LP1

Quite boring and not very memorable

Jesus Christ, it's so minimalist. It's like literally nothing is happening. There's some interesting sounds and backing bits that sound kind of sci-fi, but it's just so empty. I don't think any single song distinguishes itself as something separate from the rest. Just high breathy vocals over some basic minimalist beats on every single song. It faded into the background easily enough for the most part, but that's hardly a winning endorsement now is it?

Very different than anything else i listen to, but also refreshing and cool.

Want to like this more than I do.

Two Weeks is a modern masterpiece - the rest doesn’t hold up.

A unique sound but I definitely enjoyed it.

Kinda nice vibes. Music from before I liked this music. Probably won't return.

I'm aware of who FKA twigs is, but I've never actually listened to her music until today. Honestly, I was hoping I'd enjoy it more. This just really isn't my type of music, and I absolutely hated the first few songs, though the album did pick up as it went on.

Not sure if it's a mix of old pop with new pop with a side of K-pop, but for me it's like she didn't find her style.

3.5

Really unique. Trippy bass-y music with soft female vocals 4

fka twigs' lp1 has a sound that hasn't been present on this list before now! it has dreamy, ambient vibes, which have been done before but are always enjoyable, but they come with an electronic, r&b combination that was fascinating to listen to. while i don't know the full history of r&b and ambient music, these genres allow lp1 to stand out from the crowd. the ambiance created by fka twigs is quite lovely. 2.5

An interesting and well done electronic endeavor, for sure. But ultimately, it was just kind of boring; it was ambient and never really hooked me. A lot of music has this kind of ambient electronic sound these days, but I remember when this album came out, it was fairly unique and well received! Ultimately, I just don't really think it's my thing, though I can definitely appreciate the strong work that went into it on the production side to keep this electronic album sounding tight and sounding good. For me, this album is more than a 2, but not a 3.

Pretty dull.

Nice but not really my thing

Ya know when Lorraine McFly says to Marty, “That was some interesting music.” But ya know what she means. This was how I felt about this album. Very sexual lyrics, and breathy singing on lots of the songs. Good vocal range but “interesting” stuff. Not my cup of tea. 1.5⭐️s

I think I've heard everything this has to offer before and found it unremarkable the first time. Maybe in 2014 it was new to break into the mainstream with breathy soprano over whatever sub-subgenre of electronic this'd be called. music: hated. (⌐■_■)

This makes me feel out of touch, but not in a way that makes me mad. Layered synths very nice to the touch, good sparse vocals, introspective themes: these are footholds that make sense to me, and they’re all well executed, and it’s nobody’s fault but my own that I’m 15-20 years too old.

Meh. Boring

Interesting, but so elliptical I feel like I need more time to digest it.

It's okay. Not really my thing though

Not for me

Weird and creative with some truly lovely moments. Would have liked to see some variety in Twigs' vocal, because it really wears thin after a while. On the whole, I'm surprised how unfocused this seems. Like it's really interesting, but it mostly ended up going nowhere. Fave Songs: Closer, Preface, Pendulum, Numbers, Give Up

Album won me over on the end. It was a hard start, but once you settle into the mood it's enjoyable. It stands on it's own and won't make it onto many playlists with multiple artists, but if you're in the mode for haunting, moody, music to focus with, this is the one.

Good album, favourite tracks, Two Weeks and Pendulum

3/5 liked it but not enough

Sounds mysterious and surreal. Reminds me of triphop, dubstep and Bjork. Not my taste, but I can understand why people like it. It's unique enough to be on the list. Favorite song: closer.

1. preface - 1.5 2. lightz on - 1 3. tuuo uueekz - 1 4. hourz - 1 5. pendulum - 1.5 6. video girl - 1.5 7. numberz - 1 8. clozer - 1.5 9. give up - 1.5 10. kikz - 1

Not a away of this kind a music.

