Nathy Peluso takes a breath. He has just released ‘Grasa’, a new record and audiovisual work unprecedented in his career. He is in full promotion, with what that means for his agenda. The thermometer exceeds 30 degrees on one of those Madrid mornings of chaotic traffic. The artist arrives on time to the set where she will have to answer the questions of the summoned media, each one at her own time: “Who gives the time?” It’s hot, she asks to lower the degrees of the air conditioning. Final touches on her styling and she begins the interview. “Good morning!”, “good morning, Nathy.” This album is the soundtrack of Nathy Peluso’s current moment and the result of a deep inner journey.

Four years since that last album comes ‘Grasa’. What has the creative process been like since the last album you released?

It has been a process of a lot of learning, because it is a time in my life of a lot of training, of learning a lot at once. I made a piece of work, an album, that I discarded to make this one. It has been a very strong emotional and professional journey that in the end has led to ‘Grasa’, which is the result of all that search.

Why ‘Grease’ as a title?

It seems to me that it is a strong word, that has many perspectives and meanings. It is also a word with a lot of character and a lot of strength, which is what I wanted to convey.

He has gone so far as to say that this album is a “brutally honest” account of the most intimate aspects of his life. Which Nathy Peluso are we going to find?

To an apprentice. To an imperfect woman, with my honesty; from a genuine side, from a sincere side, which I believe is the task of artists. Reflect that honesty and hope that, God willing, someone feels reflected.

In the music industry there are a lot of pressures, but you arm yourself to survive in that environment and get the best possible for your audience.

For an apprentice who started on the small stages of bars and pubs, is learning in the music industry continuous?

In the music industry, and I think in any job. If one is awake, there are thousands of opportunities to continue growing and moving forward. In the music industry there are a lot of pressures, but you arm yourself to survive in that environment and get the best possible for your audience.

‘Grasa’ is not just music, it is also cinema with 16 music videos in sequence. Why do you accompany your music with these audiovisual pieces?

It is something that has always moved me, cinema challenges me a lot, it fascinates me, I am a very cinephile. There are great cinematographic references in this film that is ‘Grasa’. In the end they are audiovisual pieces that can be consumed separately, song by song, but they are really all united by a common thread. Everything happens in the same space, as if it were a play, the character changes through the songs, through the character of each letter, but the wonder is that the spaces and characters change throughout the album. There are 16 songs that in the end are a journey.

A trip, where?

Towards the center of my heart.

Do you believe in music as an expression of freedom?

Yes, definitely. That’s what it’s about, to feel free when you listen to music, feeling strong or feeling fragile. The power to get excited goes hand in hand with the freedom for each person to choose what they feel when they hear something, I think so.