Press release
In numerology, the number 9 symbolizes the completion of a cycle, spirituality, and humanitarianism. It is also associated with strong intuition and the search for a higher purpose in life. It is no surprise that Mon Laferte’s ninth album, titled Femme Fatale, is a volcanic expression of femininity and the most powerful, spiritual, and intuitive display of the Chilean artist’s musical, lyrical, vocal, and performative talent.
“I wanted to capture in Femme Fatale the beauty of a woman in all her forms, sometimes sensual, glamorous, radiant, intimate, or public, but also chaotic, disheveled, unhinged, and decadent during her eras of love and heartbreak,” said the artist about this 14-track album, entirely written by her.
Musically and lyrically, Mon Laferte presents an exquisite portrayal of modern femininity through the stages of love, exploring lounge sounds with live musicians and arrangements that blend jazz, bolero, lyrical pop, and the most nostalgic, introspective, and sensual elements of music that carry the night within itself.
The lead single for the album is “Melancolía,” a song that evokes the early days of Spanish-language rock from the 1950s and 1960s, without losing the introspective quality that defines Femme Fatale.
Argentine artists Nathy Peluso and Conociendo Rusia join her on two singles already available, “La Tirana” and “Esto Es Amor”, respectively. Brazilian singer-songwriter TIAGO IORC is featured in the track “Hasta Que Nos Despierte La Soledad.”Natalia Lafourcade and Silvana Estrada join her in “My One And Only Love” marks the first bilingual composition Mon Laferte has ever released. “Mi Hombre” is her version of the French song first performed at the Casino de Paris in 1920 by the iconic Jeanne Bourgeois, better known as Mistinguett. Another nod to the femme fatale iconography.
