LP1

No sabía q habían cosas tan modernas acá

This def went harder in 2014 before the world bit her vibe? Overall a little mellow for me, would’ve liked more big dynamic crazy songs

Irritating, strung out and vapid. Terrible

Really enjoyed this one!

I gave this a real earnest listen. Some cool dub beats and that song from Mr. Robot. I think Give Up was my fav track

She's very good at singing but I don't know about this musically.

nah

This isn't terrible by any means. It's not great either, and the vocals remind me a bit too much of Kate Bush – I'm not a fan. But it sort of grew on me a bit and it certainly doesn't deserve the hammering it gets on here. I mean, I'd rather listen to this than another Green Day album. Or similar.

Glitchier songs were nice, more normal songs were normal

Thought this would be better

Never have been a fan of this poppy r&b stuff.

Maybe if it wasn’t the same vocal over all the music. I had to DNF for my sanity.

Album released in 2010s. check Female artist. check Non white artist. check British. check One star reviews from people who are big mad that it's not just 1001 albums of their favorite genre. check Now that that's done, this falls outside the realm of what I typically listen to and I can't say that I overly enjoyed it, but this is a solid debut album from an artist who is definitely bucking pop conventions for the mid 2010s.

3 stars I tried to give this a listen when it was new and never made it through all the way. It’s easy for it to just kind of blend into the background. I’m curious how many people who go crazy for trip hop shat on this album. For me this is much more listenable. I probably wouldn’t have listened to this if not for this project and I’ll probably listen to more of her stuff. So this is an example of it working. But my world wasn’t blown away or anything.

Strike 4 this week! I apparently can't get a true classic that I would consider Must-Have-Listening. This was like one long song with no change in tempo or instrumentation. The listener counts are impressive across all 10 songs, ranging from 7M to 110M ("Two Weeks"). I've never heard of her, and not a peep since this came out 12 years ago. World's best kept secret? I don't think so. Super boring first two tracks, she doesn't sing as much as she whispers in your ear. "Lights On" has no structure, it's all over the place. Then on to the 'big hit' in "Two Weeks", it has an interesting sound but once was enough for me. "Numbers" is worthless, no meat on the bone. "Closer" is it's twin but more melodic, I guess. I nodded off between songs, holy shit this is boring. "Give Up" is exactly what I did. Every song seems to start out in the same sleepy manner, with a Kate Bush high pitch pixy voice. But Kate can sing and has range. FKA twigs is definitely not a compelling singer, I would assume she sucks live. No hooks, poor vocals, nothing to pull a user in, no distinguishable musical instruments outside a keyboard and drum machine. Utterly boring. This is millenial nonsense, I cannot relate at all to this nothing-sound she has created. Her schtick got old in a hurry. Is this what the kids listen to now? I truly feel sad for them. 2 stars, maybe just one. Wow, I didn't enjoy even a minute of this studio production project.

Completely new to me, I was so uninformed that I thought FKA Twigs was an American hip hop artist. In fact she is a British electronic artist. And a very talented one. This is not really my thing, but I enjoyed it and it sounds like nothing I've heard before. Maybe a bit of Petra Haden with electronic beats and R&B influences. Interesting record, glad I heard it before I died

I should enjoy this music, because I typically enjoy Lofi and chill music, but it’s just not my style.

some good beats, interesting lo-fi. reminds me of andy stott. ultimately not my thing, but not a bad listen at all.

Quite an enjoyable listen from an artist I’ve never come across before. Can’t help but feel it’s very similar to Björk’s later work but that’s okay. Laid back for an evening chill. 4

Certainly one to revisit but impressed with what I heard

I mean. One of the few that went directly to canon status.

nice weird mood

Good album. I enjoyed it

cool very experimental in a way that i cannot compreend. futuristic heavenly vocals

It was actually pretty cool. I can't say that I loved it, but it was a cool soundscape and a modern sound that I enjoyed. I wasn't blown away by any means but it was an ok listen.

Cool and interesting album Standout songs: Two Weeks Video Girl

Started off not good… got better… still don’t like it

Ethereal af

Avant Garde album. Pretty ahead of it's time though honestly. Like a 50/50 mix of Sophie and Grimes Give Up is great

Honestly? Just... bad. It felt really experimental in ways that did not make the songs better. Maybe it just wasn't for me, but it felt like the album was really conceited.

Not for me, very modern sounding for 2014 and it sounds like the whole album was done by one person on a laptop

Täiega kiiksuga plaat. Kindlasti pole iga kell kuulamiseks, aga mulle see meeldib. Twigsi kõrge ja õhuline vokaal täiega aitab kaasa sellise ohtliku ja tundmatu atmosfääri loomisele. Otsest bängerit siin plaadil ei ole, aga nullist lõpuni kuulata seda on küll hea kogemus. 3.4/5

Carried by Two Weeks, imho.

Un-melodic and hard to listen to. And on top of that, she tries the tired, breathy, "sexy" vocals. Always seems to be the refuge of someone without enough talent to actually sing like she means what she's singing. Holy crap I hated this one.

The happiest moment of my day today, was when my ear buds died in the middle of this album!

Repetitive and boring. I don't know why it's on this list. A 2, because it could be in any store in a shopping mall or in an elevator, nothing special about it would make me turn my head and listen carefully :-(

Nein. Sehr... Abstrakt, aber nicht auf die gute Art wie z.B. Aurora oder Melanie Martinez, sondern leider nichts für mich. 'Two Weeks' und 'Kicks' fand ich sehr gut, aber der Rest des Albums war für mich eigentlich eher schlecht. :(

Trifft leider gar nicht meinen Geschmack.

This was interesting, and it was the perfect soundtrack for a tram ride and walk through Melbourne on a gloomy rainy day.

Not really my thing, but the sound design was beautiful.

Bit more interesting and enjoyable than I remember. Breathy. Ultimately not really my vibe, though perhaps it deserves another listen.

surprisingly good album. nice sound and a good groove throughout

Ugh I think is one that I want to like more than I do. I appreciate how it’s put together and how unique the sound is but in terms of just general enjoyment it hits middle of the road for me.

it's a pretty great album. it's not gonna make you interested in glitch pop if you're not into it. i find this worth it for "kicks" alone. a great album-ender

404/1089 - Glitchy and minimalistic. Sorta like James Blake and Bjork combined. I liked some of the songs that were less "modern pop" sounding, if that makes sense. The one's with low rhythmic syncopation and melodic variance weren't really my jam.

Like a Bjork album, but with more pop sensibilities. 4.5 bumped down to 4.