I feel maybe I'm too old to get it but I mostly liked it

6.5 Are these lo fi beats? Is this what I missed? Anyway, twigs sounds like she's edging for half the album. A very horny album. Albums designed especially for horny teens is nothing new, but this iteration is definitely different. Beats, but not really danceable. Filtered synth soundscapes, beeps and bloops, stops and starts. Interesting stuff. Experimental even. Feels gently futuristic. Probably a lot of sex with drugs involved have occurred to this album. Would not be surprised if this was the construction of a savvy producer, rather than the vision of twigs herself. But I haven't looked into it

You can tell she harkens to Kate Bush, Tori Amos and Brisbane's own Kate Miller-Heidke. But there's a massive difference: they are all eccentric with high voices but the other three actually sing coherent songs. I don't know what this singer is supposed to be doing, but it isn't musical - just random noises. This is one of the worst things I've ever listened to.

Well I feel old, I thought FKA twigs was still 'new', not 10 years old! Recognise one year which I never knew was called Two Weeks. I guess this is artpop or avante garde? She clearly has a good voice, under the high pitched breathiness, but the lack of melody is not for me.

Not bad, but I didn't really enjoy it. I can see that there is some artistic value to this album, but it's not something that I'm into.

Fucking what?

Somehow I had Give Up on my iPod around the time this came out. It was possibly the free song of the week on iTunes. I think they still had that in 2014. Anyway, I actually like that song and I very rarely listened to this type of music. Never listened to the album until today and compared to Give Up, the rest is a disappointment. I guess Kicks was okay too.

3.5

Så bra

That’s baby making music

I've always felt like I should like her stuff more than I do. On paper it has a lot that I like, and some of the producers connected with it I really love. Somehow though, I just don't connect too much with it. It is technically super impressive and I do enjoy listening to it, I just don't find myself wanting to go back much.

Drum machine, ick

Not exactly a perfect 5, but closer to a 5 than a 4

I found this record quite fascinating. I think this FKA twigs person is a very interesting artist and actually quite a good singer, although I'm not sure she really showed that off on this recording. I found the lyrics to be a bit... disturbing? unsettling? Ditto for the overall aesthetic. It seems very druggy and also very sexual. Also overall the music was too avant garde for me to really enjoy it, though I 100% see why people do.

Não é pra mim.

interesting and different, ultimately not a great listen though, sneaks a 3 as it's different.

Couldn't get through the first song.

Really like the music, could do without the lyrics… it’d be nice for this to be an instrumental album instead lol

I could see this being notable in 2014, although I don’t remember noting it.

This must be what it's like to take ecstasy on prom night.

This was just breathy noise. I didn’t notice when it ended.

She has a nice voice but everything else was just not good.

This was weird but not as off-putting as say, Bjork. I enjoyed some of the last couple songs, but this is outside my normal zone of listenability.

Okay. A little too much high soprano.

New to me.

Scarily brilliant. Nearly 10 years old and still sounds like it's from the future

Very much enjoyed this at the time. Lovely to hear it again. A great album blending multiple genres and taking influence from Beyonce to Kate Bush to Bjork to Aphex Twin. 4/5

I enjoyed some of the arrangements and the more "bare" soundscape. The problem with that it highlighted her voice, which to be honest I don't like very much. Overall it was just ok.

One of those records I wonder if I just heard the same song 14 times in a row. OK, maybe not that bad, I did enjoy it as background but once was enough.

I had low expectations going in. Better then i expected but still not my thing.

I didn't need to hear this one. Some of the beats/production were at least interesting. But I will never put this one on again.

I actually like some FKA Twigs songs, so I’m disappointed by how much I didn’t enjoy listening to this.

Not a great voice. Just soft, breathy and easily replicated.

I don't get a lot of the criticism of this album in the top reviews. Yes lots of artists sound like this now... but they didn't when it was released! Also, it sounds great on proper speakers. It is also a remarkably sexy album and I have had a lot of sex with this as the background music, so that does endear it to me somewhat!

It felt wandering and aimless. I love off beat sounds and psychedelia, but this one isn’t it.

I was aware that Miss Twigs was a big thing 10 years abmgi but u never dipped my toe in her. (Ermmmmmm..) Anyway its a bit Bjorn with Kid A glitch. It washes over a bit but interesting.

Like this. If I remember would like to listen again and maybe explore more of her stuff.

AMAZING

Impressive production and vocals. But songs are a bit meandering

Amazing! I really enjoyed the instrumentals and the vocals on this one.

