With his 2013 album North Americana, Canadian folk artist Leif Vollebekk crafted one of that year’s finest albums of any genre, a lo-fi Valentine to young Americans which tumbled through New Orleans gospel, juke-joint ballads, and fragile folk. Vollebekk’s vision is sprawling, yet specific, capturing the essence of a failed love affair with the image of a woman glimpsed through a barroom window. His latest, Twin Solitude, fattens his sound with harp and synthesizer without compromising his restless vision.
Price: $22-25