After three years in the making, Spanish singer Rosalia’s new album, MOTOMAMI, is out. Honestly, I was not expecting this album to be as good as it was. 

Rosalia made it very clear that it was an extremely experimental album, and that didn’t make me want to listen to it. Her voice is an astonishing one that is very culturally influenced. She studied in Spain, where she learned the style of Flamenco and other Spanish styles of music. It was because of this that I wasn’t sure how I would feed hearing her singing with anything other than Flamenco. It was to my surprise, however, just how good her voice fits in all of the different genres she used in this album.

Some of the styles of music she incorporated into this album are Bachata, Flamenco, Electronic, Reggaeton, and many others. Frankly, the fact that she had so many different sounds in one album, when she is known for just doing Flamenco and Electronic music, is a testament to her skill to mess with music and create it. She turned something messy into something absolutely astonishing.

The best songs on this album are “CANDY,” “LA FAMA” featuring The Weeknd, “BULERIAS,” “DELIRIO DE GRANDEZA,” “COMO UN G,” “LA COMBI VERSACE” featuring Tokischa, and “SAKURA.” 

“SAKURA” is by far the best song on this album. It brings you to tears with how beautiful and deep its lyrics are as well as the way in which you can physically feel the power of Rosalia’s voice. “CANDY” is a close second with its beauty lies in its lyrics.

“LA FAMA” is a really good song that utilizes that Bachata style. It is actually very entertaining to listen to because The Weeknd sings his verse all in Spanish. It was impressive to hear just how good his pronunciation was and how different his voice sounded. 

I also love that on her track “SAOKO” she paid homage to the original “Saoco” by Daddy Yankee and Wisin, who are regarded as the founding fathers of Reggaeton.

In a world where music sounds repetitive nowadays, and it feels like artists don’t try new things with their tracks, you have to hand it to Rosalia for this album. It was really a matter of putting your trust in an artist to create something so full of range and beautiful at the same time. I am beyond impressed and shocked at the creativity of her mind and the way in which she can manipulate her voice to fit these different styles from all over Europe and Latin America. This album is a ten out of ten for me, and anyone looking for something different should give it a listen.