Name: Pitchblack Playback: Rosalia - LUX
Start: 2026-02-05T09:30:00+13:00
Location: 42 Queen Street, New Plymouth, New Zealand 4310

Pitchblack Playback Best Albums Of 2025: ROSALÍA 'LUX'
*Please arrive by event start time as latecomers will not be admitted and refunds will not be offered*
Immerse yourself in ROSALÍA's breathtaking new vision at Pitchblack Playback's exclusive listening session in the dark for 'LUX' — which they named as one of their Best Albums Of 2025, as did everyone from The Guardian to Pitchfork to Rolling Stone.
Hear this immense record played loud in uncompressed audio on a powerful cinema sound system. No distractions; just you and the music.
"This sounds great” — Rick Rubin
"A fabulous idea" — Jay Kay, Jamiroquai
"The optimal way to listen to an album" — Max Richter
"This might just be my favourite new thing to do" — Nihal, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ticket includes Pitchblack Playback eye mask for extra darkness. As recommended by The Guardian, GQ, Time Out and BBC 6 Music.
Duration: 50 minutes
The album was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daníel Bjarnason and features feminine voices including Björk, Carminho, Estrella Morente, Silvia Pérez Cruz, Yahritza and the Escolania de Montserrat i Cor Cambra Palau de la Música Catalana, and Yves Tumor.
LUX has been met with immediate critical acclaim, Rolling Stone giving it 5 stars and declaring it “her most astonishing offer yet, packed with history and decades of training that let her tie classical sounds, opera references, and 13 different languages into one gorgeous, gutting package that feels like a truly timeless work of art.”
The Associated Press called LUX a “Phonetic miracle,” and that “If there is a single avant-garde saving grace in the pop music landscape, it’s here,” giving the album 4.5/5 stars. NPR stated that “On ‘LUX,’ ROSALÍA pulls the entire world into her symphony,” and that “On LUX, the mortal and divine are in conversation, and with ROSALÍA as our guide, we can touch both.”