# Twin Solitude — Leif Vollebekk

- **Artist:** [Leif Vollebekk](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Format:** ALBUM
- **Release Date:** 2017-02-24
- **Record Label:** Secret City Records
- **Total Tracks:** 10
- **MusicList Registry URL:** https://musiclist.ca/releases/twin-solitude
- **Spotify:** https://open.spotify.com/album/41sOHne0NWWrjVNvwc7MHj
- **Apple Music:** https://music.apple.com/ca/album/twin-solitude/1172159074

## The Story of the Release

Twin Solitude is the breakthrough third studio album by Montreal singer-songwriter Leif Vollebekk, released on Secret City Records. Named with a nod to Hugh MacLennan's novel Two Solitudes, the record balances spontaneous live-off-the-floor piano ballads with roaming, reflective folk arrangements. Recorded largely in single takes at Montreal's Breakglass Studios, the album earned a shortlist nomination for the Polaris Music Prize and a JUNO Award nomination for Adult Alternative Album of the Year.

## Canadian Press & Critical Reception

> "Rarely simple, Twin Solitude is a striking display of Leif Vollebekk's talent and heart."
> — **Exclaim!** by Laura Stanley (2017-02-22) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/leif_vollebekk-twin_solitude)

> "Twin Solitude marked a moment of profound artistic rebirth for the Montreal songwriter, capturing spontaneous first-take performances at Breakglass Studios."
> — **Exclaim!** by Laura Stanley (2017-02-24) [Read Article](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/leif_vollebekk_let_his_subconscious_be_the_guide_on_twin_solitude)

## Complete Track-by-Track Liner Notes & Credits

### 01. Vancouver Time (4:39)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano, Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Olivier Fairfield**: Drums [SOURCED]

### 02. All Night Sedans (4:07)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Wurlitzer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Philippe Melanson**: Drums [SOURCED]
  - **Shahzad Ismaily**: Bass, Synthesizer [SOURCED]
  - **Sarah Page**: Harp [SOURCED]

### 03. Elegy (4:44)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano, Bass [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Olivier Fairfield**: Drums [SOURCED]

### 04. Into the Ether (4:03)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano, Synthesizer [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Olivier Fairfield**: Drums [SOURCED]
  - **Adam Kinner**: Saxophone [SOURCED]

### 05. Big Sky Country (4:25)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Olivier Fairfield**: Drums [SOURCED]

### 06. Michigan (4:28)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Michael Feuerstack**: Lap Steel Guitar [SOURCED]

### 07. Road to Venus (3:46)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Philippe Melanson**: Drums [SOURCED]

### 08. East of Eden (4:38)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Philippe Melanson**: Drums [SOURCED]
  - **Shahzad Ismaily**: Bass [SOURCED]

### 09. Telluride (4:44)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Guitar [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)

### 10. Rest (8:29)
- **Songwriting & Composition:**
  - **Leif Vollebekk**: Songwriting, Vocals, Piano [SOURCED] [Profile](https://musiclist.ca/artist/leif-vollebekk)
- **Performance & Session Musicians:**
  - **Olivier Fairfield**: Drums [SOURCED]

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