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  • Summary: The follow-up to the Canadian artist's 2017 album Twin Solitude was recorded in Los Angeles and Montreal.
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  1. Nov 12, 2019
    90
    The remarkable feat of New Ways is the ability to both resonate with those who loved Twin Solitude, while also pushing tendrils out towards listeners in search of more versatility.
  2. 80
    Fame may be fickle, but Vollebekk’s dedication to improving his craft is anything but.
  3. Uncut
    Nov 12, 2019
    80
    Proceeds with the unhurried observational vividness of extended takes in a Richard Linklater film. [Dec 2019, p.35]
  4. Jan 7, 2020
    69
    Vollebekk laces his capacious, meandering music with a ’60s folk-jazz sensibility. As with Twin Solitude, he recorded New Ways directly to tape, allowing each song’s mood to dictate its direction.
  5. Nov 12, 2019
    60
    Despite its title, New Ways doesn’t break boundaries or really see Vollebekk break out of his typecast. But it is nonetheless a nice, warm album.
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  1. Dec 6, 2019
    10
    Beautiful album! A diverse but thoroughly warm collection of songs with excellent musicianship and poetry.