Luke LeBlanc

Luke LeBlanc is a young Minneapolis-based alt-rock singer/songwriter who delivers songs filled with heart, soul, and a healthy dose of experimentalism based in the tradition of American Roots music. According to music critic Dwight Hobbes, “abundant as the Twin Cities music scene is in eyebrow-raising talent, Luke LeBlanc’s ear-friendly, indeed entrancing music marks him as a stand-out talent.”

While waiting to finish a more fleshed out studio record, and without the ability to tour due to the pandemic, LeBlanc decided to release a series of three singles recorded in his home studio (with the help of other musicians who pitched in remotely) over the past few months. The first of those, “Gone,” will be released November 12; followed by “Sally” in December, and “All My Love” in January.

“The tracks were recorded in a more carefree, experimental sense,” said LeBlanc. “We went with the flow, letting go of that desire to make the recording perfect and instead make it more of an ‘in the moment’ performance.”

Part of the “letting go” meant experimenting more with the performances, such as including the use of an electric guitar. This naturally gave LeBlanc’s songs a more alternative rock feel.

“My music has frequently been labeled ‘folk/Americana,’” he said. “I love that music, but with this EP I'm trying to move beyond that because I don't think it accurately or adequately describes what I can do with my music.”

The three singles will be released as an EP in early 2021. Meanwhile, LeBlanc is still currently working on a new full-length album, slated to be released in the summer of 2021.

About Luke LeBlanc
Born and raised on Minneapolis's northside, LeBlanc grew up listening to a wide variety of music, young and old, from Bob Dylan and The Band, to John Prine, to The Wallflowers and The Avett Brothers. "Variety" has been a theme in Luke's life thus far; though a musician, LeBlanc earned a Bachelors in Economics and graduated in 2018. His music has been featured on 89.3 The Current and has received critical acclaim from numerous music magazines and blogs.

Now 25, LeBlanc taught himself how to play guitar at 11 years old and decided to write his own words and music soon after. At 13, he was the youngest to win the Zimmy’s, a national Bob Dylan influenced singer/songwriter competition in Hibbing, Minnesota. LeBlanc played South by Southwest in Texas in 2017 and found himself opening for Charlie Parr, Phil Solem of The Rembrandts, Joey Molland of Badfinger, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and The Ozark Mountain Daredevils.

For more information, please visit www.lukeleblanc.com