NoteMar 18, 2022
The Bike, Not the Ballad
Rosalía dropped MOTOMAMI: Saoko, chrome, and a record that refuses the costume.
MOTOMAMI does not care if you wanted another ballad for a wedding slideshow. “SAOKO,” “CHICKEN TERIYAKI,” and “BIZCOCHITO” keep moving while she transforms, transforms again, then refuses to sit still long enough for a genre sticker on the tank.
“LA FAMA” with The Weeknd is the trapdoor, and “HENTAI” is the one you play when the group chat is arguing whether she’s still flamenco. She was never your flamenco, and she treated tradition like a bike you actually ride.