I’m at a 5. Once again, a Mercury Prize nominee has come through for me on the list. One of the earliest notes I wrote down while listening to “Lights On” was “maximalist Vespertine” – when you listen to the production on that album, it’s full of microscopic precisions to fill out the soundscape. This album just zooms in on that microscope more to make those precisions feel bigger, elevating this just a bit past the trap-driven electronica that would come to define R&B during the back half of the 2010s. For 2014, I’m not sure if this is SUPER innovative (The Weeknd, for example, already had his Trilogy out by this point), but it feels like it’s doing something to progress the style further. Normally, I would say other people refined it better, but I’m not necessarily sure that’s true with this album. Sure, you can point to an album like “ANTI” by Rihanna & say that it integrates trap into her soundscape in a really fruitful way, but that’s not the same as “refining” it. That’s just adjusting it well to her style. This almost feels like a blueprint that others chose to follow. FKA twigs has a *wonderful* voice here, & while it’s certainly filtered at points, the natural tones of her voice still manage to break through that. This album is defined by glitchier production, with occasional skips, some loose effects at the ends of lines, some fuzzier bass & synth work, but it all stays within a really consistent rhythm. FKA twigs uses the production of this album as a pathway for her own vocal confidence to shine through and steal the show whilst working hand-in-hand with it. It’s hard to describe exactly what this is – I keep calling it trap, but it’s almost like trying to box in Prince as just an R&B artist. It’s rooted there, for sure, with occasional elements of everyone from Bjork to Prince to, oddly, Justin Timberlake at points, but there’s something more to it that you can only really grasp if you hear it. At the very least, it’s rhythmically hypnotic, in a way where you can zone out & not even realize it. Speaking of Prince, I feel like I have to point out that this is probably the most objectively horny album we’ve gotten since “1999”, though with a much more modern & complicated lens to the whole thing than Prince was providing 45 years ago. It’s an album centered around sex & intimacy, but the act itself takes a backseat to the emotional complications surrounding it & how much it truly correlates to a healthy relationship. I suppose it’s only fair that the whole album ends with her getting her own “kicks” and finding comfort in herself. Ultimately, I do think the act of listening to this will be far more fruitful than trying to describe it – the production work is truly hypnotic here if you can allow yourself to get into it, and what emerges from it is a really tight 40 minutes that only ever really feels “cookie-cutter”-ish near the end (“Give Up”). Once the beats pull you in, her voice will carry the tracks the rest of the way, and she’s got enough emotional range to really sell these tracks well. If, however, the first track sets a bad tone (it is a little harshly mixed & feels a bit out of tune with the rest of the album), then I can understand bouncing off of this a little bit. It took until midway through “Lights On” for me to really vibe with the album’s direction, and it never stopped from there. Personally, I’m at a 5 – I just kinda fuck with this style a lot, and I really enjoyed it. I feel like I’ve been missing out for 12 years.

I didn't get this. I really wanted to but i didn't

Cooler in theory than the actual listen. There's maybe some innovation here, but folks have done art R n B better, and her voice is paper thin, in this presentation. Weird low/high bars stated and implied in the one thats like "when I trust you we can do it with the lights on"

my enjoyment was probably closer to a 4, but i just love that this is on here. THIS is the stuff i want to see more of on this list - recent, diverse, challenging, interesting albums that would be easy to miss if you weren't looking for them. loved it!

this was a very cool, unique album. chill, electronic, emotional. nice instrumentals and vocals. hope there's more music like this on the list! favorites: preface, lights on, two weeks, pendulum, video girl, give up

Whilst not a bad album, the tracks do get kind of messy at times and my focus just glitches out.

2 out of 5. Nice layering in her singing and her voice is too.

nice and easy, but i dont like it btw lol

Not entirely my vibe but it was cool

Ethereal and light. A refreshing album!

It was something special upon release, but now is pretty standard.

Preface almost put me off but "Lights On" (my favourite) kept me going. It is an intriguing album, not something I would normally play and probably wouldn't play it again but who knows.

yeah no

Whimpering vocal style is not my bag.

I love this album, I’d forgotten how good it is

This was god-aweful, and I dint even believe in god(s).

No private session used for Spotify. High pitched woman singing over electronic slop. Pointless and annoying.

unlistenable

I am disappointed that our forest album by a woman in nearly two months of listening to the list is such a male gaze choice. Who wrote this book?!

Liked: Preface Generally did not like the album. Not really my vibe and since I'm not familiar with other songs or artists with a similar sound, most of the songs sounded very similar to me. Was a bit difficult to get through.

Kirkland Björk

Don’t really get this tbh

Really pleased to see this on the list, a modern album that dared to do something completely new and she has continued to do so in her later work

Stand-out tracks: Two Weeks, Kicks Apart from the two tracks mentioned, this album wasn't anything particularly memorable or impressive to me. I can see that there were some attempts especially on the electronica side of things with making some interesting musical choices, but nothing really stuck with me. Most of the tracks end up feeling the same to me and the lyrics aren't anything to write home about either, mostly just the usual stuff. Considering how little of this album I actually liked, this definitely gets a below average rating.

Highlights: Lights On, Pendulum, Numbers First time listening to one of her records. I didn't expect such a horny aura. The overall impression is basically that it's Grimes but hornier and less pop sounding (even more abstract - yaaaay!) + a British accent. A bit too abstract and minimalist sounding for my taste. It was pretty early in its genre though, so it deserves some kudos for that. To be honest, I find it perplexing how people emotionally resonate with this music. This thought occurred to me while listening to Give Up (almost a highlight), but retroactively I realized this applies to the whole record and kinda the genre as a whole - where is the emotion in the vocals? It's always some high pitched voice on the verge of whispering with no change in emotional expression no matter the lyrical content of the track. I guess this ASMR style is ok when you use it in a couple of tracks, but when this is your flagship sound... And yes, it might resemble the narrative aspect of folk music, but even that is somewhat expressive compared to this deadpan and arrogant attempt to come off as artsy. I don't respect that. The record wasn't up my alley thematically nor sonically, so I won't be revisiting this record, but I do see a target audience for this existing. Whether I think highly of that audience's taste however is a completely different affair.

Not bad for background music

Wow is this boring and repetitive. Did not enjoy at all

An album sadly in need of a rhythm section.

Not what I expected but in a good way! I enjoyed a lot very iniviative.

That one was strange

Went into this one pretty blind, only knowing FKA twigs by name only. The music itself was quite a surprise to listen to. Sounding almost like a precursor of Hyperpop-styled maximalist production while acting as a futuristic sounding R&B record. It's certainly a unique sound that fitted into the albums on this list that people rate under 3 stars that tend to be the more interesting or deviate too much for non music nerds to enjoy. Not to exclude the records rated lower because they are actually bad or unenjoyable to listen to, and at 120 records in (121 including LP1), I could only say 5 of those albums are trash. Enough about my personal rambling. I did really enjoy the production and the bass (most of the time), there's definitely some songs I didn't click with. Which I mean, I'm not a colored woman from the UK, I'm a white dude from America so my thoughts aren't important. Didn't really like Hours, Video Girl, or Give Up. I liked Pendulum, Two Weeks, and Numbers. My ears aren't best at hearing words in songs which really kicks in for a record like this, so I can't really gauge lyric quality or really any words that she sings (think of it how you would hear Bjork). I'll always respect a person doing pop music that tries to throw a wrench into the genre and do anything that deviates from the norm, which FKA twigs does with flying colors. Very much fits that mid 2010s production movement towards doing a lot of things in post production to make things close and distant with a careful approach to loudness. Is it more interesting than the songwriting? Sometimes. They blend well for a record like this.

