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FKA Twigs - LP1
Let's not beat around the bush here, this album is fucking amazing. Layered, colourful, soulful, mesmerizing and insanely sexy; all boxes are ticked. It's like the lovechild of Homogenic and Aaliyah with a touch of Portishead thrown in for good measure.
I tried to summerise my thoughts in this review: http://iplugtoyou.blogspot.co.uk/2014/08/fka-twigs-lp1-review.html
What do you think of the album/Twigs in general?
really like all her basic slow jams like water me, two weeks etc.
don't like any of the weird skronky tracks on the album though. think it's cos her vocals are too melancholic/watery and it doesn't work
it is good
I like it
sounds pretty dull to me
Jo Whiley has been banging on about it on her bloody show
which always makes me suspicious, but it actually sounds alright
interesting
Think Whiley "discovered" Twigs because Ed Harcourt played one of her tracks when he was on the show back in January. Interesting.
Another point scored for DiS then!
...but sean, the video for water me went viral
Yeah, she's cool.
Great image. Good at vogueing. I think her music isn't amazing, but it's good.
Think she might be this years LDR.
Good point
though I don't expect the same backlash, she'd probably hex them or something...
Its alright.
I like her voice and the production style, I just wish some of the songs were better.
Also, lamest, most boring album title of all time. Its the title equivalent of that Hard-Fi album cover.
Not really
Lots of artists have self-titled debuts plus there's Autechre's LP5 and stuff like that.
I kinda understand self-titled albums
As they're normally used as a statement saying: "This is who we are". But albums that are just like LP1 etc are just boring non-entities of titles. Even if they are following on from similarly titled EP's.
...
following on from ep1 and ep2
Wooow
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ba7GsufAUCo/U-tnyK_GSJI/AAAAAAAADdM/GN8dBMuSBtw/s1600/fka.jpg
Nailed on for the Mercury prize
If it's entered
hope not
fucking thing's cursed
Not really
people said that about disclosure
Up to 'Two Weeks'
Totally sold.
don't think anything lives up to two weeks
but still liking the album
got tickets early for her october gig at hackney empire
two weeks is the most immediate
and the poppiest by some distance, but there's far better stuff on there
Kicks and Pendulum are better than Two Weeks IMO
New dates:
Tickets for the tour go on general sale at 9am on Friday 15 August, but UK tickets are available on pre-sale now. For more information and tickets, click here. Full European tour dates are below.
FKA Twigs will play:
October 2nd The Dome, Brighton, UK
October 3rd The Library, Birmingham, UK
October 4th R.N.C.M Theatre, Manchester, UK
October 6th Oran Mor, Glasgow, UK
October 8th Hackney Empire, London, UK
October 9th Trinity, Bristol, UK
October 14th La Maronquinerie, Paris, France
October 15th Paradiso Noord, Amsterdam, Holland
October 16th Ab Box, Brussels, Belgium
October 17th Buergerhaus Stollwerk, Cologne, Germany
October 19th VEGA, Copenhagen, Denmark
October 20th Mojo, Hamburg, Germany
October 21st Kesselhaus, Berlin, Germany
October 22nd Basen, Warsaw, Poland
only just found out she's british
which surprised me, cos she's good
from Gloucestershire
who'd have thought it
XL recordings
have invested a lot in her, i like the sound but lyrically i think it's suspect to talk about sex through the majority of the album. maybe it won't go mainstream enough to reach a younger audience but still, the lyrics of the album are getting alot of PR
'i think it's suspect to talk about sex through the majority of the album'
why shouldn't she? most music is about sex and realtionships
Agreed
It's not exactly 2 Live Crew. Disarmingly honest lyrics about desire, sex, masochism and hurt. I think that's a massive part of her appeal and it comes across as in no way sordid.
Why I want to see her live:
http://vt.tumblr.com/tumblr_n9z3e5JZHX1qc7osl.mp4#_=_
I mean WOW.
jesus
so good
she needs to do a video with leiomy
Body music
She is also a good dancer and is quite evident the idea that she makes music that is so pleasant to our ears and our brain as to other parts of our body.
LP1 is pretty good
But I prefer EP2. 'Water Me' is an incredible track. Saw her play at Heaven recently and as the above video proves, she's pretty mesmerizing live. Not sure anyone has brought together the cocktail of ingredients that she has.
Agreed
There's nothing on the album to match the likes of 'Water Me' and 'Papi Pacify'. The production is great and I do enjoy it, but very few of the songs stick for me. And i'm not a massive RnB fan, so those sort of leanings are less interesting for me.
It's good stuff, but I was hoping for more, I think.
she's reportedly been on the receiving end of racist abuse by upset Twilight fans
because she's dating robert pattinson
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/29/robert-pattinson-fka-twigs-racism-twitter_n_5898934.html
literally unbelievable
"Figure 8" (live)
http://youtu.be/KUKK5LCxRhw
EP3 on the way
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNbFc-fa-ww
New EP (which includes Figure 8) is out
http://www.stereogum.com/1823901/fka-twigs-drops-surprise-m3ll155x-ep-17-minute-video/mp3s/
A new song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Tq0HzgDcNc