Rolling Stone magazine published this Wednesday its list of the ’50 great albums of 2025′ in Spanish, among which the Mexican talent stands out, occupying two of the first three places, with ‘Ultra Sodade’ by the young artist Kevin Kaarl in second place and ‘Cancionera’ by the multi-award-winning Natalia Lafourcade in third place.
“With ‘Ultra Sodade’, his new 13-song album, the Mexican singer-songwriter explores the different stages of a love breakup with a heartbreaking sensitivity,” argued the musical media about Kaarl (2000), whom he also considers to be one of “the most honest voices of folk in Spanish.”
In a “supremely interesting year for music” made in the second most spoken language in the world by releases that exceed millions of listeners – such as ‘Lux’ by Rosalía or ‘I should throw more photos’ by Bad Bunny – there is also a special place for “the organic warmth” of Lafourcade, describes the magazine.
“Between the sweet flavor of ‘El palomo y la negra’ and the melancholy of ‘How would I like to love you’, ‘Cancionera’ – with its craftsmanship from the heart – feels like a hug that comforts while the rain comes,” states the review of the most recent musical work of the singer-songwriter who has won more than 20 Latin Grammys.
And “motherhood and the entry into a new decade” of the 41-year-old composer, who will soon become a mother, stands out as a unique quality of the album.
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At number seven on the list we also read the name of the Mexican Silvana Estrada with ‘Vendrán soft rains’, a studio album that translates her most intimate thoughts into ten songs.
The list prepared by the American media, in its Spanish version, includes other Mexican musical projects such as ‘Pa’l Cora – EP. 02’ by Christian Nodal; ‘Muses in me’ by Arath Herce; ‘The lit mountain’ by Café Tacvba member, Meme del Real; ‘The show’ by Leonel García; ‘Indómita’ by Belinda and ‘Au’ by Paloma Morphy.
This selection has a wide geographical range, recognizing the music of Spain, Puerto Rico, Colombia and Argentina.
The latter occupies first place on the list with the representation of Milo J, who at 19 years old and his album ‘La vida era más Short’ has surprised audiences of all ages, especially by bringing the voice of Silvio Rodríguez and the emblematic Mercedes Sosa (1935-2009) to the microphone.
Also included from this country is ‘Novela’, Fito Paez’s 25-track album.
Rolling Stone’s ’50 Great Albums of 2025′ in Spanish is a review of “the great pieces that continue to display enormous diversity, while projecting music in this language to the entire planet.”
With information from EFE.
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