Rosalía shares 1,000 songs for Lux’s first birthday

Rosalía has given Lux a birthday present you can listen to: 1,000 songs. To mark the album’s first anniversary, she’s shared “1.000 TEMAS QUE TE DAN LUX”, collecting music she heard during the years she conceived, composed and shared the record.

The music around Lux

There’s a lovely detail in her anniversary letter: Rosalía writes about sending music to people she loves and cooking for them, before introducing the playlist as her gift. She also recalls thinking about cathedrals while making Lux, hoping to make a record that sounded like one.

For the recording, she worked with the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Daníel Bjarnason, with contributors including Björk, Carminho and Yves Tumor.

The record’s tracks are grouped into four movements. “Berghain” opens the second, while “Magnolias” closes the fourth. If you’re returning to Lux after some time away, those divisions give you a useful way to break up a revisit.

Where to start

With a list this long, there’s no need to make it homework. Pick a name you don’t recognise, save something that catches your attention, then come back for more. Rosalía has shared the listening that accompanied Lux; you get to decide where it takes you next.

Photo: Alejandro Medina Guzman / Secretaría de Cultura CDMX, CC BY 2.0 (adapted).