LP1

It’s not my thing. Reminds me of Björk

Never heard of her. The wife knew she had dated the vampire. This was interesting, though. She had some cool going on. If I had more time I’d listen again with a little more vested interest.

I just didn't get this

I didn't really get it at first, but by Closer I understood. It's still not my exact style of music, a little too electronic for me. However, it's beautifully composed and I see why people really enjoy FKA twigs. I think it ended up right down the middle for me by the end.

It was weird and out there but overall I’m a fan

Not for me

Interesting, stylish but a bit boring

I enjoy her voice but this is not interesting or memorable in any way.

It’s ok

Some of the music inside this album is interesting, but it consists of hardly formed ideas and doesn't develop enough to warrant song lengths over a minute. The lyrics are embarrassing. It's hard to believe she wrote those out, re-read them twice and gave them the OK. Finally, FKA Twigs falls into the same old intolerable trap that almost every other post-2010 artist falls into. Namely, a endlessly repetitive chorus consisting of almost no melody and ridiculous lyrics. 1.0/5.0: Embarrassing

who knew sid the sloth made terrible avant garde pop? i certainly didnt and i wish i could go back to how life was before i did. the worst part is that is my 500th album and i couldnt be more disappointed with the choice.

Ambient music with some squeaky vocals layered on top. I failed to engage with this in any way. 1/5.

When I did my research a bit before listening and reading some of the reviews I had a feeling that I would prolly like this a bit more than most people on here. It's a decent shall we say "glitch pop" album, but that leads us to the inherent problem with this whole book/website. I agree with people on here asking not why it's on here, but not because it's bad but because is so middling. There are plenty, I'm sure, better examples of this kind of music. Hell the Björk albums that were done by Matmos are on here and way better. Speaking of Matmos why are they not on here? Do we need 9 David Bowie albums? Did a better glitch electro pop album lose a spot for one of those multiple Bowie albums or all the Beatles? Not the best representation of what I'm calling "Glitch Pop" or even glitchy electronic music in general but not worthy of a single or double star.

Listened to her other newer projects, I can see where she works to improve upon the sound demonstrated here. There's a bunch of people not willing to give this a real listen, I don't really know what the point of using this site would be if that was the case. 7/10

Recent album from an artist I have heard of. I enjoyed Two Weeks. The rest was ok. Low 3.

FKA twigs is weird. Music itself wasn't great but at least it was interesting and unlike anything else we've had on the list so far, so that made it a relatively fun listen

I don’t know what feels like it’s missing on this, but it definitely feels it’s missing something - action? Motion? The sounds seem like they should add up to something more than they do.

lovely sounding

The tension between the very shy person who feels that they absolutely must perform is always interesting

I really enjoyed this album.

There’s a great voice in there somewhere it’s just ruined by bad production

Way too experimental for my tastes. She seems to not be sure if she wants to be ambient, electronic, or some experimental pop. There was moments where it started to feel like something was happening, but then no. Just a bunch of broken pieces jammed together in a haphazard mess.

Favorite tracks: Lights On, Video Girl, Give Up

Deeply unpleasant noise

Detta har gjorts så mycket bättre av Björk eller Robyn eller t o m Little Jinder. Inga låtar som sticker ut. Snyggt men tråkigt. En tvåa

Not bad, I would say it’s more ambient, chill music for the ears. It’s definitely got a r&b sound. The vocals, I find are very melodic and more upfront; where the beats are more of a complement to the vocals.

Weird but not in a bad way. I liked the vocals. I dunno what to rate this one lol I guess a 3 works

Cool album! Very unique sounds and beats. The lyrics didn't do anything for me, but everything else made up for it. I'm leaning towards a 8/10. I can listen to this again.

Mostly weird, but not in a way I enjoy. Kinda cool beats sometimes, kinda cool vocals sometimes, but never together. Meh.

Didn't really click with me

Makes me think of Ellie Golding’s first album, but not as listenable.

I can listen to most anything, this project has shown that, but this just didn't do anything for me beyond guttural repulsion. It's just noises, random unconnected noises. I'd take a double album of Yoko Ono screaming endlessly over this as at least that has a deeper meaning

I wasn’t sure what to expect from FKA twigs, but it sure wasn’t this. I found it reminiscent of two of my favorites: Björk and Portishead. The sounds are hypnotically dynamic, but I started feeling bogged down by them about halfway through the album, almost like I was physically being pounded into the ground. The angelic tone of her vocals floored me. Some of the songwriting was well done and I mostly enjoyed the lyrical themes. I’m glad I listened to it, but I don’t think I would re-listen. It’s quite draining.

I think I like it? The mix sounds like a small performance in a big room. It's a sound Billie Eilish would find success with a few years later. It's also stirring a LOT of ingredients into the pot, like techno and trip hop, while letting them settle into a complex yet mellow stew. It's the musical version of a fusion slow cooker. It's never going to wow me, but it works. As a debut, it's good (even if it loses steam at times), and it makes me want more from her, even if I don't love this. I've got this feeling a few times from new artists, and I'm hoping she's more a Harry Styles than Halsey.

