I'm updating the thread for no other reason than I still enjoy checking her different performances so much. Maybe I'm crazy but I still feel like she has this spectrum of moods that each of her songs works with and that make me scream art.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLWfMPPh1F8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sRph0jV4mO4Someone tell how I left out this song from my top25, oh yes, it's partly because of the others.
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 21:39 (five years ago) link
Also she said she'd love to collab with Dua Lipa and that'd be ultimate sexiness, so fingers crossed.
― Nabozo, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 21:41 (five years ago) link
“Di Mi Nombre” is still my favorite of hers.
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 16 January 2019 22:00 (five years ago) link
This is cool, first time I've seen a vid of her performing. I'm so into El Mal Querer
― i stan corrected (morrisp), Wednesday, 16 January 2019 23:09 (five years ago) link
she's going to be on the james blake album out tomorrow
― monotony, Thursday, 17 January 2019 06:44 (five years ago) link
And since you mentioned it. We hear her first, as we should. I'm not familiar with James Blake, but he makes me think of Anthony. Nice duo.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LkoaO8-z6I
― Nabozo, Saturday, 19 January 2019 21:17 (five years ago) link
Delicious actually. And incredible delicate performance. Her parts (my amateur translation):
Agujerito del cielo - Little hole in the skyCuelando el brillo de Dios - letting in the brilliance of GodUn rayo cayó en tus ojo' - a beam struck your eyeY me partió el corazón - and split my heartAgujerito del cielo - Little hole in the skyDíctame por dónde ir - instruct me where to goPara yo no equivocarme - so that I do not get it wrongY así ver mi porvenir - and thus see my future
Ya tengo to' lo que quiero - I already have al' that I desireYa no puedo pedir má' - I cannot ask for mo'Cuando te tengo a mi la'o - When I have you by my sid'Lo pasa'o se queda atrá' - The pas' is left behin'Si te apartan de mi vera - If they separate me from your sideY te tuviera que encontrar - And if I had to find youHasta allá te encontraría - I would find you up thereComo el río va a la mar - As the river goes to the sea
― Nabozo, Saturday, 19 January 2019 22:06 (five years ago) link
new collab with J Balvin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7bfOZek9t4
I definitely prefer "Brillo," their collab from the J Balvin album, but it's always fascinating to hear Rosalia in the context of club music.
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Thursday, 28 March 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
Grabbed a ticket for her SF show. Sold out in in less than a few hours last week.
― octobeard, Sunday, 31 March 2019 03:00 (five years ago) link
Just a short North America tour this time-- West Coast plus NYC and 1 Canada show
Need to listen to "Brillo" again, think I recall liking it. x-post
― curmudgeon, Sunday, 31 March 2019 18:16 (five years ago) link
I don't think there's anything "fascinating" about it. Rosalía's own music is fascinating. This is generic bullshit - literally any female voice could have been punched into that track. Ugh.
(I hate J Balvin's music in general, though.)
― grawlix (unperson), Sunday, 31 March 2019 19:51 (five years ago) link
Yeah, same reaction here.
― ... (Eazy), Sunday, 31 March 2019 20:33 (five years ago) link
anyway, here she performs Con Altura live (along with "El Presiento)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e9lCXT1xLs
she's a huge pop star--she's gonna do pop tracks. obviously her own stuff is gonna be more interesting than her collabs, but i do think she adds some stuff that generic singer x would not, like how she subtly subverts the synth melody in the pre-chorus.
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Monday, 1 April 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
ugh i mentioned this upthread but i am very very thirsty for "el presiento", "aute couture / esto esto enciendo", "santeria" and all these other unreleased songs she's teased live
the new song is fun, not her best ever obviously but if it turns out to be a hit i'm all for it
― monotony, Tuesday, 2 April 2019 00:15 (five years ago) link
well, my thirst ^ is about to be partially quenched... "aute cuture" is out tomorrow
estáis ready????? AUTE CUTURE 💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼💅🏼 30/5 pic.twitter.com/jFEKzdR4Cl— R O S A L Í A (@rosaliavt) May 28, 2019
― monotony, Tuesday, 28 May 2019 21:22 (four years ago) link
Estoy ready!Meanwhile, she’s also done a song for the Game of Thrones album:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2OxVKUf8a4Rosalía ft. A.Chal • Me Traicionaste
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 05:29 (four years ago) link
https://variety.com/2019/music/news/rosalia-spanish-flamenco-singer-superstar-1203227213/
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:00 (four years ago) link
"con altura" is awesome you guys are crazy
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 29 May 2019 15:48 (four years ago) link
yeah i agree, but still not as good as Brillo
― Jeff the grown man (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 29 May 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
I was too harsh on “Con Altura” on the Rolling Afro-Latin Music thread - I actually like it fine, but it’s not nearly as good as the El Mal Querer singles (or indeed “Brillo”).
