words: Neno Costa (freely translated by Raquel Pinheiro); photos: Telma Mota
A welcome surprise on Maus Hábitos stage: Norway’s Mayflower Madame made their Portuguese debut.
Shunning any inflated posturing and maintaining all the discretion they could, the four musicians from Oslo delivered a strong concert, focused on a spotless performance that moved through all three of their albums to date, with a particular emphasis on the most recent, Insight.
Songs such as Lovesick, Paint It All Blue and A Foretold Ecstasy coloured the room with captivating atmospheres, blending – quite fluidly – the sweep of gothic-tinged epics with post-punk exaltation.
Trond Fagernes’s voice, the arrangements, and the rhythm section occasionally summoned cinematic moods, in an immersive performance that did not disappoint.
Decidedly, a band to keep in mind for any Michelin guide to post-sonorities.
Mondo Bizarre Magazine 