I know it's beside the point but I got a push alert from the NYT for this on my phone and I imagined a large portion of the world looking at their phone and asking who tf FKA Twigs is
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Friday, 11 December 2020 17:26 (three years ago) link
Yeah, got the alert as well, see what you mean.
― Robert Gotopieces (James Redd and the Blecchs), Friday, 11 December 2020 17:34 (three years ago) link
fuck, man, this is awful. civil suits alone aren’t enough. abusive motherfuckers like this belong behind bars. but i hope she takes him for all he’s worth.
― davey, Friday, 11 December 2020 22:41 (three years ago) link
This is really heartbreaking. Nothing but love and support for Twigs.
― Roz, Saturday, 12 December 2020 03:44 (three years ago) link
Aye. Goddam
― maf you one two (maffew12), Saturday, 12 December 2020 03:50 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJacful-tII
― ufo, Tuesday, 26 January 2021 23:23 (three years ago) link
nice
― nxd, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 10:11 (three years ago) link
She did an interview with Louis theroux for his podcast too.
― candyman, Wednesday, 27 January 2021 12:12 (three years ago) link
https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a35460385/fka-twigs-shia-la-beouf-abuse/
more harrowing details of her abuse at labeouf's hands in this piece but also new album details!
During quarantine, she collaborated with powerhouse producer El Guincho, the mastermind behind Rosalía’s breakthrough album, El Mal Querer. Twigs tells me she’s created a “going out” album that features collaborations with Nigerian Afrobeats star Rema, British hip-hop up-and-comer Pa Salieu, and pop darling Dua Lipa. She met the latter on Instagram, and the two decided to collaborate on a dance track, “Why Don’t You Love Me,” which was made for the return to dance floors, post-vaccine.
very excited for the rema & pa salieu collabs
― ufo, Thursday, 18 February 2021 01:53 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnmzNmOPSLQ
the dua lipa collab "why don't you love me" was premiered in dua lipa's livestream concert too
― ufo, Thursday, 18 February 2021 01:54 (three years ago) link
damn el guincho is having a run right now
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 18 February 2021 04:24 (three years ago) link
She is making a martial arts series, oh hell yeah
https://theface.com/music/fka-twigs-interview-michaela-coel-i-may-destroy-you-pa-salieu-headie-one
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 21:18 (three years ago) link
that's a really fun conversation!
― That's not really my scene (I'm 41) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 24 February 2021 22:16 (three years ago) link
New song sounds like one of the best Bond songs ever.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 19 November 2021 01:22 (two years ago) link
it's for a spy film so she met the brief
― ufo, Friday, 19 November 2021 01:45 (two years ago) link
Did not know that. Makes sense.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 19 November 2021 02:34 (two years ago) link
the song in question - it's great!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgvTBLA6nA8
― Roz, Friday, 19 November 2021 03:36 (two years ago) link
Unexpected new album
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Friday, 14 January 2022 00:44 (two years ago) link
New *mixtape
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 14 January 2022 14:21 (two years ago) link
Plenty to like here but on first listen I love “Careless”.
I like this simple, pop approach she’s taking on most of the mixtape.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 14 January 2022 14:40 (two years ago) link
It is nice seeing her not take herself so seriously, but when she does her music hits higher highs. This is fun though! Definitely enjoyed the first half this morning.
― octobeard, Friday, 14 January 2022 18:37 (two years ago) link
this isn't really grabbing me for the most part idk
― ufo, Saturday, 15 January 2022 03:08 (two years ago) link
this is a great look for her imo. i like this a lot. much better than that last LP, i think her bending back towards the mainstream is better for her, she can find some spot where she's a bit on the fringes. she has a unique voice & can write a melody, she doesn't need to go broken pretentious arty arca w/ it, her best stuff is typically the most straightforward i think
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 18 January 2022 23:28 (two years ago) link
I'm the opposite, I loved Magdalene with all its Kate Bush swoops. I think this is fine, a couple of really good tracks.
― a man often referred to in the news media as the Duke of Saxony (tipsy mothra), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 23:32 (two years ago) link
Same, I really like the mixtape but Magdalene was a classic for her. And unlike the early Arca eps it had a pretty traditional palette, it was mostly piano-based (but treated in a super modern way imo)!
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 18 January 2022 23:35 (two years ago) link
A question because I am old. How is this NOT an album?
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Saturday, 22 January 2022 07:27 (two years ago) link
I think it's just something people say when they release an album but want to deemphasize its importance in their canon. Maybe they didn't take as much time as they would with an 'album', or maybe it's because they don't want to do the full album-cycle work of touring and promotion, or maybe they just didn't clear all the samples? Idk. It's pretty clearly an album, but I get if she wants to convey that it's not the serious follow-up to Magdalene that is yet to come.
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 22 January 2022 13:55 (two years ago) link
mixtape = EP minus quality control
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 22 January 2022 17:26 (two years ago) link
Lol that's a much better explanation
― change display name (Jordan), Saturday, 22 January 2022 17:58 (two years ago) link
Sounds good no matter what it is called
― curmudgeon, Saturday, 22 January 2022 19:04 (two years ago) link
xp I prefer your explanation, Jordan
Mixtapes are often cohesive full length efforts, stylistically thematic, and some can be incredible (Clipse's We Got It 4 Cheap series, Kehlani's You Should Be Here, Weeknd's House of Balloons, etc).
But they aren't canonical, often lack singles and tour support, sample clearing, big name production, etc. It's largely divorced from a mixtape's origins of homemade cassette tapes with a cohesive mix of tracks/raps/songs tied together on top of a bunch of hodge podge beats. Honestly when I think of an actual "mix tape" I think more of turntablists like Q-Bert or a DJ mix. Pop mix tapes feel more like full length "demos".
― octobeard, Monday, 24 January 2022 03:31 (two years ago) link
these days it usually means it's an early project being given away for free to build hype (not that the 'free' part means a lot in the modern streaming era), or the label doesn't want to give it the same sort of promotional budget, or it's a more casual stopgap release not intended to be the 'proper' follow-up release. rare for any of these to get a physical release
here it seems it's more like the third? it's kinda silly to make the distinction at all these days really
― ufo, Monday, 24 January 2022 03:48 (two years ago) link
In non-music news. Can't she just play the Crow instead?
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/fka-twigs-bill-skarsgard-crow-reboot-1235124947/
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 5 April 2022 15:02 (two years ago) link
That would be better, although I'm still hoping for the FKA Twigs as Highlander reboot.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 5 April 2022 15:27 (two years ago) link
Excellent Briana Younger feature.
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/fka-twigs-interview
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 20 June 2022 18:44 (one year ago) link
Good story. Interesting how she first went to LA to learn more about krumping from the originators.
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 21 June 2022 04:59 (one year ago) link