― breastcrawl, Wednesday, 29 May 2019 17:37 (four years ago) link
only rosalía song i've heard other than "con altura" is "malamente" and i think they're on a similar level (i.e. both quite enjoyable)
"aute cuture" teaser is intriguing
― dyl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:07 (four years ago) link
Dyl, you should listen to El mal querer, stat!
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:10 (four years ago) link
hah i think i will :)
― dyl, Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:14 (four years ago) link
i also don't agree that "con altura" could just be any other female vocalist in duet w/ j balvin ... there's a certain presence, confidence, and command of the moment that carries a direct throughline from i.e. "malamente." the song is not as good if it's becky g or karol g or whoever. i think the video makes this clear as well... it's very much a more conventional pop video but it has her stamp all over it.
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 30 May 2019 02:19 (four years ago) link
brillo is super dope too tho
banger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLFUhty8EF4
― Jeff the grown man (voodoo chili), Thursday, 30 May 2019 16:55 (four years ago) link
hell yeah
― rob, Thursday, 30 May 2019 17:13 (four years ago) link
she is p much a genius
― J0rdan S., Thursday, 30 May 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
Took me a few plays, but I like this track a lot -- a banger for real! (I'm straight-up dancing here in my "open plan" office environment)
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Friday, 31 May 2019 18:18 (four years ago) link
so is she shifting away from her flamenco influence
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 3 June 2019 15:52 (four years ago) link
yeah that song is summer for me right now
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Monday, 3 June 2019 16:19 (four years ago) link
I can't wait for her next album.
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Monday, 3 June 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
I can’t wait for her to tour again; I missed her recent show here in L.A.
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Monday, 3 June 2019 17:57 (four years ago) link
Not as keen on this new song - her voice is transcendent and this track feels like its squandering her talent.
If her next album indeed does step away from flamenco, I hope she figures out a way to still showcase her vocal brilliance.
BTW, saw her live in SF and Barcelona, she's a must see act. Incredible performer.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 15:22 (four years ago) link
I think the track is a good showcase for her voice; it's just in a different format than before....
― get your hand outta my pocket universe (morrisp), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
Madre mia rosalia bajale
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 19:52 (four years ago) link
I like “Aute Cuture” a lot. Fully expecting the third single to be called “Costa Azul/Côte d’Azur” or something.
― breastcrawl, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 20:22 (four years ago) link
More a fan of Los Angeles and the more overtly Flamenco than where she's headed, but keeping an open mind.
Long way from covering "I See A Darkness"!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fg7GJghu4Zo
― ... (Eazy), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 17:01 (four years ago) link
Man I love that cover
― Theodor Adorno, perhaps the greatest philosopher alive today (morrisp), Wednesday, 5 June 2019 17:02 (four years ago) link
Is "Aute Culture" produced by Pharrell ?It really sounds like it is !I don't really hear anything Flamenco (or Post Flamenco) but it's nice.
― AlXTC from Paris, Thursday, 6 June 2019 08:53 (four years ago) link
she's still working with El Guincho
― ufo, Thursday, 6 June 2019 09:11 (four years ago) link
There are Pharrell songs apparently but this isn’t one of them. This particular song has been around for a while and could’ve gone on the album, I guess, but it didn’t really fit with its narrative which is I suspect why she waited until now to put it out
― monotony, Thursday, 6 June 2019 13:09 (four years ago) link
I find it effortless, like she wrote it in her sleep, and it goes like a flash, but it's good.I was with my girlfriend/wife buying Aubade lingerie (on sales) and Con Altura was playing. Close enough, could have been (h)aute c(o)uture.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 9 June 2019 09:37 (four years ago) link
just saw her at primavera sound in porto and yes, she's a genius.
― Nourry, Sunday, 9 June 2019 12:56 (four years ago) link
Sounds great! Seeing her at Roskilde in about a month, very much looking forward to it.
― Frederik B, Sunday, 9 June 2019 13:19 (four years ago) link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=60&v=eQCpjOBJ5UQ
― sean gramophone, Wednesday, 3 July 2019 16:16 (four years ago) link
oop
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQCpjOBJ5UQ
Good track but it's no Aute Cuture!
― stan by me (morrisp), Wednesday, 3 July 2019 16:53 (four years ago) link
I like that this one is sung in Catalan. Might be a while since a song in Catalan is heard and talked about outside of Spain.
I also like how the first half is filled with brags about the luxury and the things she can afford now a la “7 rings” vs the second half of the song condemning it: “God deliver us from money, when we have it.”
Makes the song more interesting than it has any right to be.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Thursday, 4 July 2019 04:24 (four years ago) link
She was pretty fucking amazing last night at Roskilde. Six star reviews all over. Her final four songs included Con Altura, Aute Cuture and Malamente. She has quite the catalogue already.
