After the critical and commercial success of the highly acclaimed El Mal Querer (2018), Rosalía Vila Tobella drops one of the most anticipated albums of the season. Fusing with the same flamenco skill, urban music and pop, the 30-year-old Spaniard surrounds herself with cutting-edge collaborators (Pharrell, James Blake, En Guincho) and hits her target once again. Between a mouthful opening (Saoko), a tender duet with The Weeknd (The Fama), joyfully rebellious hymns in which she assumes all her desires and ambitions, Rosalía unites tradition and modernity, in her music and on the cover of an album, where she poses as Venus crossed with a cyborg. She greets Lil’ Kim and MIA in passing, displaying the same self-determination. Traditional rhythms are perfectly integrated into the era, an alchemy in which she shines. Like a flamenco singer in a Versace tracksuit, Rosalía plays with the sound of Spanish, in an assumed way, with a voice that fascinates and enchants. Large caliber.
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