15/rosalía/el mal querer
on el mal querer, the 25 year old creative spanish force that is rosalía provides us with a thrillingly masterful pop record that is rooted in flamenco with slight touches of r&b. presented in vibrant technicolor with our heroine standing proudly (as she should) at the center of it all, el mal querer is a captivating showcase of the tour de force vocal presence and ingenuity of ms. rosalía. throughout the album's run she, as a student and lover of flamenco, bends the genre to her will, mashing it with other musical flavors while staying true to flamenco's essence and dramatic flair (and the rumors are true : “de aqui no sales (cap 4 : disputa)” is straight flames & exemplifies this blend beautifully, as does “bagdad (cap.7 : liturgia)” with its gorgeous “cry me a river” call out and flip). el mal querer, like the woman behind it, is larger than life, and dances with the past while innovating and moving forward through the here and now.
KEY TRACKS:
malamente (cap.1: augurio)
de aqui no sales (cap 4: disputa)
bagdad (cap.7: liturgia)
16/mountain man/magic ship
17/anderson .paak/oxnard
18/jack white/boarding house reach
19/sons of kemet/your queen is a reptile
20/the carters/everything is love
21/christine and the queens/chris
22/young fathers/cocoa sugar
23/pusha t/daytona
24/kurt vile/bottle it in
25/serpentwithfeet/soil
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