On March 7th, the Toulouse band After Marianne came to play a handful of titles at Les Trois Baudets. An exhilarating concert with a fascinating atmosphere.
Wednesday, March 7th, direction Pigalle for the concert of After Marianne at Les Trois Baudets. Red armchairs and black walls, the room has everything of a movie theater. A few minutes before the start of the concert, Christophe settles right in front of us. Tonight, the singer of Aline who collaborated with After Marianne on Lead or Feather came to admire and applaud the Toulouse group.
Then, the room goes out and smoke permeates the scene. Dim blue lights are reminiscent of the Twin Peaks Roadhouse. After all, it's not for nothing that After Marianne played a secret gig at Silencio, David Lynch's club, last December. Then, shadows are drawn in a setting so dark and mysterious that it is difficult to distinguish the faces of the members. We recognize Mathilda, Theo, Augustin but Léo, the drummer seems different. Indeed, later, Mathilda will introduce the new drummer of the group, Gaël.
A mesmerizing journey
After Marianne delivers a short set of six songs. After an introduction encouraging space travel, we will hear the sublime Take Care and the gospel Hard To Love. However, it's on the songs in French, from their new EP Do You Have Love for Humankind? released on January 26, which the group excels. To hold and We will not grow old together are real moments of grace and sweetness. How not to be literally bewitched by the beauty of the instruments and the accuracy of Mathilda's voice? The lyrical and poetic beauty of the lyrics blends perfectly with its notes, it's fascinating.
The Toulouse quartet thanks its audience. End of the trip. After a fine interpretation of Space, the members disappear into the background of the scene as mysteriously as they appeared.
After Marianne will be opening for Adrienne Pauly on March 19 at La Maroquinerie in Paris and opening for Feu! Chatterton at the Bikini in Toulouse on March 20.
