Reliquia by Rosalía (and the whole LUX album)
Not to be dramatic but this album is transcendent. I cried listening to it the first time, and seeing her perform it live was genuinely a spiritual experience which also brought tears 🥲. Every time I listen I cannot help but dance like I’m possessed. She sings in THIRTEEN languages on this album! The music is deeply stirring and the lyrics are profound. Rosalía wants us to never forget that the sacred and the profane are the same.
2 months ago
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unless I'm mistaken, this is the only album to be rec'd twice here
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LUX
Londyn Harris
“To call LUX By Rosalía a masterpiece would be a great understatement. It’s more like her induction into sainthood. Throughout the course of LUX, Rosalía reaches across time and language (13 to be exact!) and sings about/to a myriad of historical female saints and mystics ranging all the way from Joan of Arc to St. Clare of Assisi to Rabia Al’Adawiyya to Hildegard Von Bingen to Ryōnen Gensō. She co”
Alisa Amador
“Incredible album. Reliquia and Focu ‘Ranni are the songs that move me the most.”
Sealligator
“Defies description. And Bjork AND Yahritza make appearances, my god.”
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