Concert Review: Bayonne Takes Drastic Measures To Rough Trade
I LOOOOVVVVEEEE Bayonne! I find his music emotionally intelligent; conveying the true process to healing from heartbreak. Yet, make no mistake, he is not singing to “the one” that got away. Instead, his music and show is cathartically focused on “the one” you never become. That person in your brain/ spirit that feels like a vision/version of you that you are eternally trying to manifest and meet. At Rough Trade, the crowd embraced their inner, “the one.”
“Drastic Measures,” “Appeals,” and “Sincere” were like synth-waved wind tunnels replaying every heartbreak anyone has had to undergo to to get better or make a dream. Surrounded by instruments and a mix-table, Bayonne is following a long line of rising, multi-instrumentalists that feel like DJ’s/ singers. They are one-man shows that smash together a bouncing club ambiance with the quieter, thoughtful atmosphere of an indie act. Thus, the audience felt like they could both move their bodies and rise their spirits, all at once; bringing about a synchronized symphony of catharsis.
From how Bayonne belts his notes to how he pressed every chord and key, the audience felt like they were watching a person go through music therapy. It is as if a psychologist gave him an assignment on how to clear his head through sound, and, by chance, we were there to watch him do it. Vocally, he is so succinctly sentimental; proving that breaking down a song/ sentiment does not have to be ugly. You can push out everything you feel through art, of which tracks like “Omar” and “Uncertainly Deranged” were the pushes of someone balancing youth and adulthood.
“Young adult” is such a weird phase because you can, often, feel like a big kid trying to act “grown.” This feeling is especially true when you realized that making fantasies realities can, often, dull them. We fall in love with dreams because, in our minds, they are perfect, but the transfer to reality is less than so. How Bayonne has managed to capture, in constant sounds, the sweet and sully of such a transition makes his show an emotional vent. For More Information On Bayonne Click Here.
