Matilda Mann Has Fans Levitating After The Release of Her Sophomore Album Kismet
By Bethany Mikrut
On September 4th, 2026, English artist Matilda Mann released her second album, Kismet. The album features eleven tracks ranging from songs about optimism, romance, and human desire. For Mann, it was an album about accepting things that are out of your control and understanding fate and destiny in everyday life. After the release of her key singles, "Bittersweet" and "Inventing," Mann gained serious traction that led up to the studio release in early September.
The album opens with "Chain Reaction," which is a song about falling in love unexpectedly. This song captivates listeners into unraveling the rest of Kismet. "Fig Tree" references Sylvie Plath's The Bell Jar and explores finding a foundation amid chaos and uncertainty. It handles the feelings of daily frustrations and annoyances, but then finding a constant to ground yourself. "Imagine That Now" then shifts into a nostalgic track about accepting fate and destiny by falling in love again. "Make Up" handles the feelings of the cycle of fighting, then making up with a partner in a relationship. It captures the emotions and feelings just after an argument and after reconciling with each other.
"Inventing" highlights the intense emotions around a relationship that may feel deeper than common words and phrases. "Inventing" captures the album's message of Kismet, which means destiny. However, "Bittersweet" handles the opposite feelings of growing apart, but hanging onto the bittersweet memory of that relationship. The next track, "Lovely," is a tender track that discusses the softness of the act of falling in love with someone.
"After the Love" talks about the questions after the first romantic moments in the talking stage of a new romantic relationship. Mann writes, "Will you pass me by on the street, or could I ever be the one?" Meanwhile, "Call You From The Car" discusses long-term relationships and striving to continue a strong connection with a partner from a distance.
"Forever and a Day" is a soft, romantic, and reflective song about love and imagining a long future together. Similarly, "Haunt Me" closes out the album by discussing the fear of loss, but finding comfort in fear. Mann mentions throughout the lyrics that the loved one will still appear in everyday life and stay with them after they are gone. Ultimately, Kismet handles the feeling of love and destiny every day and embedded in long-term relationships.
Mann was raised in West London and studied at the famous BRIT School. She has previously opened for stars such as Beabadoobee, Tom Odell, Wallows, Role Model, and Laufey before embarking on headline shows around Europe. Surrounding the release of Kismet, Mann embarked around the United Kingdom and surrounding European countries to perform stripped-down acoustic performances of select songs from Kismet at record shops and small venues. This allowed fans to connect with her in intimate settings while listening to Matilda's new music. In October, Mann set off around the United Kingdom to perform a more produced performance. The Kismet Tour included a hometown show at the O2 Shepherds Bush Empire on October 16th.
From a branding perspective, Mann is one of the most established artists in terms of professional artistic branding and aesthetic. Everything from the album colors, press photos, and concert outfits makes Kismet an immersive experience rather than just a musical album. The curation of every single aspect emphasizes how much Mann cares about the experience every fan gets out of listening.
Beyond its exploration of fate and destiny, Kismet beautifully captures the essence of human connection. Matilda Mann continues to stand out as one of the most endearing and gifted singer-songwriters of her generation. Anyone can connect to a song off of Kismet depending on their stage in life or a relationship; whether you are in a talking stage, long-distance, constantly arguing, or learning to fall in love again, Kismet has a song for you.