Malu Pierini’s music exists in the delicate space between worlds—intimate yet universal, deeply reflective yet weightless. A storyteller by nature, her debut album, Libera Me, is less a collection of songs and more an invitation into a cinematic universe. As Malu puts it, “It felt like the songs already knew what they were about before I did.”
Released today, January 30th, Libera Me finds the Danish-Corsican artist opening a private family archive and translating it into sound. Across ten tracks, she weaves a rich tapestry of French elegance, Nordic melancholy, and modern soul, tracing a lineage that stretches from the rugged landscapes of Corsica to the neon-lit nightlife of 1960s Paris, finally settling under the rain-slicked streets of Copenhagen.
The Journey Begins
The album commences its journey with the opening track, “Souvenir.” Against a backdrop of warm bossa rhythms and the soothing intercom chime of a flight attendant, we are transported to Corsica. This Mediterranean island is the bedrock of Malu’s history; it is where her grandfather grew up and where she has spent every summer of her life.
| Influence | Atmospheric Signature |
| Corsica | Sun-drenched nostalgia and ancestral roots. |
| 1960s Paris | Sophisticated textures and colorful, cinematic flair. |
| Copenhagen | Cool, Nordic melancholy and modern soul. |
Libera Me is an exploration of how the past recurs in the present, proving that while our stories are our own, the ghosts of our family history often hum the same melodies we do.
How would you describe your sound and style?
I would describe my music as soul-infused indie pop with a French twist. I’m a Danish singer-songwriter with Corsican roots, based in Copenhagen. I grew up on stories about my grandparents’ life in 1960s Paris – my grandfather ran a cabaret and my grandmother travelled there as a young dancer – and I’ve only recently realised how much that world has quietly shaped who I am as an artist. In my music I try to weave all of that together: Nordic melancholy, Mediterranean warmth and the cinematic feeling of a Parisian night.
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What first sparked your passion for music?
When I was four, my parents inherited an old upright piano from a family friend, and I was basically glued to it from day one. That led to piano lessons, then vocal training, then bands, music theory, the whole thing – and from there I just never really looked back.
Can you share the most memorable show you’ve ever played?
I was booked as a surprise at a wedding in a little courtyard in Copenhagen, but on the day, it started pouring down. So, everyone squeezed into this small apartment living room instead – people were sitting on windowsills, on the floor, crammed onto sofas and chairs.
I stood basically in the middle of the living room, and when I started playing, the whole room went completely silent. You could hear the rain against the windows and nothing else. I’ve rarely felt an audience listen that intensely. It was supposed to be a “background” moment, but it turned into one of the most intimate, attentive shows I’ve ever played.
If you weren’t pursuing music, what path might you be on instead?
I’d probably still be working with people and stories, but perhaps in the NGO or foundation world. I’ve always been drawn to projects that deal with people, inequalities and how we can organise society differently, which is why I studied Business and Development Studies while also pursuing music. So, in another life I’d most likely be buried in community projects and reports by day – and still playing the piano at night.
Has your musical journey followed a clear direction, or evolved naturally?
It has definitely evolved naturally – and sometimes very chaotically. I’ve tried a lot of things out: different bands, different genres, writing with many types of people and just following whatever felt honest at the time. The ’clear direction’ is something I only really found with this debut album, and I’m actually so proud of that. It feels like all the experiments and detours were necessary to land here.
What are your plans for the this year musically?
Everything is building around the release of my debut album ’Libera Me’ on January 30 2026. I will be playing a few headliner shows in Denmark, where I’m based, and my big wish is to let the album live on stages outside of Denmark too. At the same time, I know myself well enough to say there will be more writing – new songs, new stories, probably new late-night voice notes on my phone. I don’t think I’m capable of releasing an album and then just… sitting still.
If money wasn’t an issue, what job would you still want to do?
Honestly, I would still be doing exactly what I’m doing now – writing songs and playing shows. The only difference is that the productions would be bigger; I would hire orchestras and string sections, travel wherever I wanted to play, bring the whole band everywhere and take my time with every project. And I would probably buy a little house in the countryside with room for a studio and a pottery corner, so I could write music in one room and make wobbly ceramic cups in the other.
Are you more of a cat person or a dog person?
I’m both, which kind of feels like cheating, but it’s true. I grew up in a cat family and then got myself a dog the second I moved away from home. His name is Scooby, and he joins me whenever he can – to the studio, to friends’ places, on my couch, to my grandmother’s. He’s basically the unofficial mascot of this album.
If you had a time machine, would you go forward or backward?
Backwards, for sure. This whole album already feels like a form of time travel – bringing my grandparents’ stories into my own present. If I could time travel, I would love to slip into the audience at my grandfather’s cabaret in 1960s Paris, just to see how it was back then with my own eyes. And maybe give my younger grandmother a hug on her way to the stage.
Would you rather be the hero or the villain with the best lines?
I would love to say the villain with the best lines, because let’s be honest, they usually steal the scene. However, I’m probably the hero who makes a bulletproof plan, triple-checks the map, worries about everyone’s feelings a bit too much but gets everything done in time.
What makes you nostalgic?
Everything to be honest – I am extremely nostalgic; A song, a smell, a street I haven’t walked down in years – it’s enough to send me straight back to a different version of myself. When I was a child, my dad would always joke: “So, what are you longing for today?” because I always seemed to be longing for some other moment, place or person – often while staring off into the abyss somewhere. Sometimes it’s beautiful, sometimes it’s annoying, but it’s probably why I write the kind of music I do.
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