{"id":747128,"date":"2025-11-07T15:29:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T14:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/non-classifiee\/what-do-we-know-about-rosalias-new-album-lux\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T12:32:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:32:39","slug":"what-do-we-know-about-rosalias-new-album-lux","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/music\/what-do-we-know-about-rosalias-new-album-lux\/","title":{"rendered":"We listened to Rosal\u00eda\u2019s monumental new album, Lux, in her presence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Rosal\u00eda\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Rosal\u00eda in 2025 \u00a9 Instagram account of Rosal\u00eda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Rosal\u00eda is back with her album Lux<\/em><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In the age of streaming, TikTok<\/strong>, and algorithms, it has become quite rare to listen to an album from beginning to end, without a phone or any other distraction\u2026 Paying contemplative attention to the lyrics and sounds, as an act of faith driven by a visceral passion for music.\u00a0A near-sacred, transcendent experience we lived during the Paris Fashion Week in the midst of a thunderstorm.<\/p>Indeed, in early October 2025, we were invited by Sony<\/strong>, Rosal\u00eda<\/strong>\u2019s label, to a listening session for the singer\u2019s new album. At the time, we knew absolutely nothing about the album, not even the title, which would turn out to be Lux<\/em>. And there was light\u2026 In the striking Espace Niemeyer<\/strong>, a retro-futurist den designed by the famous Brazilian architect of the same name, we gathered with a few faithlful listeners to hear a record whose only visible elements were the lyrics (translated into French) and the track titles, projected onto a giant screen. The first notes of the album rang out, and the surprise was total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Rosal\u00eda\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button>
Rosal\u00eda for the album
Lux<\/em> (2025).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A sacred listening session in Paris with the artist<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We last saw Rosal\u00eda<\/strong> donning a motorcycle helmet, skintight suits, and a pouch full of glossy pop-reggaeton hits. Indeed, in 2022, the brilliant singer-songwriter redefined pop, infusing it with bold electronic experiments in her record Motomami<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Powerful and daring, that record leaned into sensuality and the danger, with music videos and live performance showing off the very carnal charm of the Spanish musician, producer and actress. It was simply mesmerising.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But now, at 33, the age long attributed to Jesus Christ, Rosal\u00eda<\/strong><\/a> is venturing into new realms – that of the sacred, baroque, orchestral and classical music. The visuals, musical scores and halo dyed into her hair she shared on social media already hinted at the start of her new era. For months now, the singer has been gradually revealing signs of her new artistic direction. She was often seen wearing virginal colours, sometimes with a rosary in her mouth, or posting pictures of a beam of light breaking through the sky.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We could also begin to reflect on two quotes printed on the vinyl and CD editions of Lux<\/em><\/strong>, which gave us a sense of the album\u2019s tone. \u201cNo woman has ever claimed to be God,<\/em>\u201d a line from the Muslim poet Rabia al-Adawiyya<\/strong>, and \u201cLove is not consolation, it is light<\/em>,\u201d from Simone Weil<\/strong>.<\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/path><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>
Voir cette publication sur Instagram<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div>
<\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/a>

Une publication partag\u00e9e par LA ROSALI\u0301A (@rosalia.vt)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>