Kinda odd seeing an album pop up that you've listened to back in college. This album is still great a decade later and really sets the tone for pop/RB that's come out since then.

Underwater ASMR + singing ghost + middle schooler that was always laying down a beat in the back of class with a ruler and a mechanical pencil

I’ve tried to listen to this album in the past and the whispery baby voice just did not do it for me, but I have been torn to shit by the gworlies for it time and time again. Let me lock in now, about 2-3 years post my last listen, and report back… Ok, I’m back. I think listening to it in this context actually makes it soar. I did a lot of headphone listens in the past and this round I did an atmospheric room listen. Way different. I also loved Eusexia (bc I’m normie scum) and that also gave FKA a running start this listen around.

Hey, this is pretty good! Y’all were right all those years ago.

This was so incredibly good. I had never heard of FKA twigs before today, and I loved this so much I ended up listening to it all the way through 3 times. Every track sounded distinct from the others but with a unifying groove or sound that made them seems like parts of a cohesive whole. The music was really cool and interesting sounding and I loved her voice and the instrumentation and the harmonies and the beats, and really just everything. I became an instant and huge fan today. Five stars.

Beautiful Trax. Had never heard of twigs, this was a good find.

Voorlopig 3.5/5. Te herbeluisteren, groeiplaat

Un peu trop pop à mon goût, mais la musique minimaliste qui accompagne sa voix est splendide.

It was ok

ive heard good things about this. Didnt hate it but im not a massive fan

Lots on here triggered by this. Seems to me after a second listen a pretty compelling slice of 2010s pop. Hyperdub, PC music, lots of other influences but its a pretty singular vision. The space in this album is immense.

Cool

Gorgeous production, silky smooth vocals. Idk why I’d never listened to this before.

A good album but this is also one I kind of forgot about after putting it on. Nothing bad to say about it though and some of it sounded really good. Just not really for me. High 3.

Very ethereal sounding. The style is different but it reminds me of Bjork. Didn't care for it.

This was considered very cool when we were at Vassar, but in reality it's kind of boring. She kind of fades into the background here although maybe that'a the point?

Got a lot better when I put headphones on, but the songwriting feels quite weak. As an amateur (sometimes paid for) musician myself I can sympathise.

Best Track - "Two Weeks"

Interesting soundscapes and good production. Unfortunately on first listen the songs didn't quite hold up. Quite possibly would change in time, but to be honest I dont think it'll get a second listen. 5/10

It’s distinctive, but feels more like a flash in the pan than something that will endure

Sensuous vocals that create a soundscape of an entirely different world

First time listener to any of this artist's material - very impressed with the content and vocals. I'll now dip into the rest of FKA's material. Hint of Tori Amos in there too.

this album has a song about price tag by jessie j and we really need to LET THAT SOAK IN

ummm she is forever the moment. i used to listen to this album all the time. it's why i'm such a freak now probably

It is an interesting album, but that doesn't necessarily mean that it is good. Hard to track at times, and is filled with the manic attention span of the modern world. 2/5 Won't listen again

It’s fine

Great production but lame songwriting

"Look at me I'm so quirky and different!" holy fucking shit terrible album.

Laboratory made music that gives you motion sickness

it's great album, i really loved it!

Ethereal pop

Struggled with this album to be honest. Although I did like some of the unusual drumming patterns and arrangements - I just felt it was too jarring.

The production here was interesting and reminded me a bit of Bjork or early Grimes, but I just find FKA Twigs so boring. I feel like this music is specifically made for you to look at some disgusting Urban Decay lipsticks that are all broken or covered with the snot of an 8 year old and there's unflattering cold LED lighting and faint sound of a gay guy going "Hi, let us know if you need help finding anything" every 15 seconds behind you. I know these breathy whispery vocals were unusual at the time and didn't sound like retail music when it came out, but it's still just pretty boring.

A pleasant surprise (I had never heard of this artist before). This is a lovely record. My only gripe is that the album never shifts gears at all.

I liked it a lot. What a voice and music from this artist. Songs are great and the lyrics tie all in together. Nice to listen to and historic soul music in the modern landscape.

me ha gustado el album en general, las canciones experimentales son todo un viaje de sonidos aqui. me gusta mucho la voz de FKA twigs y sus videoclips suelen ser muy chulos tambien. Canciones favs: two weeks, give up

Nice, vibey pop here. Would be great soundtrack sounds. The songs all had a continuous thread and one tended to bleed into the other for me. I enjoyed “lights on” the most.

The first time I heard this, I thought it was the horniest thing I'd ever heard. Second time, utter desperation. In both cases, raw and unfiltered. It feels like a tone poem set to sparse trap beats. She is clearly skilled at singing, though she chooses to breathe most of her lyrics. I'm not sure we'd have gotten the same Billie Eilish if not for this offering years prior. The intimacy and privacy of thoughts shared draws the listener into the music unlike most other albums. With all that said, this album revolved around a neurotic, clingy, passionate, unapologetic person swimming in their thoughts. It's not particularly comfortable listening when I'm not going through something similar, but I can imagine it gives voice to these thoughts and feelings for those that resonate with it.

