Volume III is Flore Laurentienne’s luminous and immersive instrumental album that concludes a trilogy begun in 2019, where organs, analog synthesizers, and string ensembles come together in an approach that is both cinematic and deeply rooted in the Quebec landscape. The album reflects an organic process that enriches the project’s sonic signature. Volume III has won over a wide audience, bolstered by organic collaborations, notably with Moog Synthesisers, as well as visibility in the Louis Vuitton Spring/Summer 2026 campaign, confirming Flore Laurentienne’s position as a key figure in the contemporary instrumental scene.
Opening Volume III, ‘Fleurs’ sets the tone with its intertwining of a fully acoustic orchestra with another composed solely of synthesisers. “This piece represents a flower’s journey on earth. It sprouts, then grows, and finally returns to the earth. It represents the culmination of integrating synthesizers into a musical style rooted in the legacy of classical music,” says Mathieu David Gagnon, the composer behind the Flore Laurentienne project, about the piece.
Although this series is coming to an end, Flore Laurentienne’s music continues to be relevant in culture and conversation. Three of their tracks feature in the film Nino, winner of the César for Best First Film, directed by Pauline Loquès and starring Théodore Pellerin, who won the César in the Most Promising Actor category for his role in the film. Additionally, the track ‘Petit piano’ from Volume I features in Louis Vuitton’s Spring-Summer 2026 campaign starring Jeremy Allen White.
Since their debut album Volume I (2020), Flore Laurentienne has enjoyed undeniable success and established themselves in the vast realm of instrumental music. Their music has won over audiences and charmed critics, earning them three Félix Awards, two GAMIQ Awards, a JUNO Award nomination, and a spot on the Polaris Music Prize longlist. The track ‘Fleuve no 1’ was chosen to open the CHANEL fashion show during Paris Fashion Week. Laurentienne has shared the stage with renowned artists such as William Basinski, Colin Stetson, Mabe Fratti, and Brìghde Chaimbeul, and has performed at numerous festivals, including Le Guess Who?, Trans Musicales, the Big Ears Festival, and the Montreal International Jazz Festival. The project has also made a name for itself in the media, having been invited twice for live sessions at KEXP and receiving support from BBC Radio 6 Music, Billboard, Stereogum, France Culture, Ouest France, Les Inrocks, La Presse, Le Devoir, Radio-Canada, among others.
The message, the essence, on this third album by Flore Laurentienne, is light; it is the sprout of a seed in the earth that becomes a plant and then a flower, blooming at its peak and then inevitably withering so that the cycle may begin anew; it is the quest for beauty in chaos, from which harmony is born. On Volume III, Mathieu David Gagnon and his Flore Laurentienne return to celebrate the magnificence of the river and its floral and wooded surroundings.
This new milestone marks the end of a trilogy begun in 2019 with Volume I—with the inherent and parallel aspiration to reach a third volume in order to pay homage to Volume 3, the debut album by L’Infonie (a cult Quebec collective that blended jazz, prog, classical music, and poetry). The latter did not influence Flore Laurentienne’s music per se, but rather the conception of freedom in composition, notably by blending classical and improvisation.
On stage, Flore Laurentienne will be touring Europe this spring with six announced dates in London, Brussels, and Paris, and a performance at Rough Trade in Berlin, before a highly anticipated concert at the Maison Symphonique, presented as part of the Montreal International Jazz Festival on June 26. Flore Laurentienne will also tour Quebec, notably at several festivals such as Le Festif! and the Festival en chanson de Petite-Vallée. Flore Laurentienne will perform at the Massey/TD Music Hall in Toronto on May 16, and the concert will be filmed for a future broadcast on CBC Music. The project comes to life on stage thanks to an ensemble of seven musicians—a string quartet, two keyboardists, and a percussionist—led by Mathieu David Gagnon, who plays the Minimoog, an instrument emblematic of Flore Laurentienne’s signature sound.
Listen / purchase Volume III here.
Stream / download ‘Fleurs’ here.
