Desert noir chanteuse Marianne Dissard makes baroque art pop that melds her native France's chanson, Sonoran border brass, and Tucson indie rock, and plays effortlessly with contradictions: ‘tender, yet abrasive; melodramatic, but vulnerable; comical and heartbreaking’. Certainly hard to classify and unique. Her first album was awarded a 7.2/10 by Pitchfork and her 'Paris One Takes' studio tour album an 8/10 by Blurt Magazine. Her second album 'L'abandon' was hailed as a joyride, and her third, 'The Cat. Not Me', as her most accomplished. She recorded and toured with members of alt-Americana bands Giant Sand and Calexico before moving back to Europe in 2013 after three decades in the American West. She is now based in Ramsgate, England where she lived for a spell onboard her wooden ketch sailboat. The pandemic found her back in Tucson for a few weeks which turned into a few months... and some new recordings, her best to date. Singer and performer, lyricist and author, Marianne is also a producer and filmmaker (‘Lonesome Cowgirls’ remake of Warhol's 'Lonesome Cowboys', ‘Drunken Bees’ about Giant Sand, ‘Low Y Cool' about South Tucson's lowriding kids).