Cool artsy stuff. Low 4/5

esto es como algo completamente nuevo para mí, me llamo bastante la atención, me gustó básicamente

Bit if a slog to be honest

No quite what I was expecting, but didn’t mind it. Simpsons: No

This was weird and not in a good way.

What a weird one, I can see why people might like it and I think it's good but I also don't care for it in the slightest. Good for you twigs for making this but it's for someone else.

Not my cup of tea

Impeccably produced. I don't think there's a single flaw in any sound. Astonishing. These songs are odd and futuristic yet still catchy and enthralling

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. It's like the music playing in that trendy store in the mall ... mixed with some Taylor Swift vibes

I don’t get it. There are parts of the songs that are ok…..even promising. Then weird sounds start and the voice modulation is too much.

First listen of FKA Twigs, and not what I expected. Feels more influenced by ambient and even trip hop than 2010s pop, and more like genuine experimentation than studio overproduction. Liked it, but relatively forgettable too. 3.5 ⭐

i like her poppy, dancy tracks much better but this album isn’t too much of that

I like FKA twigs but all the songs on the album blended together

Not for me, it is not something unique or special (to my ears) and I'm frankly confused as to why it is on this list. For other albums I did not like I could see the attraction or uniqueness, not for this one.

Definitely a grower I think. Liked it though.

"Video Girl" je faking hud. Pa vsaj še en komad ti je bil ful všeč, prot začetku albuma nekje (mogoč "Lights On" ali "Two Weeks" - po ponovnem poslušanju: oba sta huda). Mal sm se mogla navadit višine glasu. Nekak ta višina ni v mojem usual repertoarjem. Ženska je na tej točki svojga lajfa rabla ful boljše partnerje kot jih je očitno dobivala. "Give Up" tud kul. "Kicks" se ne morm čist odločit. Ful menja the moods. Ta mirni mi neki ne potegnejo, ta živahni pa ful. Ugh, razn zj je en del k ga pa sovražim čist, a evo, se je že nenadoma sprelevil v faking hud komad spet. Wtf. Morm revisitat. (Po ponovnem poslušanju: ne, isti kurac. Deli komada so mi ful všeč, deli me pa prou aktivno odbijajo.) Ok, nism si mislila, da mi bo tolk komadov na albumu všeč. Do zdaj sm samo enkrat slučajno vidla en video FKA twigs in moj edini spomin na to je, da je fakin weird video. To je ženska, k se ne boji bit ona.

Vibey, sexy, and weird (complimentary). I love her strangeness.

Didn't touch the sides. I think Jonny has an ironic playlist of this sort of stuff. Seems quite early, so maybe this was groundbreaking in 2014?

Meh

Annoying distorted crap

Never really listened to a full album of FKA twigs. It was fine, not my favorite.

Had genuinely forgotten how stacked with great songs this album is. Whilst I maybe think Magdalene is the better record, this is such a strong debut that really sounded so ahead of the curve at the time.

I don’t know what this was.

Meh - a little boring, Grimes-y

Смешанные чувства. С одной стороны, музыка довольно интересная, встречаются интересные мотивы. С другой - я не люблю вот этот вот тип вокала, когда тебе какие-то отрывки слов на ухо шепчут, а такого в современном мире очень много. Треки однообразные, в принципе, если б не музыка, то были бы вообще одинаковые. Не моё это.

This is honestly awful.

Some really pretty stuff on here. The reviews are overly harsh. Would listen again

nope, didn't get this one at all who is this girl again?

This one didn’t land with me.

An intuitive mix of Robyn (if she ventured farther a field), Kate Bush (with better pop sensibilities) and Bjork (an obvious immediate reference but more listenable/enjoyable/approachable than anything she's done in 25 yrs).

Very different from your typical r and b album. I liked it but didn’t love it

I had to relisten this album, and also, had to forget the already written reviews on this album, to form an unbiased opinion, so I waited a few weeks for this relisten. Is it accessible, no, but it's surely interesting. I like the diversity of sounds, beats and electronics and the ethereal sensuality of her voice. In particular I liked "Two weeks" which does reminds me in a distance of later Kate Bush's works and the song "Closer" which almost sounds like a pop song. But then again, the more obscure and darker songs like "numbers" are just as interesting as the spacious, moody songs like "Kicks" or "lights On". It truly foreshadowed her talents as later being displayed by her albums "MAGDALENE" and her latest album "EUSEXUA". 4/5

Not sure if even a NIN remix would help this one. It’s also a shame because she does have a beautiful voice.

I think I can say that this is not my type of music, but I will at least recognize the production was pretty impressive. It sounded coherent at times and then messy/jumbled - at least to my ears - other times. I'm going with a High 2 here.

It's been a minute, but I remember really enjoying this album. Production throughout is top notch -- the backing instrumentals tap into an pop-experimental electronica with support from some greats of that space (Arca, Sampha). Her voice is unique -- whispery at times and piercing at others -- and she uses it to great effect throughout with layering and various modifications. Absolutely love the production on Lights On. Sparse to begin opening into a lumbering jazz bassline with electronic bits and bobs reminiscent of James Black (circa The Colour in Anything) -- ah its Arca on the boards, makes sense. Two Weeks is simply beautiful. Love the space created in the instrumentation and how her voice pierces. Numbers is another favorite of mine on here. Kicks is a solid closer.

