More than three years after the invasion of the planet Motomami, Rosalia She returns with Lux, a heavenly album consisting of 15 digital songs in which artists such as Björk, Carminho, Estrella Morente, Silvia Pérez Cruz or Eve Tomor, among others, collaborate, exploring themes of feminine mystery, transformation and spirituality. The London Symphony Orchestra and the Montserrat School Children’s Choir also participate in his works, and accompany him on… MagnoliaWhere he imagines his death.
It took Rosalía three years to see the light, and she spent one of them on just one song: Christ Byang DiamanteAbout five minutes into the song his entire register changes. The singer ends by composing an opera aria sung in Italian, one of the 13 languages included in it Lux This is justified by the origin of the characters that inspired the song.
in case Christ Biangi Diamanti, The topic was born from The friendship between Saint Clare of Assisi and Saint Francis of AssisiThey both belong to the Franciscan Order. “When I discovered their friendship, it seemed beautiful to me. They had a really strong bond, and I wanted to experience what it would be like to write about that, about a friendship like that,” explains the Catalan artist in an interview with Apple Music’s Global Creative Director, with Zane Lowe.
He investigates that friendship throughout the song in which he writes lines like the following: “My dear friend. The love that’s not chosen. And it’s not allowed to fall. My dear friend. With you gravity is funny. And grace is serious.”
Reaching the final result was not easy, admits Rosalia, who confirms that there was no other option but to write it in Italian, which was something that I even used Google Translate. In the end, he spent an entire year writing the song, a song that took longer than the entire album. LuxIt is his fourth work after that Los Angeles, Evil will and Motomami.
“I’ve been going back and forth with him for a whole year. I spent hours at the piano trying to create the melody. I spent that year in Miami composing and improvising until I found inspiration on the piano, just a few notes. Then I took it to Los Angeles and kept working.”
Lux Walking towards success
International criticism has succumbed Luxthe album no one thought Rosalía would make. Magazine Rolling Stone He calls it “dazzling” and gives it five stars. The Independent He highlights his continued evolution in sound to build “a truly stunning and ambitious body of work”. He points out that this particular ambition is agreed upon by all critics, who praise Rosalía’s courage in separating from all of her previous works and embarking on a “spiritual odyssey” through which the singer rediscovers herself. diverse.
Regardless of the criticism, the Catalan artist was able to give her first show 12 out of 15 songs in Spotify’s global top 50 songs. Currently, days after their release, three songs are still among the most streamed songs worldwide: The Pearl, Beijing and remains.
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