This is not a good album. It is very eccentric and I am not sure what she is trying to accomplish. There are parts where the music is good but then an odd decision is made it goes a completely direction. The lyrics are not good. I don't care for her voice. The album got "better" later on. I have no desire to listen to this album again or to listen to more music by this artist. It is better than a one, not really a two.

I had already loved a few tracks by FKA Twigs but somehow never listened to this whole album. Interesting production paired with her high, sometimes ethereal vocals. Her EP called M3LL155X is still my favorite. On this, Pendulum and Two Weeks are the big standouts. There are some annoyingly repetitive moments on here and song ideas that don’t feel like they have an aim, unfortunately.

Good alternative R&B but doesn’t really speak to me personally

Det här är så mycket bättre än jag kom ihåg... har letat efter något dylikt... älskar hur allt flyter. Också ett plus fär att vara ett val från 2000-talet som inte är mediokert/bakåtblickande.

oh fuck. artistry on the next fucking level. generational. fav songs: lights on, two weeks, hours, video girl, number, kicks.

there's something good in there somewhere, it just gets lost.

I like this a lot. It’s just something about the surreal beats and her unnatural sounding voice that has me really immersed.

Honestly every other time I’ve listened to FKA I was a little set off by her high pitch vocals and trembling sound. But when I listened to a full project I get lunged into the world she’s building and it all comes together in a pretty beautiful way. I liked this more than I expected but I don’t think I’d listen again in a serious way

never heard of this before but instant 5 for me. i'm not sure what this is but i love it!!

my wife likes music like this. but, not my thing. pass.

This was pretty good.

This was actually nice background music at work. Didn’t pay attention to the lyrics but was pretty chill.

I really enjoyed this! Never heard of it/them before.

Decent future-facing R&B. Interesting production that creates a specific mood (there are some tracks on here, and on her Magdalene album, that genuinely creep me out a bit, which I *think* is a good thing?) Usually at its best at the end of tracks when the different layers combine into a heady cocktail of bleepy bloops vocal counter-melodies. A couple of duds though. 3.5

As with many others, not my thing but not bad

An album that is a few decades too late. If it came out in the mid 90s I would maybe laud it, however it offers nothing new to me.

cool

It’s an albums’s album - not much standout songs per se, at least off the cuff - but they are majestically parts of a larger whole. Sparse but surgically precise production - and constantly to the point.

interesting, not the sort of pop i usually listen to

Avant-pop. Bien, sin más. De hecho, gracias a ella he conocido a Kwamie Liv, que me gusta mucho más.

Best and still bad song: Give Up (I will now after hearing this) Bad songs and bad pop. I didn’t have to hear this. I hate the music more than the cover.

good length, the r&b influence and her voice are mildly annoying. the xx is better. 2.5 closer

This album tries so hard to be quirky and different with its dumb sound effects everywhere. Every song sounds the same, boring pop with a good voice that never melodically matches the music. The very few parts that are catchy can't save this turd. 1.5/5

This is the first time I've ever actually listened to the whole album all the way through. I like it, just not in the quantity presented in a full album. Raw, powerfully sexual, quite overwhelming. Good stuff, just too much to handle.

listened

Everything I hate about modern music. Ethereal background noise, breathy vocals, other random electronic noises, filthy lyrics ("Two Weeks"), and it never gets into a groove. Ugh, how many more British electronic albums am I going to have to endure for this challenge?

Not my style but it is probably good

I honestly can't believe there is an album here within the last decade! This is pretty good. She has a good voice and the production is really good and experimental (not too much tho). Overall this is ok. It's not really something I super enjoy, but it is still pretty good. I like the different things she does with the production and her vocals. A high 3/5

Not my vibe

I thought It was a bitta fun to see some early hyperpop. didn't do all that much for me but certainly wasn't bad

Ultra modern and experimental. More of an interesting art piece than an enjoyable record to listen to.

This is some whispery experimental pop.

One of those cases where I can see why people would enjoy this but just not for me, there's just no through line for me to get attached to and nothing that sticks with me. But I can give props for not being some cookie cutter album and you miss 100% of the chances you don't take so it deserves props. The grandpa simpson quote comes to mind "I use to be with it, now what I'm with isn't it, and what's it is weird and scary to me"

ayyyy fka twigs? mwoa like FKA DIS! AYYY ugatz

Wow, very cool album!