There were a number of things to like in this album from the production to the voice. Overall though it just never got me in a groove like most trip hop. Low end 3 on this one.

This album took a while to get into. At first I thought it was just really weird for the sake of being weird. But 3 or 4 songs in I started to get the groove. I think it was Pendulum that was my favorite song with the best electronic backing sounds. Definitely not the type of music I seek out at all but it was a cool listen. This is a higher 3

This is certainly interesting a few songs in. I don't know if I actually like it, but the production definitely seems top notch. Respect for it sounding very different from anything I think I've ever heard. This is a confused 3.

The project is very experimental. But just not my kind. Can understand the appeal for some listeners but just not what i typically listen to or like in an album.

This is one and done. A bad Kate Bush imitator.

Oljud

Nah. She's got a high register voice that is clean, but her music does nothing for me

Blew me away, great music, two weeks, pendulum and kicks all stand outs but whole album is amazing

It wasn’t memorable

it was mid

If you've ever wondered what it would sound like if Kate Bush had warbled over hip/hop beats, it's this. This is not a compliment.

If “I’m not like the other girls” was an album. Bjork and Fiona Apple and Imogen Heap are weird but it’s an honest weird. They write about weird things. This girl only writes about wanting to bone. TWO STARS

I find her voice hypnotizing. Had not heard this album, only a couple songs like cellophane, which I love, but never took time to check out the rest.

Interesting!

I only knew a couple singles from this, which I've always really liked. But this is a great, weird album.

Not bad. Rachel filled me in on her tragic relationship history.

Interesting but not for me

This feels harsh, and I suspect with more listens this would definitely increase. The song writing and production were really unique and fascinating BUT it didn't really hook me.

Se va poniendo muy bueno al final, me lleve uno a lista y seguramente lo vuelva a escuchar. Nota: 3.9

Meh. Too experimental for me.

sexy music love

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.

Nice for some atmosphere.

good, not for me

So being fucking weird and psychotic is art because "look at me I'm so edgy"? This is truly garbage. 1/5

1+ Stars (3/15)

I'm honestly not sure what to say about this. Good voice but strangely combined with beats that didn't compliment the voice or words. At least that's my two cents.

Very interesting I gotta say, quite liked the chill weird vibes

This was a strange one to review. It definetly isn't my style of music and I was disappointed with the lack of substance in the lyrics. For it to be on this list i'd expect well crafted and meaningful concepts for songs but this wasn't that. However, I did enjoy zoning out and just letting the album play, ahe has a nice voice and the beats were decent

The only thing I liked about this was her voice. But then again, I didn't really get it, so I don't think I'm qualified to say whether or not it was good or bad. 3

Enjoyable

It sounds like the future…but I don’t think I like it. For me, it lacks a distinct sense of personality, kind of like Bjork and Arianna Grande were doing the ever-playing background music for a Meow Wolf. My favorite part on it was the song Closer because of the Classical/ Gregorian style singing, which doesn’t exactly play into the whole ‘future’ thing. Her voice can be angelic but the head-voice falsetto and stagger-singing gets old, and unfortunately constitutes most of the album. There is something here. She has talent. I would be curious to hear future albums, but on the same way you want to see the aftermath of a tornado: expecting devastation but hopeful.

Random thoughts: * I've listened to FKA Twigs several times now based on critics recommendations. It's still not clicking for me. * It really isn't fun music. It has kind of a sad and ephemeral sound which doesn't particularly make for upbeat listening. * Lights On is a good song and was kind of sleek and sexy. * I respect this music but I think it is just not for me.

Feel like I missed something here, with more glowing reviews than I would have expected.. I really didn’t enjoy this much. Was quite boring and faded to the background almost instantly

I have never really been a pop guy, but this isn't bad. It doesn't really do much for me, but I wouldn't describe it as bad. It is a little repetitive and the songs all kind of sound the same, but it isn't that bad. High 3.

A bit too spooky and ethereal for me. It sort of put me on edge, which is possibly a product of me being in a bad mood while I was listening. I can see the craft but it didn’t grab me.

At first I just thought this was pointless. Not enjoyable, but maybe just not my thing. By the third song, it had become annoying and I had other things to do with my Sunday that didn’t involve listening to this. I never got back to finishing it. I have no regrets about this.

Yesss! Great album!

I used to listen to a lot of glitch music around the early 2000s. Artists like Prefuse 73 and Oval felt excitingly different but destined for relative obscurity except for a brief period of Bjork's music. Hearing a genuinely new kind of music, it really felt like a shame to have it lost to music history. Fortunately, it found a nature match as a bizarre and challenging kind of R&B. The collaboration was desperately needed. Artists like Arca make some interesting music but really, how much can you listen to? And R&B also needed some major innovation to stay fresh. The combination of the two works perfectly for an unusual yet sensual new kind of music. FKA twigs is a clear champion of this suggested, having quickly risen to fame and a Mercury Prize nomination for her debut. The cover art prepares you for something equally human and post-human, like the music itself. It's definitely challenging and may take some time and the right frame of mind to appreciate. But you can't accuse her of making boring music.

