Rosalía’s ‘Lux’ Tops Year-End Acclaim as Barcelona Debates Its Next Move

Overview

• Metacritic places Lux as the year’s best album and third of all time based on 13 critic reviews.
• Recent analysis frames the record as a risky, audacious leap with echoes of Björk and David Bowie’s reinventions.
• The sound merges medieval polyphony with electronic minimalism and ritual percussion, with choirs including the Cor de Cambra del Palau de la Música and the Escolania de Montserrat.
• A public listening at Barcelona’s MNAC featured Rosalía reclining on a giant bed as part of an elaborate staging.
• Commentators urge the city to connect schools, festivals and producers more effectively, citing strengths like Sónar and Primavera Sound, gaps in top-tier studios versus Madrid, and Rosalía’s investment in a studio in l’Hospitalet.