Dindn't know what to expect, never heard of this artist. Thought it was weird at first, but the calm, repetitive bests drew me in and did not let me go. It was something (as style of music) I hadn't heard before which is very rare with just 20 albums left on this list. Wanted to 4 stars first, but reading through the reviews made me bump it up to 5. So harsh, unneccessarily.

#849. This isn't even really good as background music. Her singing style really grates. 2/5: nope

не мое

Better than Coldplay

Avant-pop, alternative R&B, electronic.

FKA Twigs releases their first album as FKA Twigs, meaning that they are CKA FKA Twigs. to co-opt (blatantly plagiarize) a Mitch Hedberg bit, she is FKA CKA FKA Twigz, she still is, but she used to to. This record killed my locomotive-esque momentum through the twisted view of the musical canon known as 1001 albums you gotta uhh *BURP* read about. It was a Thursday morn. I saw this cover, remembered that I was lazy and avoidant, and well, lazily avoided listening to this. It is now Tuesday of the following week, and the dear site moderators deactivated my journey. Just like that, you cut off me, musical Frodo on his unlikely journey to Mordor (Bono's estate, masked, armed). Well musical Frodo™ (talk to my attorney, Tolkien estate) is back on the trail to slay (endure aurally) another sadistic, barbaric orc (horrible record) for the purpose of returning the one true ring to the fires of Mt. Doom (completionism). Stop writing gibberish? Review the record?? Nobody noticed or cared that you were gone??? Fine. This is truly one of the worst things I've ever heard. Much like Dave Meltzer doling out extra stars to wrestling bouts that occur in the Tokyo Dome, you can count on the authors of this book/site to needlessly praise a bevvy of putrescent refuse emanating from the British Isles. May this forever be drowned out by the ear-splitting foghorn of a medical waste barge traversing the English Channel. 0 HIGHLIGHTS: the guy currently going by Twigs is a hobo behind Lawton's up on Larry U. Good luck getting the name back now.

FKA twigs, bpm’s slowed down, nice story💎

Production is incredible but the tracks are hit and miss for me. Slightly too self indulgent

Very creative album. I appreciate her artistry.

Interesting style but not my vibe

כמו כל אלבום אלקטרוני ממוצע לא משהו

וייב של ביורק. זה נחמד לא משהו מטורף

There’s some really interesting stuff going on with the production, especially in the back half, but the vast majority of listening to this is just minimalist pop BS.

Estamos en el siglo XXI y la grabación y producción es impecable, lástima que falten buenas melodías. Entre el sonido y los videos FKA resultan estimulantes pero no soportan una escucha seguida.

No va

01) Preface - 5,5 02) Lights On - 7,0 03) Two Weeks - 7,0 04) Hours - 5,5 05) Pendulum - 7,0 06) Video Girl - 7,5 07) Numbers - 6,0 08) Closer - 6,0 09) Give Up - 6,5 10) Kicks - 5,5 TOTAL: 6,35 (64/100)

she has a nice voice but i kept drifting off while listening to this, i did not hold my attention

Weird and cool, enjoyed a lot but probably won’t go back to it that often

Echt niet vet, veel te modern en niet mijn ding

Initially, I wasn't excited because I thought it was going to be meaningless pop diva over thin keyboards pop. But when it got started I raised some high hopes because I liked the glitchy electronica and half phrases. Sadly though, every song goes more and more towards the pop girl, thin keyboard vibe. Sad. Honestly, I couldn't even get through a second listen. I'll give it a 2 because it's not crap - It's just inconsequential.

No I didn’t like this at all.

I only knew one song from this album previously but enjoyed the whole thing!

yet another debut album this time. a really sensual and erotic r&b pop album that sounds like it was made a century later. with mesmerizing vocal effects, processed samples and really unconventional beats... to make a long review short, this is a pop album from another planet. you might like this album if you're into the kind of music grimes makes.

Ba chiar mi-o plăcut

I'll start by saying I am definitely not the target audience for FKA twigs. Sexual albums in general usually make me very uncomfortable, and adding repetitive wonky over-produced instrumentals on top of that doesn't really help get me into this one. LP1 feels like a record you claim to like in order to convince your friends you're deep and experimental, but not a degenerate. I'll hand it to the album, the production is certainly something. There are some tracks when the wonky-ness definitely works to some success, Pendulum and Numbers showcase what the production can do for this sound. Unfortunately it just kinda distracts from any other aspect of the album that I could even begin to enjoy. It feels weird for the sake of being weird, as opposed to having some purpose or direction to the weirdness like the obvious influence Björk. The album feels very performative, and I don't really get a whole lot of depth from it outside of "look at all the wacky electronic doodling around!" She doesn't have a bad voice, I actually think it complements the style quite well, but the album lacks cohesion and any sort of payoff to the abnormality. The runtime is spent just sort of floating in this repetitive, stagnant cloud of songs reminiscent of good Art Pop, but one deviation removed. Again, I am probably not the target audience for this, but I don't really understand the hype for this record in particular. Maybe for 2014 the production was progressive, but from a modern perspective LP1 sounds confused and immature.

I’m not a fan of FKA Twigs music. It’s a bit too out there for my liking. The vocals are strained. The music is tinny like it’s being made on a laptop with some plug in desktop speakers and is generally all over the place, which is probably the style, but it just doesn’t do it for me.

I liked this more than I thought I would. 2.8.

Personal enjoyment: 2/5 Relevance to this list: 3/5

Really didn’t like this. Like a more boring XX and I did not like her voice

Unmoored and meandering in the most mesmerizing way. All song structure and rhythm adrift and bereft of power producer pop hooks. It's more a bedroom studio vibe. Really nice, so captivating. Ok, enough of me fawning.

Not for me

I’m not mad at this album, it’s the definition of a vibe. I wouldn’t have been caught dead listening to something like this in high school, but now I unapologetically embrace all music that strikes a chord. I dig her airy, whispery voice over the dreamy, ambient RnB music. It’s sort of like HoB era Weeknd, except dreamier. It can be too moody and some songs can get redundant.

ahhhh..... sta reci... gotivila sam je pre pa me smorila, ima harizmu gomeks kese

LP1 isn't as sexy as it wants you to think it is.

again. not up my ally. she has a good voice but just dont like the music.

I couldn't even make it all the way through. After this many loser albums in a row, if the next album is 40 minutes of listening to cows getting milked, I would probably give it a 5.

Background music. Nothing to much write home or here about. Nothing that stuck as a reason to listen to again

Music wise, this was a little weird and out there, but interesting. Beautiful singing voice.

It's a nice production with cool sounds, but it sounds to me like a Flume album without the oomph.

Pretty generic and forgettable but not too bad.

FKAledge more like

She seems to be doing interesting things but I just don’t really vibe with this kind of ethereal falsetto singing style.

