Mon Laferte creates art through confrontation. In every new project, the Chilean-Mexican artist seeks to contradict, expose, or challenge norms; performing in an office space is no exception.
“For Your Consideration” opens Laferte’s Tiny Desk with a sharp jazz number. Laced with critiques of the capitalist grind, her flank of corporate-outfitted musicians numbly nod along as she performs. Song after song, she balances strength and insecurity—a theme explored across both volumes of Femme Fatale—a contrast only her shattering voice can transform into feminine power.
During “No Le Regales Tu Corazón,” a song of pain and adoration written for her husband, Laferte makes no attempt to hide her emotions. Tears stream down her cheeks and into her mouth. It’s a powerful moment, a stunningly vulnerable representation of the artist within. Against the backdrop of office shelves, that complexity and femininity feels altogether more divine.
SET LIST
- “For Your Consideration”
- “Femme Fatale”
- “Hello Monserrat”
- “No Le Regales Tu Corazón”
- “Vida Normal”
MUSICIANS
- Mon Laferte: vocals, Omnichord
- Naomi Nakanishi: piano
- Sebastián Aracena: guitar
- Aarón Cruz: bass
- Reona Sugimoto: drums
- Alejandro Guardiola: trumpet
- Leonardo Díaz: trombone
- María Kim Grand: tenor sax
- Giovanni Cigui: alto sax
- Special thanks to: Manú Jalil
TINY DESK TEAM
- Producer: Anamaria Sayre
- Director/Editor: Maia Stern
- Audio Engineer/Mix: Josephine Nyounai
- Host/Series Producer: Bobby Carter
- Videographers: Maia Stern, Joshua Bryant, Kara Frame, Alanté Serene
- Audio Engineer: Tiffany Vera Castro
- Photographer: Zayrha Rodriguez
- Translator: Phoebe Smolin
- Tiny Desk Team: Ashley Pointer, Josh Newell
- Series Editor: Lars Gotrich
- Executive Producer: Suraya Mohamed
- Executive Director: Sonali Mehta
- Series Creators: Bob Boilen, Stephen Thompson, Robin Hilton