Leif Vollebekk Goes Live and Direct With WYEP

In a recent interview with Pittsburgh’s WYEP, Leif Vollebekk explains that the vocals on his new album Revelation are “all one takes. No, that one was… yeah, that was… I mean, the one taken then told us that we’d redo it, like, a few months later if I wanted another take. But I like to record live with the vocals in the band and then build the track after me if I want to add strings or something. I like hearing the vocals first and making sure that the feeling is good. I don’t like overdubbing the vocal, which is pretty much normal — how people make records. But it’s more like Elvis Presley, kind of old school. Do everything in the same room, that kind of thing.” The station has a full interview with the artist, along with a live session featuring four songs, here.
Vollebekk is set to embark soon on a Canadian tour to support Revelation, which is at radio now from Secret City Records:
2/14 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl
2/15 – Victoria, BC – McPherson Playhouse
2/18 – Calgary, AB – Palace Theatre
2/19 – Edmonton, AB – Midway
2/20 – Saskatoon, SK – Broadway Theatre
2/21 – Regina, SK -The Exchange
2/22 – Winnipeg, MB – Centre Culturel Franco-Manitobain
2/27 – Ottawa, ON – The Bronson
2/28 – Montreal, QC – M Telus
3/1 – Toronto, ON – Massey Hall