Magdalena fra 2019 holder jeg som et av de sterkeste albumene de siste 10 årene. Jeg har likevel aldri tatt meg tiden til å høre på LP1. Det har mange av de samme kvalitetene og høres utrolig selvsikkert ut til å være debuten hennes. Masse deilige texturer i et lydbildet av microlyd, industrielle synther, og glitcher. Fascinerende produksjon som belønner gjentatte lytt. Også en veldig flott stemme. Det er nok sterkere låter på Magdalena, som også er noen hakk mer poppy, men dette lagger ikke så fryktelig langt bak. Første nyere skiva jeg føler fortjener å være med.

Jeg har liksom ikke helt klart å komme meg inn i moderne RNB. Fine vokalmelodier, men syns ikke minimalismen funker helt for meg.

Her er det veldig mye kul produksjon, på tross av at stilen er ganske "dated" og tåler ikke helt tidens tann. Men det skjer såpass mye kult at den får firreren.

Really just not my vibe

OK.

I loved the music - it seemed really textured. I didn't care so much for the vocals unfortunately. I can remember having these opinions when the album was released.

This feels like it's trying to be Bjork but doesn't quite have the magic.

I love the trip-hop of the '90s. The only problem is that so little of it was really good. The genre produced both Portishead and Massive Attack, both of which should be in every music fan's collection, but not much more. The real lasting legacy of the genre is not the excellent music it left behind but the impact it had on the music that followed. Shoegaze is another genre with a similar legacy. It has its fans, but apart from Loveless and Heaven or Las Vegas, very little of it is essential listening for all music fans. More than any artist I've heard, FKA twigs blends these two very British genres. LP1 is trip-hop shoegaze, and I am so here for it. I had heard very little of her music before yesterday, but I had always found her intriguing. Now that I've spent some time with LP1, I am excited to explore the rest of her catalog. This music is creative, sexy, and just flat-out beautiful, with that rainy-day vibe that the Brits do so well. In fact, atmosphere and texture are so important to this album that I count myself lucky that my first listen was on an hour-long, drizzly drive through the country to visit a friend. It was absolutely perfect for that context. The production is nicely layered and creative. Even though it's not truly groundbreaking, there are enough unexpected turns that it held my interest and never felt like it dragged on. Likewise, FKA twigs's singing is delicate but not fragile. She reminds me of Elizabeth Fraser in that regard, though twigs is easier to understand with proper EQ. What I heard of the lyrics was solid and fitting for the record's sound, though nothing stood out as particularly memorable. I'll be happy to update my view if repeated listens provide any stand-outs. This record didn't exactly move me, as it didn't challenge me or give me much to think about, but it was gorgeous and so uniquely textured that I plan to come back to it. Four stars.

Nice avant pop album. Not as obnoxious with its heavy singing elements as I would normally find this style of music.

I really wanted to like this, because the reviews are so stuffy, but this isn't her best record. Interestingly layered, but slightly repetitive and lacking in hooks. If something in this caught your interest, check out Magdalene or Eusexua, both better Twigs records than this. If they didn't, go relisten to your old Bon Jovi tapes or something

Around ten years ago this album blew my mind. After doing my daily check in Pitchfork, this alien looking, mesmerizing girl (yes I like them weird) came from nowhere and made this uniquely sounding album. Now I see how the production was made from some artists who would shine in the near future like ARCA or Sampha. Her voice, her stage productions, all amazing. I'll put a five just to compensate all the hate in the reviews, but I'll say it's more of a four given it lacks a bit cohesion. For the haters I'll quote something Bob Dylan published yesterday in his IG. "I came to believe that societies decay not because they lack talent, but because they elevate the wrong kind. They reward caution over courage, repetition over creation, politeness over force of will. Institutions, I concluded, do not exist to cultivate greatness; they exist to domesticate it."

I loved 🥰 this whole album ! I was intrigued by FKA twigs esp her skillet but was too scared to 🎧 but she's a vibe ! ITS A VIBE ALL THE TIME- Chrisean Rock 🪨

I listened to a bit of FKA Twigs a few years ago and didn't really bother to listen again. I was probably a bit unfair as this was pretty good.

- this going to sound harsh but I do think this record is not as ground-breaking as some of the writers want it to be. It is a bit repetitive and I'm kinda over the breathy vocalizations after a while .... There is some art though, so I'm gonna round up and look for some of the later work.

Poundland Björk

obviously talented but not my thing 2/5

Avant pop, electronic, blips and blops Hours

I enjoy FKA Twigs a lot over around 4 minutes. I struggle a lot over 40 minutes.

White girl music that sounds a little same, but I did not think it was that bad

Pas si mal !

I didn’t listen to this album when it came out, but I do remember it being very popular. I agree with other reviews that whatever enamored listeners back then did not appear to age well. This felt like mainstream bland pop tracks with weird sounds layer on top just for the sake of trying to be different. It was nothing more than ok and I don’t get the hype.

Nothing here that you can really listen to more than once, but also not extraordinary enough to pass as a total work of art, although you can tell that the album is really trying to earn credentials like "innovative" or "experimental". More of a miss than a hit, but I prefer boring hipster bullshit to boring mainstream bullshit. Bonus points for working well as a palate cleanser in this 1001 course menu.

# Playlist Track - Give Up # Notes - I spent the entire album waiting for something interesting to happen, but it never did.

.eh

< the Beatles There's some interesting vibes here but overall just not for me

All sounded the same and very Electronica

Ik ben hier heeeeeeel hyped voor! EUSEXUA was mijn album van het jaar vorig jaar en ik heb sindsdien eigenlijk nog niet de kans gehad om meer te duiken in FKA Twigs' discografie! En dit is duidelijk dezelfde Twigs maar dan nog wel wat minder gepolijst. De productie is druggy en vreemd, maar wel elektronisch en ontzettend interessant. Daaroverheen de prachtige vocals van Twigs zelf; ik vind het gewoon heel mooi, het raakt mij hoe druggy en distorted de productie soms word. Duidelijk is wel dat dit nog vroege FKA Twigs is, haar nieuwere albums en muziek klinkt een stuk gepolijster en er zit meer cohesie in het album zelf in tegenstelling tot LP1. LP1 is denk ik ook lastiger aan een tijd of een plek te hangen, waar EUSEXUA heel duidelijk gaat over de drug infused avonden in een natte kelder waar je eigenlijk al 4 uur geleden naar huis had moeten gaan maar in plaats daarvan zit je nu bij iemand thuis op een bank die je net een avond hebt leren kennen en er doet iemand iets van keta ofzo naast je en misschien heb je dat zelf ook net gedaan maar je weet het niet zeker want het kwam uit een ander zakje... God ik heb opeens zin om uit te gaan. Top album, niet zo goed als haar nieuwere muziek maar absoluut het luisteren waard. FAVO: Lights on, Hours, Video Girl, Kicks

Different from what I would normally listen to but see the appeal.

++: Preface, Pendulum, Numbers +: Lights On, Two Weeks, Hours, Video Girl, Kicks +-: Closer, Give Up 7,0/10

One of my mid 2010 favorites. She's so freakin cool.

Not for me, but not a bad album.

