Autopoiética

Autopoiética is the ninth studio album by Chilean and Mexican singer Mon Laferte, released on 10 November 2023, through Universal Music México.

Background
Following the release of "Te juro que volveré" in August 2023, the first promotional single from the album, Laferte announced that she had an upcoming album set to be released later in the year. Laferte released "Tenochtitlán" as the first single for the album in August 2023, without an official announcement yet, but giving clues about the artistic direction of the record. Laferte said that "I loved this new creative work, I wanted to try new things from previous albums. I'm really excited, I feel that this is my best album yet".

Later in October, Laferte announced the name of the album as Autopoietica, a term that comes from "autopoiesis", coined by the Chilean biologist Humberto Maturana. Laferte explained the concept as "Our cells create themselves. In other words, life creates life. Everything in the end is cyclical. So, I loved that idea and I took it to a poetic sense: we are all autopoietic beings, I am autopoietic, I have the ability to recreate myself all the time, to create this universe, my personal mythology".

Singles
The song "Te juro que volveré" was released as a promotional single on 18 August 2023, alongside a visualizer. On August 25, 2023, "Tenochtitlán" was released as the first single from the album, alongside a music video directed by Camila Grandi. On 6 October 2023, "40 y MM" was released as a promotional single, alongside the album announcement. "No+Sad" was also released as single prior the album release on October 19, 2023, alongside a music video directed by Camila Grandi.

Tour
On December 4, 2023, Laferte announced her Autopoiética Tour. The tour will begin on February 29, 2024, in Puebla, Mexico, and further includes shows in North America, and South America.

Critical reception
Thom Jurek from AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, writing that "Laferte's only recording to deliberately borrow ideas from her catalog. Titled after the term "autopoiesis," coined by the Chilean biologist Humberto Maturan, it's defined as "a being able to self-create or re-create itself". Laferte claimed it as a metaphor for herself and humanity: We have the ability to re-create ourselves at any time, creating new universes and personal mythologies in that process."

Pitchfork writer Isabelia Herrera defined the album as "The endlessly adaptable Chilean star flexes her versatility across synthy bossa nova, breezy trip hop, pummeling dance-punk, and dirty perreo."

Track listing
All tracks are written by Mon Laferte, except where noted. All tracks are produced by Mon Laferte, Manu Jalil, Jorge Valdes, Paola Zozaya, except where noted.