Mon Laferte Delves Deeper into Darkness with ‘Femme Fatale Vol. 2’: ‘I Still Have a Lot To Say’
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The Chilean-Mexican artist presents an ethereal, more eclectic album, featuring St. Vincent among her collaborators.
Por Billboard | 12/06/2026
Mon Laferte had so much to say, that her acclaimed 2025 album Femme Fatale was not enough. On Friday (June 12), the Chilean-Mexican singer-songwriter released Femme Fatale Vol. 2 (Sony Music Latin), featuring 20 new songs in which she continues to tackle themes like emotional dependency, trauma, father relationships, politics and motherhood, with an ethereal, more eclectic sound. Related Mon Laferte Announces Femme Fatale U.S. Tour: ‘This Doesn’t Change Anything Politically, But It Can Give People a Bit of Hope’ 20 Questions with Mon Laferte: Music, Tattoos, Past Wounds, Lana Del Rey — And Feeling ‘Like an Intruder, a Voyeur’ Tori Kelly Explores Peace and Parenthood on 'God Must Really Love Me': Stream It Now Femme Fatale Vol. 2 arrives only eight months after Femme Fatale , a poetic and dark exploration of femininity, desire and vulnerability in which the author of hits like “Amárrame” and “Tu Falta de Querer” blended jazz with alternative pop and vintage sounds. Produced by Mon Laferte alongside Manu Jalil, with some tracks co-produced by Rick Nowels, the new set — her tenth studio project — incorporates elements of blues, folk, punk and alt-rock. It opens with “For Your Consideration,” a reflection on fame born from voice notes on her phone (“I don’t like admitting that I’ve become a commodity,” she sings). The set closes with “Gigante,” an emotional track she wrote nearly two decades ago at age 26, after undergoing a thyroid surgery that put her voice at risk. The album features three collaborations: “Eterno Resplandor De Una Mente Sin Recuerdos” with Chilean artist Javiera Electra, “Quién Soy Yo Cuando No Estoy Contigo” with Mexican artist GRTSCH and “While I’ll Keep Writing Songs for You” with American singer-songwriter St. Vincent (their second collab following “Tiempos Violentos” from 2025). Lead single “A Pesar De Ti y De Mí” was released this week along with its music video. Laferte, who will bring her current Femme Fatale Tour to the U.S. this summer, sat down recently with Billboard Español in New York City to talk about her new album, which you can listen to in full here . You just released Femme Fatale last October and you’ve been busy touring. When did you find time to write 20 more songs? Actually, these are all the songs I had while selecting tracks for Femme Fatale . It’s not like I wrote 20 new songs — when I started curating Femme Fatale , I went back to old notes. I’m constantly writing notes, diaries, poems. I rescued writings and melodies from as far back as 2016, stored on my computer and even my phone. I made a selection of about 50 or 60 songs, and so many were left out that I said to myself, “No, no, no, I have to do something with this.” They fit perfectly into the universe of Femme Fatale , as I specifically aimed to find the s