First listened on 11th February 2023. Favourite songs are Video Girl and Two Weeks.

I’m sure it’s good bit just not really my thing

Need to listen to note fka twigs

6.5/10

What is this shit?

Good electronic album

Cool sounds. cool bass track 1. VIbey, v cool sounds. chilll.

fine

Her name suggests this might be hiphop à la Little Sims, but that's absolutely not what you get when you press play (it took me a while to remember that). This record marries classic R&B sexiness with the ethereal weirdness of your favorite Icelandic pop star; it’s no wonder this made a splash when it came out. I hear influences from Sade, Erykah Badu, Janet Jackson, Enya, Bjork, and Imogen Heap all rolled up in a well-produced package that doesn't feel forced. To have a debut album that feels this fresh and fully formed is quite an accomplishment. I remember the first time I heard “Two Weeks” and feeling like I could live in that groove for hours (maybe even two whole weeks). I still feel it every time, but it never feels quite like it did the first time. That song instantly transports me to the dance floors of my early twenties - which were very much in my rearview by 2014 - it's a song that simultaneously feels like the night (and myself, by extension) would live forever, but also makes me keenly aware that it won't and I should savor it as long as possible. It's the feeling of being present in a moment and a future memory at the same time. The follow-up album, 2019's MAGDALENE, feels more intimate and not quite as expansive as LP1. It's a lovely record, but in a different way. CAPRISONGS, feels further diluted and the interludes don't do the album any favors (remember trying to listen to hiphop albums in the 90s?). EUSEXUA is a wonderful return to form, I'm just not sure which version of the album is canon at this point? Anyways, I totally understand this not being for everyone, but there’s certainly artistic merit and plenty to explore here. Only saying "it's shite." with your one star review says more about you than it does whatever record you're reviewing. Do better.

Tolle Stimme, interessante Musik. Atmosphärisch, fesselnd. 4/5

How did I miss this the first time? The obvious reference point here is Portishead - twigs has the purest vocal tone since Beth Gibbons. But where Gibbons has always seemed asexual on some level, twigs is unabashed - "When I trust you, we can do it with the lights on" is equal parts come-on, defensive posture, and mission statement. She wields the production equally deftly, choosing to conceal and reveal strategically (erotics again). And although reviewers have pointed out the genderfluidity, for my money the real binary being crossed is dominant/submissive - although how submissive can you really be if you're telling your partner exactly what you want them to do to you? I don't know yet but I'm about to listen again to try and figure it out.

I really don't like this the instruments and vocals just don't match in my opinion

LP1 is a twist on the Björkian template (if that should even exist as a phrase), but given the run of albums from our Icelandic queen on this list, I feel like I've heard a lot of this before and that very little new ground was broken. That said, I think this kind of musical expression nearly always benefits from a new interpretation and a production update. I appreciate the infusion of a more R&B-by-way-of-Britain vibe, and I understand how that little dose of popular-music clarity goes a long way in this iteration on the template. The stretch from Lights On through Video Girl is the album's high point, and after that the rest of the record neither collapses nor asserts itself. My final critical take on LP1 is that more than other albums it's either an empty vessel for the listener to pour their taste into or a blank mirror to have it reflected back. It rewards prior affection and reinforces prior indifference or dislike in equal measure. Unfortunately for FKA Twigs, this is not selection criteria when I think of the best music.

It’s always good to start the new year with a new artist who you suspect will become a new favourite. This album opens with ethereal vocals over a glitchy piece of electronica, somewhere between Madonna circa Ray of Light and Bjork’s Volta, but also different from both of those reference points. Other tracks bring in dreamy soundscapes, with elements of trip hop and classical choral vocals. It’s been called avant-pop and alternative R&B, but I honestly think that she might be on the verge of defining a genre of her own with this album. I’m now on my second listen and already looking forward to my third, before listening to the rest of her albums. This is really very good indeed and absolutely a five star album.

2 1/2

I like her voice, but that's about it. The songs don't really seem to go anywhere. I didn't care for this album.

Finally a woman! After listening to 15 dudes. Interesting electronic experience

Interesting production . Reminds me a little of Holly Herndon. Don’t think I could listen to it a lot but definitely trying to do something different

Someone made the conscious choice to publish this album and 110 million inbred kentukians seemed to listen to it, If you have faith that the human race is on the up, this album will starkly show you otherwise

I’ve never been very interested in Twigs. I liked a couple of her songs and nothing more. I’m pleasantly surprised by this album, especially by its amazing production

Not really my thing...

sexy space r&b to get damp and sweaty to you. yummy. vocals that float. genitals that tremble. fkaaaaaaa is doing it.

This record definitely feels like one of those "scare the hoes" records. I enjoyed how weird the instrumentals were, and how dream-like the vocals accompanied them. Favourite Track(s): Pendulum, Lights On, Two Weeks Least Favourite Track(s): Preface

This sounds to me like a soundtrack to a show that I would not like.

It's nice to get something from the 2010s decade, and nice to get an unknown (to me) and largely interesting artist and album too. I'll admit that she would have gotten a 4- or 5-star rating from me if the whole album was as strong as it started; well, kind of started--for some reason the YouTube Music playlist combined "Preface" and "Video girl" into a single song and video. Her music and vocals are distinctive and an interesting blend of genres (kind of reminded me of Tricky's "Maxinquaye", but for the 21st century), but it seems like she really shines with the videos to her singles. "Video girl" is by far the most riveting, and disturbing, with an unsettling storyline of her as a ghost visiting a death row convict as he's getting a lethal injection, but the videos for "Two weeks" and "Pendulum" are also impressive productions with strong performance art aspects. It makes me wish she'd been able to make videos for every track (a la The The's "Infected"), although I'm not sure that the lyrics to any of the songs would quite live up to the visuals. An interesting album in some ways, but I must admit that I'm unlikely to revisit it.

interesting but I don't think I'll listen again.

I'm so old. I am aware of FKA twigs but I would have guessed grime if pushed on what genre she was so this was a very pleasant surprise. A real ecletic mix of sounds with a strong pop edge and some groovy beats and a nice 40 min length.

