"So basically album of the year" - Internet reacts to Pitchfork rates ‘LUX’ by Rosalia 8.6 out of 10

Pitchfork has rated Rosalia's new album, LUX, an 8.6 out of 10. The singer's fourth studio album was released on November 7, 2025, and has been instantly hit with the critics, many of whom considered it among the best albums this year.

On November 7, Pitchfork published their review of Rosalia's LUX. The album also marks her first full-length album after Motamami in 2022. In their review, they praised the Spanish singer's work and wrote:

"For all its scholarship and borderless histories, LUX isn’t a massive homework assignment; it’s an operatic lament for a new generation, an exquisite oratorio for the messy heart."

It continued:

"The Spanish superstar’s fourth album is a heartfelt offering of avant-garde classical pop that roars through genre, romance, and religion. Arranged in four movements and sung in 13 languages, its orchestral pop storms down from the skies and leaves, in its thundering aftermath, a field guide for pop’s seekers, those who believe the answers to love, desire, and creative purpose might yet be contained in three or four minutes at a time."

Fans took to X to react to Pitchfork rating Rosalia's LUX a solid 8.6 out of 10 score. Going by usual reviews, it is considered an great rating for a new album. One X user wrote:

"8.6?? So basically album of the year but they’re scared to say it out loud."

Fans shared their thoughts on the album and Pitchfork's rating:

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Rosalia opens up on the making of LUX and what the album means to her

Rosalía Performs At Primavera Sound Barcelona 2023 - Source: Getty

In an interview with Billboard ahead of the release of LUX this month, Rosalia shared details about working on the album and what it means to her. Speaking about how she approached this album "differently", the Spanish singer said:

"This album has a completely different sound than any of the projects that I’ve done before. It was a challenge for me to do a more orchestral project and learn how to use an orchestra, understand all the instruments, all the possibilities, and learn and study from amazing composers in history and say, “OK, that’s what’s been done. What can I do that feels personal and honest for me?”"

Further, Rosalia also opened up about taking inspiration from classical music and experimenting by doing something she has not done before.

"And also the challenge of having that inspiration in classical music and trying to do something that I haven’t done before, trying to write songs from another place. Because the instrumentation is different from all the other projects I have done. But also the writing, the structures, it’s very different."

The singer also elaborated on how LUX comes from a place of "love and curiosity". In this album, she explored her curiosity to "understand other languages, learn other music, learn from others." It is worth noting that LUX includes lyrics in 14 different languages including Rosalia's mother tongues - Catalan and Spanish, alongside English, Arabic, French, Portuguese, Italian, German, and others. Speaking about using so many different languages, she said:

"There were so many things that I had to play with and take under consideration. Because it’s not just writing. It’s not just on paper. It has to sound good. There’s a big difference for me when I write, for example, a letter for somebody that I love than if I write a song. It has to have a certain sound, a certain intention of musicality."

Most of the album's making focused on how to sing in various different languages, as confirmed by Rosalia herself. The singer mentioned in her interview that it took her "a year" to write the lyrics and another year to arrange the music before retouching her words. The track listing in the album is split across four movements, which the singer said was "intentional."

Moreover, Rosalia explained that each song in the album tells the story of a saint and she read a lot of "hagiographies" while making the album. Finally, she also hinted at how a stage performance for LUX could look like, adding that "a lot of creativity" is required to translate it into stage.

Meanwhile, the singer is also working on the HBO series Euphoria, as she's filming for its upcoming third season. Details about her role are yet to be revealed.

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Rosalia's LUX is available on all streaming platforms.

Edited by Pratyasha Sarkar