Luke LeBlanc + Taylor James Donskey at Icehouse

Singer-songwriters are worth their weight in gold when you, the listener, feel as though they are in your living room playing just for you. That’s the indelible mark of Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter Luke LeBlanc. LeBlanc released his third full-length album, Only Human, in the summer of 2021.

Only Human offers a melodic, charming mixture of heart-on-the-sleeve folk, jangly pop, and back porch roots music. LeBlanc, 25, crafts 10 tunes brimming with lived-in appeal. . Produced and engineered by Erik Koskinen, who also plays electric guitar, bass, and pedal steel guitar, Only Human also features John Cleve Richardson on piano, organ, bass, and backing vocals; Kerri Joy on violin and backing vocals; and Erin Bekkers on drums.

Taylor James Donskey is a lover and writer of songs. Although he has become known for his work as a sideman (bass, vocals, trumpet, trombone, percussion), Donskey considers himself a songwriter and band leader ahead of all else.