LP1 Even though it's not totally my thing I really rather enjoyed this, and found it to be a real grower, its frosty edges softening and the whole thing becoming more engaging on repeat listens. The vocal melodies aren’t necessarily the most immediate or memorable, they seem to fulfill more of a rhythmic, ethereal role amongst the sharpness of the synths and percussion, and its their choppy coldness I really started to like, particularly on the run of Lights On, Two Weeks and Hours. On repeat listens the jazz touches of Lights On really came to the fore, the double bass and muffled synth-horns are great. Clearly Bjork is a big influence on the overall sound and feel, and I thought I detected hints of Enya too, and in parts it reminded me of the Solange album. But it manages, for the most part, to avoid the deliberate obtuseness that Bjork sometimes indulges in, and with its pretty singular atmosphere it feels nicely coherent as well. That’s not to say everything lands fully, on occasion some tracks feel more like they are exercises in sound rather than actual songs, although I think they will probably emerge more clearly with more listens. But when it works it’s great; Lights On, Two Weeks, Hours, Video Girl and Closer are great, but the final two tracks, Give Up and Kicks are really quite stunning, pulling the disparate threads of pop, R’n’B, classical, dance, synth and experimental into two fascinating and unique songs. I’m very tempted to go 5 as the more I listen the greater it gets, but I’ll go 4 for now and will definitely be listening again. I’m really glad it's on the list, otherwise I may not have bothered to listen to it 🪵🪵🪵🪵 Playlist submission: Give Up

At its best it reminded of the haunting detachment of London Grammar. There is certainly some similarity with Björk too, with its sparse beats and choral sounds. And as for her potty-mouth, she can really give it some: "My thighs are apart for when you're ready to breath in". Is there anything as sexy as spreading 'em and saying "get a whiff of that!"? Overall a difficult one to rate. I didn't find much of it melodically interesting, in fact little better than modern mass-produced rnb and pop. Lyrically it's vapid. And yet the construction of the whole record and the fearless approach for a debut is admirable. And it has some real flashes of brilliance. This album is anything but average, and yet I find myself at a 3.

I was struck by how much hate this album copped. I decided to give it a go regardless and sat through it. It was ok, it felt like coffee lounge music. I didn't hate it, but i didn't exactly love it either.

Forgot how much I listened to this when I came out I knew every song on this re listen ! Still holds up I like it !

Beautiful voice, love the minimalistic style. Probably my favourite album of hers

Not for me

p940. 2014. 3 stars. Goldfrapp clone that takes the cousins on at their own game and wins. Points deducted for being difficult to find, and for lacking standout tunes. General rule which still holds true: if people aren't talking it about an album 5+ years after its release, it isn't essential listening.

Really like the sound she goes for in this one. Not what I'd typically listen to but thoroughly enjoyed it.

This was... fine, I really don't have much to say about it, it felt very generic and I can't say I cared much about it either way. I'm really unsure why this would be in any list of albums you must, it's not bad per se, just not good. 46/100

Found it very boring, insgnificant. Didn't think much of it at all. Not unpleasant, just background music.

I’ve tried on multiple occasions to get into FKA Twigs’ music, but I just haven’t been successful. Maybe it’s just not for me. This sounds like the background music used in fragrance commercials. I liked Two Weeks, but could probably leave most of this.

Kokeellista elektronista poppia. Vähän erikoiset instrut, vaikka ne toki erottaa tän perus popista. En varsinaisesti tykännyt yksittäisistä kappaleista kauheesti ja kokonaisuutenakin aika sekava. Parhaat: Video Girl, Closer

Fun, but not quite for me

Did not like this one at all. Best way I can describe it is “electronica hipster Doja Cat.” The vocal style she uses, a high-pitched permanent breathless whisper, really got old quickly. The minimalist beats with industrial noises in the background did not help things either. Very little I enjoyed on this album. I almost want to give it a 1, but it’s not as bad as the other seven that I’ve given that score, so it will get the lowest 2/5 I can give.

I thought this album had great vocals and beats. Not 100% for me but it got me interested in FKA twigs other albums

This was just kinda of a waste. Didn’t hear anything notable on this. Moody droning monotone at least it could have been packed with emotion, I didn’t get anything.

Since people doing this list tend to skew towards closed-minded boomers, i'm not surprised this album has a below average rating. I would guess that the newer the album, the lower people rate it. FKA Twigs is someone i've just heard about in the news and think "no idea who this is" and move on. As a boomer myself, (albeit open-minded one), it's difficult to hear new artists that are coming out in droves, especially when the first time you hear about them is celebrity gossip trash news. And once again, this lists love for Mercury Prize nominees, but not the winner. I will say that I was not expecting this album to be this kind of dream pop or glitch pop. I like the song Closer, which almost like a dream version of a choral hymn, which is great. I really like this album as it's close enough to the EDM style, psychedelic genre that just allows you to flow with the music. A concert/club environment would be really cool. I've been a long enjoyer of the original trap music (not what it's become now) and glitch hop as well as EDM and GOA trance and this fits perfectly with what I currently enjoy listening to. It's not without flaws though. I think she stays in the same falsetto vocal range a bit too much and i'd like to see a bit more variation. It's a lot of airy, high vocals. Great album though and the rating definitely suffers from primacy bias.

This album kept making me think it was going to get Moloko/Roisin Murphy weird, but it just never went that far. It was ok, but not something I'm going to rush to listen to again. 2.8

I listened to this back when it was new, but didn't spend much time with it. I *did* spend a good amount of time w/ the EPs that preceded this though. Listening to this with fresh ears, I really liked what I heard. This is my kind of avant-pop. Nothing quite reaches "Water Me" level, but it's still really good and good throughout. 4/5

Music for weepy, self-indulgent individuals who identify as they/them. Decent voice, but oh so boring.

Album 990 of 1089 LP1 - FKA twigs (2014) Rating : 1.5 / 5 I went into this expecting something closer to pop, but it quickly became clear that the electronica side of things dominates - with a bit of a shoegaze or atmospheric feel mixed in as well. Either way, it just never connected with me. I can hear the intent and understand why this album is praised by many. There’s a lot of mood here, a lot of texture, and clearly a very deliberate artistic vision. That said, it’s not the kind of music that gives me much to grab onto. The songs drift more than they move, and the electronic elements tend to take over rather than support anything melodic that might pull me in. This feels like one of those albums that really clicks if you’re tuned into its wavelength - and if you are, I can see it being a rewarding listen. I just wasn’t on that frequency. Respect for the craft and the following it has earned, but it’s not something I’d come back to.

Ich weiß noch wie cool der Track Water Me von der zweiten EP war. Und wie dann fast nichts von dem was ich an dem Track mochte auf dem Debüt war. Trotzdem coole Beats, fantastische Stimme, einige echte Hits und das Gefühl, dass hier eine ganz eigene Künstlerin entsteht.

I can appreciate what's going on here but not my thing.

Enjoyable

Decent

I liked it but Amy didn't. I bet it's good on headphones

Unfortunately for FKA Twigs I always get her confused with Grimes and I resent her for shagging that billionaire nazi guy. Anyway, this was great, will definitely listen to this again, thank you FKA Twigs, and sorry for the mix-up

What’s the point of that?

Liked the first half the first time I heard it but when I came back to it this didn't really do much for me at all.

Bjork cosplay is still kind of decent to listen to?

Not aimed at me

It started better than it finished. A couple of nice tracks that showed promise but overall probably not something I’d seek out again.

An odd album, a bit edgy in places but mainly drab pop.

It’s not terrible, in fact quite enjoyable to start, but the fragile voice thing and the quite repetitive cold and stark backing track tricks, while probably it’s USP, makes it very dull and uninviting very quickly for me.

Quirky, atmospheric and low energy...but definitely not my jam...

The new generation’s Bjork. Down tempo electronic meets trip-hop meets pop. Good vocals, lots of texture. Fun through headphones.

