Malú presents her fifteenth album, Quince, a work the singer describes as the most personal of her career. After 28 years on stage, she confesses that her confidence was a facade. The last song, Primer amor, explores the self-love of childhood, that stage untainted by external expectations. An album that, more than a tribute to her career, is a journey inward.
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Technically, Quince moves away from the orchestral pop of her recent works to bet on a more organic and direct production. Recorded in studios with analog equipment, the album seeks to capture vocal fragility without autotune or layers of sound that mask the performance. The sound engineer opted for ribbon microphones to preserve warmth and imperfections. An approach that turns each take into a confession rather than a perfect execution.
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Malú says she has spent three decades pretending to be strong, like a human version of an antivirus that only detects external threats. Now she discovers that her childhood self already had the master password. The song Primer amor sounds like paid therapy, but free. The problem is that, while she reconciles with her inner child, her fans over 30 are still trying to love themselves without knowing if self-love updates via Wi-Fi or with a cable.