Rosalía’s ‘LUX’ Mixes Pop, Flamenco, and Faith

With LUX, Rosalía creates more than just an album: it is part pop, part opera, and part world-language manifesto, pushing artistic boundaries while maintaining her unique voice.

Spanning four movements and 18 tracks, the Spanish visionary crafts a space that balances noise and silence, combining high art with catchy hooks, intimate confession with grand stadium energy, and emotional depth with a sense of spirituality. Rosalía ascends into LUX reminiscent of Mary’s assumption.

Innovative Structure and Artistic Ambition

The album unfolds in four parts that highlight Rosalía’s evolving ambition as a performer and sound architect. Throughout her career, she has drawn inspiration from flamenco, a centuries-old art form, reimagining it with a modern twist that earned her critical praise and international attention.

From Flamenco Disruptor to Global Innovator

Rosalía first disrupted flamenco in 2017 with her debut album Los Ángeles, where she deconstructed over 50 traditional flamenco styles— a complex interplay of singer, guitarist, and dancer—into a narrative-driven pop structure marked by verse-chorus formats.

Her 2018 breakthrough, El Mal Querer, initially a baccalaureate thesis and awarded Album of the Year at the 2019 Latin Grammys, further transformed flamenco by fusing traditional elements with contemporary R&B production.

“If El Mal Querer was about translation — turning flamenco into a pop language — then LUX is about the feminine mystique and transcendence beyond language.”

These themes inherently reshape and elevate her previous work, marking LUX as a pivotal evolution in her discography.

Summary: Rosalía’s LUX advances her transformative blend of flamenco, pop, and spirituality, innovatively pushing her music beyond language into a realm of mystique and transcendence.

Rolling Stone Philippines — 2025-11-06