I can admire something for the skill and creativity and also not particularly like it.

Kinda enchanting.

She has a good voice, there is just too much going on in the background for me to really settle in and enjoy it.

Aight.

Mixed experience. A few songs are innovative and cool to listen to, but it does get a bit boring and some of the song annoy. 2.7 stars

A glacier of an album. Icey cold and geologically slow moving, creaking cracking and glitching rhythms, an ethereal whispered falsetto blizzard blowing across the surface while a deep timeless calm melts under intense pressure within, bluer and bluer the further you listen down the cracks.

Two Weeks is a tune, the rest a pile of pretentious, try hard shite

There is one, maybe 2 good songs on here

stand by two weeks being one of the best singles of the 2010s, but after not hearing this for a few years I was SLEEPY

I missed this one but some day in the future I'll listen.

It’s alright!

I am aware of FKA twigs, but I have never listened to FKA twigs. This was not bad, but it also didn't stand out to me. I wish she would drop the falsetto and belt it out a little.

And we’re back. In the back of a car, retox’d, going to McD’s out by the marina; in bed until 11am gingerly warming up to face the first vape of the day; absolutely hating the way the grubbiness of the tube clings, invades. (Airplanes do something similar; as above, so below.) We are in the 2010s and everything is either on Brainfeeder or inspired by artists that are. LP1 is the latter; although twigs has managed to do something many of predecessors couldn’t and written some actual pop songs. Odd sort of tone paintings that move in often unpredictable, mercurial sorts of ways, but still. I didn’t listen to LP1 at the time, but that doesn’t stop this feeling like a sort of nostalgia ouija board. “Two Weeks” and its iconic chorus convenes a séance of once-familiar phantoms: the Lapalux of “Without You”, the SBTRKT of “Wildfires”, the Disclosure of “Latch” etc. There’s stuff here I overlooked at the time – “Pendulum” works itself into the sort of agonising crescendo that would have totally pulverised me in my early-20s; “Video Girl” slaps – but I can’t shake the feeling there’s something weirdly, maybe uncannily, dated about much of this record. It’s just so 2014. And in so far as I was too, that suddenly feels like a long time ago. Time to put the ouija board away, at least for now.

Oh shit this is awesome

The album cover is doll-like and creepy.

I’ve heard eusexua before but not this one, IDM eusexua but this is a jit boring 2/5

Perfect album to have sex to. Bad album to sit down and listen to. With artists and genres like this, I think that's kind of the point. Which pisses me off. But it works. Edit: or does it? Fave songs: - Hours - Pendulum - Numbers - Kicks

Wow 11 years. Definitely for headphones or good speakers cos of all the great we details she packs into the production. I agree with the reviewer saying Magdalene is a better album but this is still great. Also surprised at its low score. Too pop for the 'real music' brigade, a little too off kilter for the pop kids? They're all missing out regardless.

👼🏻🤖👾 now playing cyberpunk radio. She was a fairy✨. This shit sucks megacockalis. Music to tweak to. I mean it's alright.

This was a strange one, like psychedelic rock tends to be. Definitely not sure how I feel about it.

"LP1" is interesting because it was pretty ahead of its time with its hypnotic, rhythmic, avant- pop sound. For experimental music, it's great. However, tracks began to bleed into one another, and I was ready for it to end.

Don't know what this is going for, but I don't like the final product. Seems like a collection of sounds loosely going for some interpretive music statement. Not good.

i tried to like it, but there's some ingredient missing. 2

FKA Twigs definitely got a lot better with time, I really don't see what all the hype is around this album. Her breathy vocals are just too much, and there are simply too many moments that are boring filler, which among all the more out there and experimental moments (which are the only actual good parts) just make this whole project feel so messy and disjointed. I love both her albums after this one, but it's safe to say that I think her debut is easily her worst.

Cool, but it didnt amaze me

Not a fan. Weird music, whispered falsetto vocals. Would not recommend.

it was ok

Nice album of ambient/trip hop with big Portishead influence although seems to lack the emotional depth of Beth Gibbons.

Truly the dawn of a new era in pop. I think for years now, FKA twigs has been pretty damn cutting edge when it comes to spacey pop music. She's got a baroque, chamber pop edge for sure. I guess you could pretty much call it art pop. But, it's really good art pop! All of these beats are spacey and otherworldly, FKA twigs has a certain delayed timing in her vocal lines that makes her style of pop pretty unique imo. It's almost a genre in it's own- exclusive to her, even still. Preface hauntingly leads us in, twigs is very siren like and it gives us a fitting introduction to what to expect honestly. 'Preface' IS HEAVY and FREAKY in the best way. Probably my favorite on the album funnily enough. 'Lights On' is a strong highlight, even if the instrumental is a little too inconsistent pacing wise for my liking. Two Weeks is more consistent overall, and the production is super weighty yet again. 'Hours' is another hot and heavy track with strange production. That's the FKA twigs brand tho. She shows her vocal chops quite a bit on the rest of the album, while 'Numbers' is quite Bjorkish in nature. I'm a bit indifferent to the remanding tracks but they are fine twigs tracks. Her bag is for sure intimate, delicate, passionate pop music that moves at a totally different pace. Seriously otherworldly vocals, I wish she took it further in the last half of the album because the first half is incredibly strong.

meh... this artist has been compared to Tricky and Massive Attack... and i like those acts quite a bit... for me, she sounds a bit like Portishead too... but... unlike those aforementioned acts, this album is minus SONGS... are there some cool SOUNDS? yes... is it cool on headphones? yes... but would you put those phones on again and again? not me... when an album gets five stars from me, there is no doubt... i FEEL it... this is a talented singer... making some cool sounds... for that i give it three stars... and i'm being generous...

