Leif Vollebekk

Polaris Music Prize Reveals 2017 Short List

PUBLISHED Jul 13, 2017

After spending the last month with the 40 long-listed albums, jurors have narrowed down the pool to 10 finalists up for this year's Polaris...

Leif Vollebekk Let His Subconscious Be the Guide on 'Twin Solitude'

PUBLISHED Mar 3, 2017

After the release of his sophomore record, North Americana, in 2013, Leif Vollebekk was, in his own words, "a bit of a hustler." He toured...

Leif Vollebekk

Twin Solitude

PUBLISHED Feb 22, 2017

In Hugh MacLennan's novel Two Solitudes, his titular phrase refers to the relationship between English-speaking and French-speaking Canada;...

Leif Vollebekk

"Twin Solitude" (video)

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2016

Three years removed from releasing North Americana, singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk promised today on Twitter that a new record "ain't far...

Leif Vollebekk

"When the Subway Comes Above Ground" (video)

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2014

Leif Vollebekk's North Americana has been out in Canada for the better part of a year, but it only just came out in the U.S. through Missin...

Leif Vollebekk Books Canadian Tour Dates, Covers Neil Young, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Sigur Rós on Free EP

PUBLISHED Jul 10, 2013

Montreal singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk has a recent album to promote, and in the coming months, he will be doing just that. Not only has...

Leif Vollebekk

Guelph Youth Music Centre, Guelph ON, April 7

PUBLISHED Apr 7, 2013

By the time he wanted one, the GYMC was out of the premium coffee and Leif Vollebekk seemed a tad concerned. Yet he soldiered on, beginning...

Leif Vollebekk

Rivoli, Toronto, ON, March 20

PUBLISHED Mar 21, 2013

Talking loudly during a relatively quiet show is a form of oppression that, eventually, demands revolution. Beginning solo, Montreal singer...