Marlon Magnée, the co-founder of the acclaimed, French psych outfit and JOVM mainstay act La Femme is stepping out in the spotlight as a solo artist with his debut solo album, the Renaud Letang co-produced Dark Star, which is slated for a March 6, 2026 release through Disque Pointu.
As a member of La Femme, Magnée has earned numerous accolades including Album Révélation of the Year at the Victories de la Musique Awards and multiple RIAA Certified Gold records. He has played sets on some of the world’s biggest and most important stages, including Accor Hotel Arena, Zénith, Glastonbury, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza and Osheaga.
After 15 years recording, releasing music and touring the world as a member of La Femme, Magnée’s solo debut reportedly sees the La Femme co-founder reconnecting to his earliest passions. The album reflects his long-held taste for unusual blends and singular styles — with lyrics sung in both French and English.
The result is a breakneck, restless, sometimes radical music, conceived “for those with blood in their hearts and the urge to fight back.”
Recorded at Paris‘ legendary Ferber Studios, Dark Star is an oddball, frenzied collision of shadow and light with songs that wrestle with one’s darkest impulses, bad mushroom trips, ayahuasca-fueled revelations, limerence, overwhelming romantic love, family love and self-sabotage. Sonically, the album draws from 60s guitars, an “orgy of synths” from the 80s, pounding drum machines, analog delays and a deliberately raw energy, that sees the La Femme co-founder blending punk rockabilly, punk and coldwave.
Dark Matter‘s latest single “Plus Fort Que Toi” is a perfect example of what to expect from the new album: It’s a seamless and breakneck blend of rockabilly, krautrock and coldwave pulse and punchy punk rock choruses with lyrics delivered in French. Channeling his mind-bending, genre blurring work with La Femme, “Plus Fort Que Toi,” as the La Femme co-founder explains is “about familial love, affirming that when you love, you protect.”
Directed by J.F. Julian, the accompanying video for “Plus Fort Que Toi,” playfully draws from 50s rockabilly and rock tropes, and fittingly is shot in sunny California — while also proudly featuring synths.
Magnée will be embarking on a world tour to support his solo debut. The tour will include a September 11, 2026 stop at Elsewhere. Check out the tour dates below. Tickets are on sale now.
Marlon Magnée 2026 Tour Dates:
Mar 19 – Milan, Italy – Magnolia
Mar 20 – Zurich, Switzerland – M4MUSIC Festival
Mar 21 – Lausanne, Switzerland – Le Romande
Mar 24 – Lille, France – Splendid
Mar 25 – Lyon, France – La Marquise
Mar 26 – Paris, France – Supersonic
Apr 2 – St Etienne, France – Le Fil
Apr 3 – Marseille, France – Makeda
Apr 7 – Nantes, France – Ferrailleur
Apr 10 – London, UK – Moth Club
Apr 12 – Brussels, Belgium – Botanique
Apr 13 – Amsterdam, Netherlands – Tolhuistuin
Apr 15 – Berlin, Germany – Bi Nuu
Apr 19 – Dresden, Germany – Polimagie Festival – Beatpol
Apr 21 – Warsaw, Poland – Hydrozagadka
Apr 22 – Vienna, Austria – B72
Apr 29 – Barcelona, Spain – Razz 3
Apr 30 – Madrid, Spain – Moby Dick
Sep 8 – Washington, DC – Atlantis
Sep 9 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
Sep 11 – New York, NY – Elsewhere
Sep 12 – Boston, MA – BMH
Sep 13 – Montreal, QC – Beanfield
Sep 14 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
Sep 16 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
Sep 18 – Seattle, WA – Barboza
Sep 19 – Portland, OR – Polaris
Sep 21 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Sep 22 – San Francisco, CA – The Chapel
Oct 2 – Los Angeles, CA – Pacific Electric (LN)
Nov 14 – Paris, France – Trianon
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