Pretty good vibe, nice background music. FKA twigs is always awesome but not someone I would come back to a lot.

Not for me. Seems like music for lonely chicks.

Slow beats and breathy soprano does not a good album make. Only 40 mins and still way too long

I could only get thru 5 songs. This broad put me in a bad mood

Da fuq is a FKA twigs?

Lame ass album

If you do a Punnett Square for pop stars and the variables are "horny/not horny" and "fucks/doesn't fuck", FKA twigs is undeniably in the "horny/fucks" square.

If you zoom out too far, the description of this album gets a little funny: an incredibly talented pop music video dancer channels Kate Bush at her breathiest, Dev Hynes at his most sophisticated, and Sade at her horniest to create a fusion of indie, R&B, and electronic music that just may have set the template for a lot of popular music today. But that weirdly feels like I'm over and underselling it at the same time. First, the underselling: twigs is a pretty great songwriter, something that doesn't get acknowledged very often. The album expands upon the pleasures of the first EP into jams about wanting to steal someone's man ("Two Weeks"), making out ("Hours"), and masturbation ("Kicks"), while ruminating on being the object of that same desire ("Video Girl", "Pendulum"). The production remains in line with mid-10s trends while still sounding like almost nothing else of the time: the post-James Blake bass of "Two Weeks", the upright bass of "Lights On", the drums that feel like they're referencing Björk and trap music on "Numbers". I will admit at the end here I'm a bit biased: LP1 was my #1 album of 2014 then and I don't think there's any other album on this list that matches up with my personal rankings from any given time. But to this day, this album remains a hallmark of the possibilities of what post-genre pop artists can do, no matter what tradition you may perceive they're tied to most.

This was alright but not much variation

I respect her musical vision and she's really great at singing but surprisingly this sad toned pop album was alright for me

Liked it

sounds like mariah carey sacked her backing band and her songwriting team and got a bloke who mashes a keyboard with one hand and hits things with the other whilst she makes up words on the spot and warbles. dont get me wrong, its still better than mariah carey, its just not very good

Definitely one of the better recent R&B (electronic R&B? alt R&B) albums I've heard.

This was pretty good

I've heard of this artist, but had no preconceptions going in. Result: this isn't for me. Each track takes an age to get going, and frankly it's just a bit boring. If you take the vocals out of the equation, there's very little left. She is clearly talented, and clearly people like her work, but there's nothing here for me to make me want to return. Heard before ❌️ Listened this time ✅️ (in part) Revisit ❌️ Underwhelming ★★☆☆☆

Nice stuff

interesting to listen to, enjoyed more than i thought i would

Not for me.

Pretty makeup don't equal pretty music

Just a little something off.

Liam Payne also has an album called LP1, so RIP. She dated Robert Pattinson so I knew she was a little weird. I like the vibe but her music is oddly sexual? Some good songs.

73% Best: Pendulum; Video Girl Must-Hear? No

Yeah, a bit weird for me

2 - not my cup of tea. Way too electronic. This is an album for producers not for musicians. It definitely had a unique sound but the only song that grabbed me a little was closer

First of all: the songs are actually pretty good, you could take them and easily set them in a traditional arrangement. They'd definitely work as R&B. But style and genre govern the songs to be taken apart and drenched into massive production aesthetics. So, sometimes it feels like ripped apart and too much of it. And yes, there are a lot of contemporaries, most worse than FKA twigs. I personally enjoy this one as an artistic statement more than a piece of cohesive music. But it's definitely not as bad as so many of the one and two stars on the list...

This albums feels so repetitive and uninteresting, being boring in every and each song. Electronic music can be much more creative than what this album is, being an endless and tasteless atmospheric-based collection of songs.

I love how experimental she is. I wish I could enjoy listening to her music more than I do. This is undeniably a good album, but I also undeniably could not pick any of the songs apart from each other. Her vocals are not quite there for me. The production is great, the lyrics are pretty good, and the writing is solid. People rave about her, but I just can’t figure out why. 3/5

A pretty good album, I liked Two Weeks, Hours, Video Girl and Closer the most.

It's not for me

FKA-WTF? I would take any SD album over this….

Apparently there were 10 separate songs on this, but in the end it all just sounded like one long stream of avant-pop. I guess this serves the right mood at the right time, and it wasn’t bad to listen to per se. I’m just not really sure what else I can say since I don’t remember a thing about it.

