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Rosalía on "Lux" and her devotion to music
The album, recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, runs eighteen tracks and debuted at number four on the Billboard two hundred; its maker still wants violins louder.
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- First reported by CBS News: “Rosalía on "Lux" and her devotion to music”.
- Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at 8:26 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dale Bearman and Hank Ledger.
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRosalía's fourth album, "Lux," mixes classical, opera and pop to tell the stories of female saints and mystics, CBS News reports.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, runs eighteen tracks, and debuted at number four on the Billboard two hundred.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEighteen tracks and a full orchestra. That's a lot of people who could have done another take.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe did say that about her own voice.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorShe did. She says the violins could be half a decibel louder. Half.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThe whole record is two years of work and that's what keeps her up.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAnd she kept tweaking so close to the deadline that the digital and vinyl versions differ slightly.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorSo two people in a flat in Madrid are hearing two different violins, and they'll never know why they disagree about everything.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorShe wrote lyrics in fourteen languages. Reviewers counted thirteen on the album.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorOne language is missing and nobody has filed a report.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Drama Index rates "Lux" an eight.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorEight? For critics giving it near-unanimous praise?

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody fought. She just wants the violins half a decibel louder. That's eight and a half.
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