Rosalía opens a fresh chapter with Lux

This October, Rosalía made a major announcement, sharing that she’s preparing to release her highly anticipated fourth album Lux on November 7. The record follows her 2022 project Motomami, an experimental body of work blending pop, reggaeton, ambient, and bachata elements. Her new album appears to build on that artistic spirit, weaving in orchestral and baroque flourishes and embracing religious motifs and Catholic iconography.

The Spanish singer introduced Lux with a giant billboard in Times Square, followed by a TikTok Live where she gave fans an early listen to some of the tracks. The album will be structured into four “movements” or sections. It will feature 15 songs on streaming platforms and 18 tracks in its physical format. Rosalía served as the album’s executive producer and described the LP as one that “traces a widescreen emotional arc of feminine mystique, transformation, and transcendence — moving between intimacy and operatic scale to create a radiant world where sound, language, and culture fuse as one.”

As the Grammy winner readies the rollout, she has shared even more details about what’s ahead with Lux.

Alongside revealing the title, cover art, release date, and track list, Rosalía also confirmed an impressive list of collaborators. Although it remains unclear which artists are featured on specific songs, a press release confirmed contributions from Björk, Portuguese fado singer Carminho, flamenco star Estrella Morente, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Yahritza, experimental artist Yves Tumor, and the boys choir Escolania de Montserrat i Cor Cambra Palau de la Música Catalana. A standout name among the collaborators is the album’s executive producer Daníel Bjarnason, who also conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.

The album is organized into four movements, with 18 tracks on the physical version and 15 on the digital release.

MOV I

1. “Sexo, Violencia y Llantas”

2. “Reliquia”

3. “Divinize”

4. “Porcelana”

5. “Mio Cristo”

MOV II
6. “Berghain”
7. “La Perla”
8. “Mundo Nuevo”
9. “De Madrugá”

MOV III
10. “Dios Es Un Stalker”
11. “La Yugular”
12. “Focu ‘ranni” [physical exclusive]
13. “Sauvignon Blanc”
14. “Jeanne” [physical exclusive]

MOV IV
15. “Novia Robot” [physical exclusive]
16. “La Rumba Del Perdón”
17. “Memória”
18. “Magnolias”

Rosalía created the album in collaboration with an orchestra, as teased during her TikTok Live. She played a sweeping instrumental that revealed the intricate nature of the production. She also shared a moment on Instagram Live driving through Madrid while listening to Mozart, a hint at the classical influences shaping this project.

After she revealed the album cover, which features her wearing a white veil, social media lit up with memes comparing her to the Virgin Mary. The album is said to explore themes of “feminine mystique, transformation, and transcendence,” reflected in several song titles like “Mio Cristo,” “Dios Es Un Stalker,” and “Divinize.”

In a September 2024 conversation with Highsnobiety, Rosalía mentioned that she had already begun developing her next body of work and continues to reflect on the questions she explored on Motomami. “It’s been a process,” she said. “I’ve changed a lot, but at the same time, I’m still wrapping my head around the same things. It’s like I still have the same questions and the same desire to answer them.”

“I still have the same love for the past and the same curiosity for the future,” she added.

At that time, Rosalía shared that Bon Iver, Kate Bush, and Janis Joplin remain among her core musical inspirations. Lately, however, she’s been most influenced by reading physical books, which she describes as her “biggest inspiration right now.”