I don’t have a lot to say about this one. Had this on and kinda forgot about it until it was about over. Fairly obvious what the rating is when that happens

I think I tried to listen to this line 4 times and kept getting distracted (or just maybe could never stay that interested). She seems like a very weird chick. I feel like if you had the opportunity of hooking up with her it could be the best night of your life. Or the weirdest. Maybe both. I thought the album was meh.

Enjoyed Two Weeks, but didn’t connect with much else. Appreciate the creativity and her involvement in composition and production. Good, not great. 2.75/5

This is just way wispy and soft, a bit whiney and occasionally annoying.

An interesting listen. Twigs has her own style and she makes listeners think and feel stuff. I can't even say for sure that I enjoyed this album, but I think I did. It felt like it was over to soon - and that's more than I can say for a lot of other albums.

Interesting production ideas and techniques on this album. But I feel it didn't give me as much emotion as it did for some listeners. Let's see what surprises the other 1000 albums have to offer me.

Flume could've made this a little more extra. I like the experimental sounds, don't really like the lyrics. She has a good voice and the instrumentals are also pretty I just found it a little boring still. I think Eusexua is much better. Liked that one way more.

Absolute gobshite. Super boring; every song sounded the same; I became actually offended with how awful and boring this was

It helped me be more empathetic to women I know I don’t know why but I felt like a little girl with princess dreams. I don’t know what the album was about but it’s impressive how she sets up the instruments and communicates the vibe she wants. I didn’t finish the last song I started to hate the album because I was tired of the sound.

Favorite Track: Two Weeks

Bare boomers giving this album hate because it doesn't have a guitar on it, but it's a modern classic, and incredibly influential.

not my cup of tea, but respect for her innovation

I don't like pop, but I loved this pop. I can get behind any artist who is not afraid to try something new, especially when it comes together like this. Beautiful and interesting music.

couldn't get into this at all

I listened to it quite a few times!

Nah.

I thought this was fantastic and I had never heard it.

My girl Twigs. A preface to her phemonenal Magdelane and often overshadowed, but so full of life and experimental sound.

1 song: OK... 1 LP: KO

Not a fan

I’ve tried in the past to get into FKA twigs, but she never clicked. So going into the album, I was a bit worried if I could finish it. That said, listening to the full album is a more enjoyable experience than just hearing a single on its own. I came away liking this more than I expected, even though I doubt I’ll seek out more of her on my own volition. 3.5 / 5

It's compelling when FKA twigs decides to sing, her choice to hide it behind a wispy facade is... something? Just let it rip. I can see why people might dig this and then eventually move on.

2,5/5

Muzak.

Pass

I have heard OF FKA twigs but otherwise knew nothing about her. Listening to it, I am OK with it but this isn't really a genre I'm into.

Sometimes very nice. Sometimes very boring. I guess it all balances out.

6/16/25. Became a fan of FKA's later work so it was cool to revisit this one. Love that she pursues a unique sound in an ever-so-crowded pop space and tries to do her own thing. Songs are engaging and fun to listen to.

Si ascolta, ma non mi rimane molto...

Eh

Erg interessant/coole muziekvideos. Niet heeeeell zeker wat ik er van vond tho

Weet niet heel goed wat ik ervan moet vinden

I did not enjoy this.

4.5 even? What a change of mind!

Atomspheric and better in headphones but a great sign of things to come.

This was a weird experience. I’ve come across a couple of FKA twigs songs in the past and liked them. Even added them to a playlist. But the entire album did nothing for me. Maybe individual songs are good to generate the proper tone of a mix tape but not all that impressive solo. 2.5/5

Not sure why I thought this would be straightforward pop, but it was not. I did like what it *was* quite a bit. 3.5

this vocal style is going to be the millennial whoop of the 2020s

this was not hitting for me today

I remember really liking at this at the time, I still like a couple of tracks a lot.

Kan någon berätta för mig varför jag ska höra detta album innan jag dör. Jag hade i ärlighetens namn velat dö utan att ha hört plattan.

Not really my thing. FKA twigs is a fine singer but breathy vocals over space synth beats just doesn't do it it.

I did not enjoy that. i liked Two weeks though

FKA mid, There are times I think I’m going to love this but it never seems to get going, maybe that’s the point but I wanted more

Quite ethereal, airy, works fantastically as a whole, while on the other hand no singular tracks jumped at me and stuck in my memory after a couple of listens.

Always a good day to listen to LP1.

Definitely enjoyed this way more than anticipated. Has an overall mood that caught me on the right day.

Awful

4/5

Not a fan, too uniform, didn't like her voice but I did like the electronic effects

Pretty cool and chill

To begin, I just don't really think I'm a huge fan of electronic music like this. Don't get me wrong, I love a strong instrumental, but this felt so busy at times to the point where I was just confused (which maybe is the point?). I felt slightly disoriented while listening because of this, making it not the most enjoyable experience. I will say her voice is incredibly angelic and beautiful, which I did like listening to. It suits her style of music well and does compliment those instrumentals throughout the album. Overall, I just don't think this kind of style is for me, so I give it 2.5/5 stars.

