Lux
by Rosalía

To be honest I truly thought she would go even further into the classical sound and that's the only non-positive thing I will say about this album. When she released Motomami I thought to myself wow how is she gonna top that? She'll have to divert to a totally different direction and still deliver in order to keep up with Motomami's greatness and boy did she do that. Rosalia is insane in the best way possible and this is one of the best albums not only of 2025 but of the decade, and I believe one day it will be regarded as one of the greats. Such beautiful songwriting, from lyrics to melodies and vocal delivery. She sounds amazing, the record is produced perfectly and the sound (even though a bit safe for me, I wish she went harder here and there) goes so hard. This is music that makes you feel and experience and that is what music is all about. 10s across the board.

There is no denying that her voice is incredible and that crossing all these genres at the same time is intricate and clever but it just didn't do it for me.

Album Rating: 80.33
(1,446/18)

Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Lux

07.11.2025

Call it snobbery, but I've never had much time Rosalía's pop output, other than 'La Fama' from 2022's 'Motomami'. It was always the hidden migas that hinted at brilliance, such as Motomami's closer 'Sakura'. Rosalía sprinkles sakura throughout this album and it's her best album so far by an absolute country mile, demonstrating her technical talent like a samon (砂紋) in karesansui (枯山水).

To keep the quality over the eighteen is quite remarkable.

1.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Sexo, Violencia Y Llantas 85
2.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Reliquia 84
3.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Divinize 83
4.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Porcelana 73
5.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Mio Cristo 84
6.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Berghain 93
7.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Perla 70
8.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Mundo Nuevo 81
9.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - De Madrugá 73
10.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Dios Es Un Stalker 76
11.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Yugular 88
12.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Focu Ranni 75
13.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Sauvignon Blanc 84
14.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Jeanne 78
15.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Novia Robot 76
16.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Rumba Del Perdón 80
17.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Memória 81
18.Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Magnolias 82

Ranked in order of preference:

* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Berghain 93
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Yugular 88
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Sexo, Violencia Y Llantas 85
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Mio Cristo 84
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Sauvignon Blanc 84
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Reliquia 84
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Divinize 83
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Magnolias 82
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Mundo Nuevo 81
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Memória 81
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Rumba Del Perdón 80
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Jeanne 78
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Novia Robot 76
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Dios Es Un Stalker 76
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Focu Ranni 75
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - Porcelana 73
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - De Madrugá 73
* Rosalía (Lux - ESP - Nov 25) - La Perla 70

It's ok.

After reading the comments and the really high ratings I was excited to give it a go.

There is good music in it and I really appreciate the Andalusian influence which I cannot enjoy so much in its original form. But for a truly great album I want new, fresh sounds, something different and innovative which I cannot find elsewhere.

Good effort though.

From corenfro 11/20/2025 01:19 | #311742

Not sure why everyone is downvoting the comments on this fantastic album. Clear AOTY contender.

This is one of the best albums ever made. And her voice: Beautifull! On this album many music genres (superb classical music also), many languages, many feelings and a lot of creativity together: Rosalía is incredible.

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