I've listened to this quite a few times to try and get it. Lyrically it's bland and uninspiring, tales of remarkably impersonal intimacy. The production, use of noise and synthesisers are the main appeal of the piece. The noise complements well with the use of jarringly placed tuplets and percussion cutting into pop choruses. The combination of this with the spacey production and unfamiliar timbres make this a very effective psychadelic piece but the lyrics and choruses still feel like such a drawback on the piece as a whole.

6/10. Pretty pleasant, didn't really strike my fancy.

Definitely too out there for my usual tastes but this album grew on me throughout its runtime. 7/10

I'm honestly borderline disappointed. This is a fine album, but I'd always heard that FKA twigs was a revolutionary artist, and this sort of just sounds like any mainstream pop album? Maybe she got there first, but at least in 2023, less than a decade after its release, it doesn't necessarily sound like anything that special. The first few tracks were pretty good, pretty catchy. But this type of sultry R&B is dime a dozen nowadays, and nothing here really stands out from the crowd for me. At the least though, I can say she does sound like a fully-formed artist here, which is impressive for her first album.

Not my kind of pop

I loved this so much. Wow, why did I miss this when it came out. It’s so unique. I’ve never really heard anything like it. I remember hearing FKA twigs’s second EP, maybe? This is a whole world unto its own. Oozing creativity. I was just waiting to find out what she was going to do next. I loved the choral influences. I’m sad that I never heard this when it came out, but in hindsight maybe I just wasn’t ready. 5/5, blew my mind

I really enjoyed her second album when that came out and went back to listen to this afterwards reading the acclaim, but didn't find the tunes so was disappointed after that. Different experience now, Lights On is great, Two Weeks is mesmerising, although Hours doesn't really seem to go anywhere. Pendulum is similar except it DOES go somewhere. Ok second half now and I'm understanding my previous reaction. Everything is fine but nothing stands out. Magdelane is way better as an album. I wonder what the EPs sound like, perhaps this should have been EP3.

I like out-there ethereal pop music, so this is basically straight up my alley. I probably would've stuck Purity Ring - Shrines in here instead, but this is still solid. Needs more listens.

Interesting. Not sure how much i like it….

Good

I was aware of this when it came out but missed diving deep. Glad I did now.

good album, underappreciated gem!

Avant-pop, alternative R&B, electronic. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Avant-pop. Bien, sin más. De hecho, gracias a ella he conocido a Kwamie Liv, que me gusta mucho más.

She tried but not really hard enougth

Interesting in parts, ultimately not interesting enough for me.

Fine

Music for ducklipped teenagers to put their makeup on to.

Decent 7/10

Avant-pop, a new genre that I now need to delve into. FKA Twigs provided a refreshing take on pop, using all sounds imaginable with an amazing voice to carry you through her soundscapes. Big fan now, I'm excited to continue following her.

Certified bedroom banger

Didn’t listen but maliciously voting 1 star on every electronic elevator music album

i am glad that music like this exists and people like it but i did not

mag sie, aber is abiz boring

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Some good ideas here but they need to be fully fleshed out.

Sounds like every other ambient-electronica piece that makes me question this list. It's okay, but must-listen? 3/5

Barely listenable. Maybe an extra point for some nice stylish choices?

14.04.23. Неплохой экспериментальный ритм-н-блюз с красивым вокалом. Альбом оставил весьма неоднозначные впечатления, но, несмотря на это, всё же смог похвастаться наличием нескольких крутых песен.

может байас, но тяжело её слушать

I felt like there was something good here under the surface, trying to break free. But it didn't try hard enough and got overwhelmed by the blandness. It's a shame, I almost liked it. But I didn't.

Just another album that washed over me without eliciting any emotion whatsoever

Appreciate some of the musicality but just modern enya

Godt og veldig blandet, men dette kan jeg generelt digge!

At first I didn’t like the high pitched wailing and bleeps, but it got under my skin and could feel the sexiness. There are hints of The XX but far raunchier and more experimental. Not really my thing, but I can understand the critical acclaim.

Horrible,sounded like a baby banging on a pot. No stars for me but have to give one to move on.

