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. The Spanish visionary’s latest work is structured in four movements and spans 18 tracks, delicately balancing noise and silence, high art and catchy hooks, intimacy and grandeur.

LUX rises like Mary’s assumption, symbolizing ascent and transcendence. Rosalía, both singer and producer, expands her role as a performer and sound architect in this ambitious project.

Innovating Flamenco

Throughout her career, Rosalía has drawn from flamenco, a centuries-old art form, transforming it into a fresh and modern expression. This approach has earned her critical acclaim and intrigued audiences worldwide.

Her 2017 debut album, Los Ángeles, disrupted traditional flamenco by deconstructing its 50-plus styles—a complex interplay of singing, guitar, and dance—into a pop narrative with verse-chorus structure.

Her breakthrough album in 2018, El Mal Querer, initially a baccalaureate thesis and later named Album of the Year at the 2019 Latin Grammys, further reinvented flamenco by blending its traditional roots with R&B influences.

“If El Mal Querer was about translation—turning flamenco into a pop language—then LUX is about the feminine mystique and transcendence beyond language, concepts that automatically overhauls the rest of her discography by far.”

Summary

Rosalía’s LUX represents a bold evolution from flamenco’s roots to a transcendent fusion of genres, highlighting her growth as an innovative artist exploring mysticism and identity.

Rolling Stone Philippines — 2025-11-06