R&b hip hop

Experimental rap

This started really strong. I couldn’t believe I hadn’t heard this album before, and I thought I’d found a new forever album. The first few tracks were definitely worth saving to the playlist. As it went on though, I got tired of it. Actually, annoyed might be the word. I’ll give it another chance for sure, but I’m sad it didn’t keep up the strength of the beginning.

Spacey floaty analgesic sleepy vibes.

6/10

Interesting modern pop/r&b experimentalish. 3/5

Very cool album, not my usual listening style, but very enjoyable. Instrumentals are very unique.

This was quite cool, nothing astonishingly unique, but I did enjoy it. I might check out the rest of her stuff. I quite liked Lights On. 3/5 stars.

Certainly, a cool album with a neat vibe. Could I listen to this multiple times? Possibly? Possibly not? I didn't see much value in this for a relisten, but I wasn't upset at the first run through. Not super groundbreaking in any regards, but still a neat album that feels pretty experimental.

Anstrengend.

Not really my bag but easy enough listen and kept me interested

Sound effects and boring breathy falsetto vocals that did not result in a pleasant listening experience

creepy ngl, kinda demented

Borders on tedious

she is such an out of this world genius

Pretty interesting, and one I might return to. It’s something like a 3.5 for me at this point but I can maybe see it change in the future.

Er dette noe?

Not for me what the

I can’t say I really enjoyed this album, but overall it’s pretty decent for experimental R&B, avant-pop, and art pop. It’s a very minimal record by nature, and it really takes advantage of negative space in the production. The silence and subtlety between arrangements become part of the atmosphere. If you’re into the more experimental side of someone like Björk, then this will probably be right up your alley.

Ik ben blij dat ik dit album krijg want die hoes is me al vaak opgevallen, in platenzaken maar ook op deze site. Ik ben altijd wel benieuwd welke muziek hier achter schuilt, maar nooit zó nieuwsgierig dat ik het ook daadwerkelijk heb aangezet. Ik wil hierbij graag een nieuw genre introduceren genaamd snob-pop, want dat is dit. Als muzieksnob moet je namelijk ook altijd een popartiest noemen in je eindejaarlijstje en FKA twigs wordt daar vaak voor gebruikt. Want ondanks dat je iets poppy moet noemen mag het allemaal niet te makkelijk zijn natuurlijk. Ik zag haar ook in een 2025 lijstje alweer voorbij komen met haar meest recente album. Uiteindelijk zit de kwaliteit hiervan meer in de productie dan in het ingewikkelde gehijg van de artiest onder wiens naam het uitgebracht wordt. Het is populair urban gedoe met een laagje Björk al heeft het iets minder dat kat-achtige. Ik kan hier een liedje of 3 à 4 best goed naar luisteren omdat ik die enorm gelaagde soort van super trage, onheilspellende trapbeats wel tof vind, maar uiteindelijk haalt het gehijg met een hoop valse lucht me in en vind ik zo'n album toch wat lang duren. Ik snap ook niet goed wat dit dan zo geweldig zou maken. Als ik de Pitchfork review lees gaat het dan ook vooral om de vorm (het opbouwen naar dit debuutalbum, haar image, de videos, het geheimzinnige personage wat ze creëert) en niet zozeer over de liedjes op dit album zelf. Ik weet na deze 41 minuten even genoeg. Ik geef twee sterren. Drie sterren kan ik ook nog wel begrijpen maar gaat mij te ver.

I was only previously aware of Two Weeks from radio play about 10 years ago and it's still dirty in a good way. But it is pretty much the highlight from an otherwise unremarkable album. The vocal style is too similar from song to song. This should be a 2, but I am rating a 3 to encourage a revisit at a future date. 3/5

Slaps

Really not my thing

very twigs y!

Decent sounding album. Pretty unique R&B pop sounds.

eerie, electric, unique. I like modern music that takes advantage of modern production tools. this just wasn't my vibe though.

She’s undeniably talented, and she’s undeniably her own creative force. Which makes it hard to push this way down the rankings despite my personal indifference to it. It’s definitely not my music, but it’s also so incredibly similar track to track that if it’s not your thing it gets old quick. And her register never really changes, meaning that fatigue sets in. I’ll give it a middle grade because at the end of the day I can’t deny it’s well crafted but I don’t know that it’s a must listen.

Pretty cool pop music! Definitely more interesting than a lot of contemporary pop.

I'm fairly new to her, first hearing her mixtape Caprisongs in 2022, which I thought was decent but her album this year EUSEXUA is brilliant! So this is my first time looking backwards and it's a positive one. You can hear the path from this to her current release but there's already so much to enjoy here, Falling somewhere between pop, R&B and electronica, it's dark (she's been through a lot!), ethereal and consistently engaging. It's exactly what I want from 'pop' music.

Holy shit this is terrible!

thought I’d like it more :/ but respect

alternative beats to make out to

Inoffensive

Meh, every song sounded the same and this didn’t do much for me. The singer has a nice voice at times but everything feels overproduced and lacking soul. Seems like the type of thing a rich white kid in the burbs with a high powered laptop could put together. Slightly intriguing but certainly not essential.

R&B tries to make itself more interesting by including electronic burbling and glitches. Fails. Best Tracks: Two Weeks; Pendulum; Video Girl

Pendulum and Closer are cool I guess but the rest is just blah

I plead with this list to include more electronic, synth, and pop related artists and you give me this junk? Why am I not surprised that it is another album that did not sell well, by an English artist that was nominated for things but didn't win anything and so of course you foist her upon us. Such a ridiculous English bias upon this list. If this had been recorded by anyone that did not have English citizenship, there is no way that it ends up on this list.

I'm not a big fan of pop in general. I thought this was interesting enough. Introspective synth pop, clearly influenced by many genres. It definitely feels a little over-produced to me, but this is subjective. It seems the direction that most pop is going in, so it tracks for this artist's debut. I see the appeal here, but it's just not for me. Like a lot of art, I can respect why/how others enjoy this, but I probably won't be spinning it at home any time soon.

This is my shit.

Fun. Pop/electronic. 6/10

I don’t get this. It also sounds very repetitive. Top track: “Two Weeks”

Not really my thing, but I appreciate that's out there! Great production and voice, not something I'd seek out. 2.5 if it was possible. Round up because I'm not a racist like Gregg.

--Preface...oh, we gettin' weird --Lights On...the production is lush. a lot of interesting things happening --Two Weeks...the great production continues but this track kind of wanders aimlessly --Hours...definitely an album for headphones (compliment) --Pendulum...it's minimalist but expansive at the same time. not sure I can truly appreciate this without multiple listens --Video Girl...keeps the vibes going --Numbers...this feels both accessible and challenging. I love that --Closer...I don't know if I would even call these "songs". Soundscapes? Sound collages? But I'm enjoying it --Give Up...I can't say that I love this album, but it has its claws dug into me. like a David Lynch movie --Kicks...damn, this was fun. I will come back

Despite being old and grumpy, I really like the production on this album. Every sound and beat sounds clear, clean and distinct. And she’s got a good voice. I just don’t like this kind of music, and after listening through the entire album, I can’t remember a single song.

