Lisa LeBlanc is heading back to the road, but this time she’s bringing a musical map with her.
The Acadian singer-songwriter has announced Patchwork, her sixth album, arriving January 29, 2027, alongside a new single, “A Fleeting Thought Becomes Another Fleeting Thought.” The track opens the forthcoming record and offers an early glimpse at a project shaped by the memories of the places LeBlanc has called temporary homes.
The album takes its title from LeBlanc’s grandmother, who has spent more than five decades making quilts from pieces of fabric that were never originally intended to belong together, a fitting metaphor for a record that pulls from several corners of LeBlanc’s musical world.
Patchwork grew in part from a two-month van trip between Moncton, New Brunswick and Lafayette, Louisiana. Along the way, LeBlanc drew inspiration from Cajun and Acadian traditions, as well as the folk and rock sounds of the 1960s and ’70s. The album also carries traces of time she spent in Corsica and Ireland.
The new record follows 2022’s Chiac Disco, the genre-bending album that earned LeBlanc two Félix awards, an ECMA win, a Juno nomination and a spot on the Polaris Music Prize shortlist. LeBlanc will take Patchwork on the road beginning in February 2027, with dates across Québec, Ontario and New Brunswick, followed by shows in Manchester, London and Paris. Canadian dates include Toronto, Moncton, Hamilton and Québec City. LeBlanc will also perform November 19 at Montréal’s Théâtre Plaza, as part of an official M for Montréal showcase.
