Swiss singer-songwriter Vendredi sur Mer has released “Des Montagnes de Toi,” a stunning new track that deepens the emotional world she’s been building with her album ‘Malabar Princess.’ Listen here.
The song is built around a bewitching piano and a melancholic melody that feels completely at home in her catalog. It’s intimate, unhurried, and quietly devastating, a natural extension of the emotional current already running through “Écoute Chérie” and the previously released “Si t’étais là .”
Charline Mignot, the Swiss singer-songwriter and photographer behind the Vendredi sur Mer persona, has always written from a deeply personal place. ‘Malabar Princess’ draws directly from the landscapes of her Swiss mountain childhood, born out of a writing residency in Montréal and shaped by collaborators Sam Tiba, Adrien Gallo, and Owlle.
The album carries real range. “Arrêter le temps” pairs her voice with renowned French pianist and composer Sofiane Pamart in a piano-voice duet that feels like an open letter. “Hard,” featuring Hanni El Khatib, brings a different kind of tension. The title track reads as a nostalgic ode to Switzerland and the Alps, soft and searching.
‘Malabar Princess’ marks her third album and a clear return to the warmth and intimacy of her debut ‘Premiers émois’ (2019), following the darker sonic territory of ‘Métamorphose’ (2022). The evolution feels earned. Mignot describes the record as a sincere, poetic work where she fully reveals herself, blending desire and truth.
Her sound pulls from French chanson and 1980s pop, wrapped in lush, retro-styled production and her signature sultry vocals. Tracks like “Écoute Chérie,” “La femme à la peau bleue,” and “Les filles désirs” have already built her a devoted global following, and “Des Montagnes de Toi” gives that audience exactly what they came for.
Vendredi sur Mer recently completed her North and South American tour, including festival appearances at Foro Indie Rocks and C4 Stage in Mexico. The momentum she’s carrying into the rest of 2026 is considerable.
Vendredi sur Mer’s “Des Montagnes de Toi” is out now.