The Independent Applauds Leif Vollebekk’s New Ways

“Where before he was perhaps trying too hard to leave an impression of authenticity,” writes The Independent about Leif Vollebekk‘s New Ways LP, “here his piano playing is less hermetically sealed, with shivery notes of violin and deft percussion from Homer Steinweiss (The Dap-Kings, Amy Winehouse) adding ballast. The lyrics are heavy with poetic detail, whether recalling the exact blue of his lover’s eyes or “a sign on the highway covered in rain. He sings, in those whisky-soaked vocals of his, about the fickleness of fame… Fame may be fickle, but Vollebekk’s dedication to improving his craft is anything but.”

Read the review here.