"I like to think that there's a comfort in leaning into what the universe has in store": Matilda Mann details second album, Kismet

Kismet follows Mann's 2025 debut album, Roxwell,with new single "Fig Tree" arriving as the second preview of the album, after "Bittersweet" and "Inventing". The track is inspired by Sylvia Plath's metaphor of "The Fig Tree", as Mann describes: “It’s based off the poem by Sylvia Plath; where she struggles with the overwhelming decision of what to do with her career. Something we all have to go through and though it can feel hopeless and constantly changing, I wanted to try and write something that made it all feel lighter.”

Kismet was written and recorded with Jonah Summerfield, and brings together the sounds of 70s soul and soft rock. Speaking about the album, Mann says: “Kismet” - is defined as destiny; fate. A hypothetical force or personified power that determines the course of future events.The world is so chaotic, full of questions, highs and lows and a lot of the time most of us don't know what we're doing. We want to make the most out of the one life we've been given and mistakes are a terrifying thing.

"But I like to think that there's a comfort in leaning into what the universe has in store, when you start to think of every rejection as a form of being redirected to somewhere you're actually meant to be. I know that can sound naive or like you're refusing to see anything negative, but I believe there's an art in trying to be a positive thinker. It's hard to do, but over time it's helped me appreciate the little things and people that mean the most to me. I hope this album can be your escape into seeing life a little brighter.”

Kismet artwork