NEW ALBUM
“AT MY SOFTEST, I AM DANGEROUS”
March 2026
Four years after “Mama forgot her name was miracle”, the Canadian Mélissa Laveaux returns with a fifth album in March 2026. As a crossing between life and death, this new album summons mythology, family memory and political commitment. Death becomes a companion, an inspiration and a musical motif, never taboo in his Haitian heritage. Between indie pop with psychedelic accents, and collaborations with loved ones, the album resonates like a manifesto: vulnerability is a weapon, and artists—especially women — are dangerous.
Born in Montreal to a Haitian family and settled in France for more than fifteen years, Mélissa Laveaux has established herself as a unique voice on the international scene. Singer-songwriter and guitarist, she navigates between folk, pop and world music, mixing hypnotic fingerpicking, Caribbean heritages and rock influences. Revealed by Camphor & Copper (2008) and acclaimed with Radyo Siwèl (2018), her hybrid and committed work, combining the intimate and the political spheres, builds album after album a strong link to the audience.
“At My Softest I Am Most Dangerous” explores the hidden power of vulnerability, where softness becomes a radical force. Between intimate tension and emancipatory impulses, the album weaves a subtle dialogue between introspection and self-assertion. The sonic textures are delicate and inhabited, sometimes raw, always emotionally charged. The voice moves between assumed fragility and fierce determination. An intense, contemporary record that turns sensitivity into an act of resistance.
PRESS
“Most exiting music of 2018” BBC Culture
“A Lilting, joyful record” The Guardian
“A seductive, original piece of work” The Observer
“Mélissa Laveaux has created something totally unforgettable with Radyo Siwèl.” AFROPUNK
“It’s a richly evocative album that it’s impossible to sit still to and confirms Laveaux as a unique talent.” Drowned In Sound
“A cheery, Caribbean-tinged anthem which draws on her Haitian rootsgracefully” Notion Magazine
“There’s a beautifully bright sway to Mélissa Laveaux’s new track that instantly grips ….crafting something both tender and tremendous” Gold Flake Paint
MOJO MAGAZINE ★ ★ ★ ★
THE FINANCIAL TIMES ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
in agreement with Junzi Arts
VISUALIZER – « YEMAYA » – [JANUARY 2026]
VISUALIZER – « SALT WATER SO SWEET » – [NOVEMBER 2025]
VIDEO CLIP – « LA BALEINE » – [NOVEMBER 2022]
« Lilith » – A Colors Show – July 2021
“Jolibwa” – live on BBC Two at Later with Jools Holland