New Ways [Smoke]

The title of Montrealer Leif Vollebekk's fourth album is a textbook case of truth in advertising.

Where his previous releases positioned him as one of Canada's most promising indie singer-songwriters, New Ways trades in folk for funk, recasting Vollebekk's piano-based balladry in a soulful swirl of Wurlitzer tones, elegant orchestration, and snare-rim taps that lend the songs a more pronounced rhythmic pulse. - Apple Music