song solo on the final night of our last tour, my friend and sound engineer Harris Shper came up to me and said,"New song?" I said, "Yeah." "Strings?" he asked. I said, "Yep." He said, "Cindy on steel?" | said, "Exactly." He was hearing exactly what I was hearing in my head. I decided at that moment that he would record Southern Star.
The night before that show, I ran into Shazhad Ismaily (@ectoderm88) in NYC who added so much to my album Twin Solitude. I asked him to come back and play bass. He, myself and Olivier Fairfield, along with Anfie McMahon (who was serendipitously in NY) recorded the whole thing in one take at Dreamland Recording Studios The brilliant Rob Moose added strings. I saved the last few bars of the song for Cindy Cashdollar to play what I think is the most beautiful steel guitar solo l've eve heard.
Moondog is out now. My new album Revelation is out September 27th. You can pre-order now.
The record cover was shot by Gregory Alan Isakov on his farm in Colorado, where I finished moondog on the guitar. I learned to love the rain out there. Background vocals are none other than Anais Mitchell. Video by Kaveh Nabatian.
I just remembered yesterday that the version of Long Blue Light on this EP documents the first time I made music with others since the lockdowns. It was one of the best days of my life.
Last year I had the chance to revisit these songs and realized they had something my albums didn’t have. They resonate with that incalculable energy of a live audience. They complete the music. They inform it and they shape it. That symbiosis is something during these past two years I’ve missed more than anything. And I feel it on this record.
The thing about live music is that, until about a hundred years ago, it was the only kind of music there was.
You can stream it wherever you stream music today. (The vinyl version is pre-order only until April 22nd… ah, production delays!)
Happy listening and hopefully see you on the road. More tour dates coming soon… X
I’m thrilled to announce our return to the stage. I had to pinch myself when they told me we were going back on tour. All that comes to mind are the timeless words of Willie Nelson: The life I love is making music with my friends. Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10am local time. I can’t wait to see your beautiful smiling faces again. Have the best summer. We’ll be seeing you. X
Leif Vollebekk
Leif Vollebekk
We filmed something special for you. Watch "Moondog" live from our tour at M Telus in Montreal below.
P.S. You can see this incredible band this fall in the US- tickets on sale tomorrow!
Directed by none other than Kaveh Nabatian & edited by Nicholas Sutton Bell & Matt Farrell
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Here's the visualizer for the new single "Peace of Mind (Morning)"
Stream here: found.ee/lv-pom-m
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Here's the official music video for "Peace of Mind"
Stream Revelation: found.ee/lv-revelation
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Leif Vollebekk
New music video for "Rock and Roll" available now:
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My latest single, Peace Of Mind, is out now 🕊️ found.ee/leif-pom
Tour pre-sale happening today, you can sign up on my website for access🤍
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Leif Vollebekk
After I played this song solo on the final night of our last tour, my friend and sound engineer Harris Shper came up to me and said,"New song?" I said, "Yeah." "Strings?" he asked. I said, "Yep." He said, "Cindy on steel?" | said, "Exactly." He was hearing exactly what I was hearing in my head. I decided at that moment that he would record Southern Star.
The night before that show, I ran into Shazhad Ismaily (@ectoderm88) in NYC who added so much to my album Twin Solitude. I asked him to come back and play bass. He, myself and Olivier Fairfield, along with Anfie McMahon (who was serendipitously in NY) recorded the whole thing in one take at Dreamland Recording Studios The brilliant Rob Moose added strings. I saved the last few bars of the song for Cindy Cashdollar to play what I think is the most beautiful steel guitar solo l've eve heard.
Cindy Cashdollar will be joining us at the Festival International de Jazz de Montréal this Friday.
directed/filmed by wondrous Kaveh Nabatian, with Michael Felber, Michael Feuerstack and Olivier Fairfield graciously helping breathe life into this music video.Ok I think that's it.
I hope you enjoy this song as much as I did writing it and recording it. It might be my favourite song far.Happy summer X
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Moondog is out now. My new album Revelation is out September 27th. You can pre-order now.
The record cover was shot by Gregory Alan Isakov on his farm in Colorado, where I finished moondog on the guitar. I learned to love the rain out there. Background vocals are none other than Anais Mitchell. Video by Kaveh Nabatian.
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I just remembered yesterday that the version of Long Blue Light on this EP documents the first time I made music with others since the lockdowns. It was one of the best days of my life.
Last year I had the chance to revisit these songs and realized they had something my albums didn’t have. They resonate with that incalculable energy of a live audience. They complete the music. They inform it and they shape it. That symbiosis is something during these past two years I’ve missed more than anything. And I feel it on this record.
The thing about live music is that, until about a hundred years ago, it was the only kind of music there was.
You can stream it wherever you stream music today. (The vinyl version is pre-order only until April 22nd… ah, production delays!)
Happy listening and hopefully see you on the road. More tour dates coming soon… X
📸: @wademuir
found.ee/LV-NewWaves
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Excited to share some new tour updates with you. See you soon. x Leif
www.leifvolleebkk.com/tour
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I’m thrilled to announce our return to the stage. I had to pinch myself when they told me we were going back on tour. All that comes to mind are the timeless words of Willie Nelson: The life I love is making music with my friends.
Tickets go on sale Friday, June 18 at 10am local time. I can’t wait to see your beautiful smiling faces again. Have the best summer. We’ll be seeing you. X
đź“· by the great @gregoryalanisakov
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