― Frederik B, Thursday, 4 July 2019 07:49 (four years ago) link
It's a very good chorus
― Nabozo, Sunday, 26 March 2023 11:23 (one year ago) link
Ok I've listened to this all day. This song radiates happiness.
― Nabozo, Sunday, 26 March 2023 14:30 (one year ago) link
New single/video. It's pretty good. I need to listen to it again without the video to see if it holds up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F84pjEryeC0
― but also fuck you (unperson), Thursday, 8 June 2023 23:11 (eleven months ago) link
I listened to it without the video, can confirm. Good lil tune.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Friday, 9 June 2023 00:32 (eleven months ago) link
Hard to watch that video favorably, in light of how cool & creative her videos was were.
― Day 1 fan (morrisp), Friday, 16 June 2023 03:32 (eleven months ago) link
The new song (a collaboration with Björk as a legal benefit for some Icelandic villagers who are suing fisheries for environmental damage) is pretty good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jsi2Tgvx6A
Backstory:
Björk and Rosalía have joined forces to release a powerful new single “Oral.” Produced by the artists alongside Sega Bodega, “Oral” marks the first collaboration between Björk and Rosalía. It aims to shed light on the alarming cruelty, and severe environmental and ecological consequences of open-pen ocean salmon farming in Björk’s native country, Iceland.“Oral” dates back two decades - first written by Björk between 1997’s Homogenic and 2001’s Vespertine, the track was lost to her archives after feeling like it wasn’t the right fit for an album. Björk rediscovered the song after being reminded of its name while on tour in Australia in March 2023, the same month a report was released about the devastating impact of poorly regulated, Norwegian-owned commercial salmon farming operations on Iceland’s native ecosystems.After deeply resonating with the cause, and as a passionate campaigner and protester for much of her life, Björk enlisted Rosalía to help bring the song to life and in turn raise awareness of the issue. The cruel practice of open-pen farming, introduced to Iceland after Norwegian businessmen began purchasing fish farms in the country’s fjords, involves intensively farming fish by penning them into open water nets that are anchored in natural waterways, where the fish are kept enclosed until they reach marketable size. This accelerates the fish’s development and, in many cases creates genetic mutations in the salmon’s DNA, as well as being a breeding ground for a number of parasites and diseases. The industry in Iceland has grown tenfold since 2014, producing under 4,000 tones to 45,000 in 2021, with it now estimated that the annual production could be up to 106,500 tonnes. Iceland has the largest untouched natural area in Europe, and the waste and pollution associated with open-pen farming threatens to permanently damage its entire ocean ecology. Lack of regulation and the industry being largely unsupervised has also meant that thousands of these genetically altered, diseased salmon regularly escape the pens and swim upriver to Iceland’s highlands, where devastating genetic mixing occurs and endangers the future of Iceland’s wild salmon population.Proceeds from “Oral” will be used to support a legal case against the fisheries, brought forth by residents of the town of Seyðisfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland.
“Oral” dates back two decades - first written by Björk between 1997’s Homogenic and 2001’s Vespertine, the track was lost to her archives after feeling like it wasn’t the right fit for an album. Björk rediscovered the song after being reminded of its name while on tour in Australia in March 2023, the same month a report was released about the devastating impact of poorly regulated, Norwegian-owned commercial salmon farming operations on Iceland’s native ecosystems.
After deeply resonating with the cause, and as a passionate campaigner and protester for much of her life, Björk enlisted Rosalía to help bring the song to life and in turn raise awareness of the issue. The cruel practice of open-pen farming, introduced to Iceland after Norwegian businessmen began purchasing fish farms in the country’s fjords, involves intensively farming fish by penning them into open water nets that are anchored in natural waterways, where the fish are kept enclosed until they reach marketable size. This accelerates the fish’s development and, in many cases creates genetic mutations in the salmon’s DNA, as well as being a breeding ground for a number of parasites and diseases. The industry in Iceland has grown tenfold since 2014, producing under 4,000 tones to 45,000 in 2021, with it now estimated that the annual production could be up to 106,500 tonnes. Iceland has the largest untouched natural area in Europe, and the waste and pollution associated with open-pen farming threatens to permanently damage its entire ocean ecology. Lack of regulation and the industry being largely unsupervised has also meant that thousands of these genetically altered, diseased salmon regularly escape the pens and swim upriver to Iceland’s highlands, where devastating genetic mixing occurs and endangers the future of Iceland’s wild salmon population.
Proceeds from “Oral” will be used to support a legal case against the fisheries, brought forth by residents of the town of Seyðisfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland.
― Tahuti Watches L&O:SVU Reruns Without His Ape (unperson), Tuesday, 21 November 2023 16:56 (five months ago) link
More comments about the song on the Bjork 2017 album thread
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 November 2023 20:19 (five months ago) link