First listen

Fine but boring

Reminiscent of Bjork

Avant Pop having some dubstep elements, vocals being breathy and glitchy, often lingering there for the entire track while leaving the listener expecting more.

FUCK twigs

First track has got me questioning whether I will make it all the way through. Second track, 3o seconds in, and this needs to get good pretty quick or I'm turning off and giving it a 1 star. Ok, it's picked up a bit.... oh fuck, it's gone weird again. Track 3 is just as fucking bonkers. I'm really not enjoying this. She's comign across a pretentious cunt trying to be all "edgy" and "unconventional". Fuck this, I'm out. 1 star.

It was Alright, not my thing at all though, fine listening experience

Meh techno nonsense

nope nope nope

Didn't super love this one, kinda sounded like well-crafted noise to me for a lot of it. Don't get me wrong, I recognize the artistry and the talent it took to create that, and it really was all cohesive and musical, but it was just too noisy for my general taste.

Maybe it needs more than one listen? But I didn’t get anything from it at all to bring me back for any other listens.

***An ok album

Another album cover that gives me the creeps, but looks like most of her albums are like that. High-pitched, breathy, tik tok pop (R&B I guess?). Recognized two weeks, but otherwise kinda bland. 2*

Really, really, really enjoyed this much more than I thought I might. It's super visceral but also melodic, you can absolutely get the sense of what she's saying and the diction is really clear. The instrumentation is good, without being mind-blowing, but I think overall this is one of the better rap albums from the last 15 years.

I have no patience for this.

FKA twigs... ta ai uma artista que faz bastante tempo que ta no meu radar e que to devendo ouvir. Unico motivo por eu ter enrolado é que toda capa dela é FEIA ! Não sei qual a pira desse povo de fazer capa propositalmente feia... Mas ok, o projeto fez eu ouvir. Uma coisa é fato, esse disco é tudo menos entediante. Cada música tem trezentos elementos que despertam sua curiosidade e seu interesse. Som bem engajante do começo ao fim. Mas, simultaneamente, não sou muito chegado em R&B. E por mais que seja cheio de blips e blups, em sua essência, esse ainda é um disco de R&B. Logo, terá letras pornográficas e vocais gemidos. Nada contra, só não é minha maior pira! E se for pra ouvir um disco de R&B, que ele seja instrumentalmente interessante e engajante, igual esse. Clams Casino ta creditado nesse álbum e é perceptivel sua presença. Arca também. Os instrumentais são cheios e espaçosos, universos contidos em 4 minutos de música. Satisfatório demais. E dão um boost incrível nos vocais. A mulher canta bem.

Enjoyable, but not something I’d ever reach for. Liked some of this when it first came out.

no

Nahhh. I didn't enjoy this at all. The high pitched vocals were annoying and the backing electronic music didn't offer much either. Turned off after 3 songs. 3/10 (1.5/5)

I was trapped again in a very old relationship. Again I was with a friend and she kept calling until I came home. She displayed instant violence and hostility. Both physical and verbal. I wanted to see the kids. They were still young. Sometimes in their rooms, sometimes in stra ge places around the house. One side was a construction site the other an ocean with the military operation happening. They were storming some beach anyway. Back in the house I was looking for both the kids and her boyfriend. Why was he not there anymore and where were the kids? Something about me was written on the wall but I couldn't read anything but the number 25th. I was not wanted there but was expected to be there.

bezveze. lijep glas ali generični bitovi, repetitivno, monotono, za pozadinsku glazbu u slastičarnici otprilike

Who? Haunting Electronic Avant-Pop - think of a more spacey version of Björk. I didn't think I would like the album, but, although I wouldn't buy it, it's not bad.

Not bad, just much better modern offerings that could have been chosen.

Interesting music and I'm happy its in this list. Not something I will listen to again probably though.

Didn’t I do it for you 🥺. 3.5

Interesting album

Not much to say…just is not my style. I understand what the critics say they she’s going for, but I couldn’t get down with it.

Enjoyed the music, not the lyrics or vocals as much. Some interesting sounds, but ultimately not for me.

boring. nothing that hooks me.

Thoroughly enjoyed this collection of glitchy, sensual tunes. Adding this one to my master playlist. Standout tracks: Pendulum, Kicks

Lyrics in the background on a number of songs, hard to understand. Good for someone in their 20's, honesty in a relationship.

This was a bit of a sonic mess. @boopidoo, your reviews are so funny! I found the introduction to each track infinitely more interesting than the track itself.

Overproduced beathy high-pitched beepboop pop is not my thing. I read a few reviews on here saying that as this was FKA twigs debut, this was more about finding her voice - but I went and listened to some of her newer music, I guess she's still looking.

Enjoyed. Liked.

Not my favorite FKA Twigs album, but I'm glad she's on the list because she's a talented artist doing creative things. In hindsight this album feels a bit like she's still working her sound out.

Great debut - amazing voice and crisp production.

Decent (different) pop

It's alright.

A high 3

This was terrible. Listened to a few songs and stopped. Probably one of the worst on this list. 0/5

This album is an entire environment, and I don't mind getting lost in the landscape. The music and vocals combine to create a rich texture: dreamy, dangerous, sensual. Favorite track: "Two Weeks"