3/10 That was annoying

Este álbum es un experiencia total, se nota que arca esta detrás de algunas producciones. Solo había escuchado sus trabajos más actuales, pero veo que desde siempre ha tenido un estilo propio muy marcado por la electrónica experimental. Hay algo magnético y etereo en este álbum, como si una sirena cyborg me cantara. Es atrevido, sensual, bizarro y divertido. Me ha estado acompañando muy bien con este frío.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Very immersive music

Ei ehkä aivan mua varten, mutta mitä enemmän tätä kuuntelee niin sitä enemmän tää tavallaan kiinnostaa. Tämmöstä indiepoppista mutta ihan hyvällä maulla. Flow-festivaalin kiistatonta osastoa. 3/5

Fuksivuoden muisteloita. Hyvä edustaja 2010-luvun kiinnostavammalle poppikselle. 4/5

Another new to me album and artist. Coincidentally she also released an album today. I wonder what the odds are of that happening. Not really my style of music but it's enjoyable if you take some time to listen.

Love to see artists pushing the bounds of pop.

Pretty good but not the sort of album I would usually reach for

Lovely voice but a little falsetto goes a long way and this was way too much. Sounds like the music was created on Apple’s Garage Band or some other DAW.

I can appreciate that she’s talented but this was boring to me

Ugh

Some FKA Twigs classics on here. Reminds me of early high school. Some really interesting stuff but think it can blend into itself a bit. 3.6

Kind of a chill record

Įdomu, balsas labai gražus, keisti tekstai.

This is a very interesting album from a production standpoint. To me, FKA Twigs is similar to Bjork in sound and approach. It's not something I will put in my rotation but it is good!

Didn't finish.

inte alls min smak.

Fire

Omg it’s FKA twigs from mention in the Laura Dern song at the 2020 indie spirit awards fame!!!

Future-pop never looked (or sounded) so good. I am not sure why it belongs here, though it is engaging and creative, sure, but its very faroutwardness pulls it into a category that has only itself as a member (not legal, but hey).

I couldn’t agree more that I kept hearing Björk and Portishead and Kate Bush. It was all very ethereal and evocative but it seemed like the summer of its parts added up to less than the whole. I felt distinctly underwhelmed.

Overproduced and disjointed

Beyond anything, I was struck by how FKA twigs presents as such a personal and immediate presence. The sounds on the record feel as sensually human as her voice, and the songs pulse and vibrate in a profoundly distinctive way, like it's all flowing from her. Beautiful.

Unsure how to rate this. It's often haunting and ethereal. It's certainly well-produced and atmospheric. But I'm not sure how much I loved the compositions. They had some interesting ideas, but they seemed to evaporate the moment the song was done. I also didn't love her singing. Don't get me wrong, she's a good singer with quite a range, and her harmonies were often striking, but she didn't seem to have enough of a unique personality. I was too often reminded of Beth Gibbons, Kate Bush, and Bjork, and not once did I feel like I was hearing someone unique, even though her soundscapes certainly were. I guess I'll go down the middle. I'm glad I heard it, though I wonder if her later albums aren't more developed.

I dig FKA twigs

It started as a fresh breeze between these dusty records on this list but after a few songs the breeze died down and now I'm in the same dusty room with he window open

Meh 2.5/5

I've heard of FKA Twigs before, though I'm not sure how. It's difficult to get a read on what kind of album this'll be from the cover, though it reminds me of that Mac Miller album with the stupid fuckin balloon head artwork, so I'm hedging my bets on hip-hop. Oh, this kind of music. Is it electronic? I'm not sure. Anyways, this album sucks ginormo dick. There's some merit to the atmospheric, downtempo instrumentals, though they're betrayed greatly by FKA Twigs' incredibly shitty vocals. Those high notes do not hit at all, which is especially dire when 90% of this album is comprised of said high notes in question. The heavy production and effects which are added on top of the shit vocals go a long way in making them demonstrably worse, too. The same can be said about instrumentals, really. There's so much mastering and needless shit smeared on top of this album to where my mind ends up filtering out all of it. I'm a big fan of interpreting how an album's sound is captured within the album art, and this album is one of the better offerings of late. It's artificial and butt ugly. "Lights On" has a nice ambience on the better parts of the track, though the more jittery and discordant moments lose me. Those vocals are also pretty abominable. The rest of the album kind of grinds along, never culminating into anything remotely satisfying. Book time. One of my legally-obtained copies of this book fortunately contains this album within it's pages. Let's see. Musings about being a mutt musician. Unique. Critically acclaimed. That's it, really. Wikipedia consolidates the critical acclaim and reveals that this album charted decently. I mean, the critical backing is there and there's an undeniable level of risk which is exhibited on this album, so I dunno. I begrudgingly cosign this inclusion.

This album is in the golden age of whispery pop songs over pounding electronic beats. FKA twigs is doing it magically here. It's an elegant space age arrangement of songs. Her voicework is layer upon layer of harmonies. It's soft and sweet in juxtaposition with the bass heavy beats. And when she transitions to her full voice, it feels like an incredible release from the built up tension.

Strange electronic zen tracks and an artsified contemporary R&B style, pretty soothing and entrancing to listen Overall a fresh experience and every track is cool

Трудно судить, не въехал почти. Авант-поп, трип-хоп и прочее прочее.

It sounds like songs sung for hamsters. Is this hamster music?

Ethereal and everything 20-teens. The slacker, cozy, mumble vibes that slacked through that era. It’s pretty and lush, but ultimately is hollow. A sugary-sweet facade.

Allgemein chömed die moderne Albe bi mir ih dere 90-prozent-quote ah Albe vor 1980 ganz vorzüglich ah. FKA twigs erst chürzlich e chlini Phase gha, darum bini sehr happy um das Album. Und Kicks en riese Abschluss! Zwei 5er nachenand fühlt sich biz komisch ah, darum da Abgrunded uf 4 biss vom Twix

hmmm ja sicher guet aber hüt scho klassisch de vibe verfehlt & ich chönt der nöd mal gnau säge was hüt min vibe gsi isch, aber de isch's irgendwie nöd gsi has scho paar mal versuecht mich mit de fka twigs ahzfründe, hed bis jetzt noni klappt – wer weiss, vilicht eines tages also wenn ich sie wär würd ich das album umbenenne uf LP3sternli

Favourite track: Kicks

Fine, but I miss real drums

I have obviously heard of this artist. Not quite sure if I have listened to their stuff. Interested to check out. Not quite what I was expecting. Very interesting. Throw out the aesthetics, a little Bjork-like. Pretty good music. Album pretty sick.

Yeh, nice, probably won't put it on again. Her 2nd one was a banger.

Interesting but not my thing

preface- 5 or 6. promising lights on- 5 two weeks- 5 hours- 5 pendulum- 5 video girl- 5 numbers- 5 closer- 5 give up- 5 kicks- 5 nothing lived up to the intro lol

What the fuck. Wish I could give 0 stars

Surprisingly quite good