MOTOMAMI
A thrilling collision of aggressive industrial dembow, stark piano ballads, and hyper-processed vocals. A brilliant, chaotic blueprint for modern avant-pop.
March 18, 2022 · Columbia
A thrilling collision of aggressive industrial dembow, stark piano ballads, and hyper-processed vocals. A brilliant, chaotic blueprint for modern avant-pop.
March 18, 2022 · Columbia
A harsh, metallic engine rev shatters the flamenco-rooted elegance of her past, signaling a total demolition of traditional pop boundaries. This record is the precise point where classical Spanish discipline collided with the lawless, distorted bass of global street music, permanently shifting the axis of avant-garde pop. By trading acoustic purity for aggressive industrial dembow and hyper-processed vocals, she risked her critical darling status to build a chaotic, futuristic playground. You are left listening to a brilliant, high-speed collision of stark piano ballads and digital noise—the sound of an artist claiming absolute, terrifying freedom.
“It showcases Rosalía as a master, twisting together the contradictory strands of Latin and Anglo pop with traditional and vanguard forms and fresh sounds into a gloriously articulated radical approach that makes for obsessive listening”Read review
“The Spanish pop rule-breaker follows her own instincts and impulses wherever they lead her — and comes up with a daring album”Read review
“A collection of deeply personal songs in which the singer wrestles with questions of fame and heartbreak”Read review
“The Spanish superstar’s third album is a showcase for Rosalía’s exceptional range. It aspires to stretch itself out across genres and play with form, and attains exactly what it sets out to achieve”Read review
“The star’s third album is a dazzling grab-bag of flamenco, reggaetón, left-field pop, glitchy R&B and one song best described as ’despondent gospel’”Read review
“Spanish singer-songwriter Rosalía’s third album gets devious with reggaeton bangers, piano ballads, and no shortage of bright ideas”Read review
“Motomami is the sound of an incredible voice indulging in her pop fantasy and excelling at it, but she makes sure to remind us as often as she can that really, she can do it all”Read review
“Landing just in time for the Spring sunshine, ‘MOTOMAMI’ blows away the lingering strictures of lockdown, and finds a true modern icon bathing in personal freedoms”Read review
“This is a spectacular record”Read review
How does MOTOMAMI sound next to the rest of ROSALÍA's catalogue?
By stripping away the safety of lush studio reverb, the vocals emerge with a raw, naked vulnerability that places her tear-stained whispers right against the listener's ear.
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