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Minneapolis Singer-Songwriter Luke LeBlanc Turns Thematic on Places, his Fifth Studio Album and First for Real-Phonic Records

Minneapolis, MINNESOTA  – Music is a connecting force. The art form can forge a common bond between seemingly disparate people. That’s because music taps into memories of time, space, and place, which provide the colors of human evolution. All of us as human beings experience the same basic transformations. The details may be different, but the journey is largely relatable. 

Singer-songwriter Luke LeBlanc carefully explored those personal-to-universal intersections on his last two albums, 2021’s Only Human and 2022’s Fugue State. With Places, his fifth studio album to be released October 27 as his debut recording for Minneapolis-based Real-Phonic Records, LeBlanc crafts a thoroughly thematic collection of 10 songs focused on accepting and embracing the physical and emotional places that shape us.  

“These ‘places’ that we go through in life, whether through our own volition or due to circumstances beyond our control, take us from one phase to the next one,” says LeBlanc, 27. “As people, we tend to feel most at home and process those emotions best when we’re moving and growing.” 

For LeBlanc, Places marks artistic and career growth. It is his first conceptual project, and it is also his inaugural spin signed to a record label after independently releasing his albums. Plus, LeBlanc has a connection at Real-Phonic Records – his longtime producer Erik Koskinen.

“Luke’s writing and melodies come across as brand new and yet familiar to the listener,” says Koskinen, president of Real- Phonic Records. “We at Real-Phonic Records are happy to partner together.”