Lux, Rosalía’s new album, is a breathtaking odyssey into music’s further reaches

Lux, Rosalía’s New Album: A Daring Leap Beyond Boundaries

In a year where much of the music world seems trapped in nostalgia, Rosalía’s new album Lux stands out as a bold gesture toward the future. While iconic acts like Oasis and Radiohead recycle their past glories and yet another Beatles documentary emerges, the Catalan artist propels herself forward into uncharted territory.

The Spanish star wants to look forwards, not back – with results by turns thrilling, baffling and splendidly spooky.

Rosalía’s determination to escape the gravitational pull of musical yesteryear defines Lux. The album cover alone sends a cryptic message: dressed as a nun, she seems to declare spiritual rebirth and artistic defiance. Inside, each track confirms her commitment to transformation and creative risk.

Across her earlier works, Rosalía blended flamenco, electronica, and reggaeton, redefining modern Latin sound. In Lux, she breaks beyond those known styles into something more abstract and challenging—an experimental vortex that resists easy labels or genres.

Amid such depressive regression, how thrilling to encounter a record as fearless, confrontational and confidently unconventional as Rosalía’s Lux.

Her collaboration with Björk on the eccentric track “Berghain” becomes a symbolic passing of the avant-garde torch. With this album, Rosalía emerges not only as a pop innovator but as a visionary explorer of sound, motion, and emotion.

Author’s Summary

Rosalía’s Lux redefines modern experimentation in music, breaking free from nostalgia to offer a haunting, fearless journey through new sonic dimensions.

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The Irish Times The Irish Times — 2025-11-07

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