My first listen was as background music and my second listen was with headphones. There was a major difference. The avant garde stylings with quality production have a lot of nuances that are best enjoyed with headphones. The sounds bounce from side to side and change depths frequently. This was quite enjoyable. The percussion is simple but quite good for no reason other than how far it is off the beaten track. Her voice eventually starts to drive me nuts which gave me pause but I stuck with the 4.

It’s interesting to compare this to Lorde, since they are both young, independent artists known for their “unconventional” sound. While Lorde’s singing style reflects what I would call a pop-radio style, FKA Twigs, as one of the critics said, is trying to “take a sledgehammer” to the modern R&B sound, and apparently this debut LP was more accessible than her first singles. I like the atmospheric/industrial/avant-garde textures, often free of a conventional beat, that she sings over top of. I especially like the choral bits, but there weren’t enough of them. I can hear a bit of a Kate Bush influence.

This is a big improvement over the more modern music that we've received lately, yes I'm looking at you Lorde. This album is multi-layered, complex and very well produced. A modern day Kate Bush or Bjork with some dubstep beats mixed it. It could use a bit more variety though.

4-5 range. The R&B percussion, dark synth elements, and lofty airy vocals are a hell of a combo. Will be revisiting.

What a gorgeous album. I’ve never given twigs much of a chance (outside of Cellophane, which may just be the best break up song of all time) but I will definitely be checking out more of her music after this.

Meh. 3/5

Moody, sultry, ethereal, and gorgeously layered. Sometimes the gossamer production here got away from itself for a little too long in my opinion; if bits of this just got slight cutting tweaking it could really soar.

I love this, really in the Björk and SOPHIE School of production, which is definitely one of my favorite approaches to music.

Bad. Lots of breathy singing and moaning to Flume-style beats. Honestly one of the first albums I considered not completing. Nevertheless, I persisted.

This is a vibe. This is what music is supposed to sound like in our flying cars or on the holodeck.

normalno

Not really my stuff, I recognise the value and it reminds me of GRIS, so that's a plus. But in the end I wouldn't listen to this again

Surprised at how much I liked it. 3/5

I don’t get it. One or two interesting sounds. Like Bjork. Why is this album on the list?

definitely a pop album

awful. I couldn't finish the album. Trying to be creative and innovative but it all sounds the same and just lands flat.

canzoni abbastanza simili ma molto originali

Samey, no melodies or tunes to peak of. Not for me.

Mjög falleg tónlist, fallegur flutningur, góð plata.

A lot of buildup and very little payoff. Best track: Two Weeks

Love it!

The production alone seems deserving of a 5. She has an absolute amazing display of vocals. There is literally something about every song I find enjoyable. This is another album that caught me off guard. Definitely 5! 1. Lights On 2. Preface 3. Video Girl 4. Numbers 5. Give Up

Pop of the worst sort - and I like well made Pop songs. But there is none of those to be found here. In fact, there are no real songs anywhere, as this is more a bunch of overproduced electronic arrangements on top of which the singer is trying to vocalise random words or sentences - I dare not call them lyrics. There is no real musical idea here, and nothing that speaks to or touches me in any way. This is an atrocious waste of time. 1/5

I mean, really? Whatever. Music should have songs, tunes, that sort of thing.

The soundtrack to sex robots performing gentle bondage on their human slaves in the back of a cathedral converted into a charging station/sex dungeon. 🪢🪢🪢

This is very cool. Really enjoyed Two Weeks, Numbers, and Kicks. But so many great moments overall.

Cinematic, a little bit otherworldly - exactly my jam. Fave track - "Two Weeks" - a great tune, with a great video to boot!

Some very interesting sounds and themes in the vein (imho) of early the Weeknd; dark, sexy, a little weird. Still not really something I'm drawn back to.

Not my thing.

It's not for me. It's too generic. Maybe I could give credit for it having (some) powerful lyrics. The songs are pretty great for dancing I guess. I don't imagine myself wanting to listen to this...ever.

Unique, but I got tired of the falsetto vocal. Felt like it needed visuals.

Very... if aliens had listened to modern RnB and tried to recreate it. If La Roux made a collaborative album with Burial (which I'd throw some money at, now that I type it out). Weirdly horny. Do I like it? Eh. Do I hate it? Nah... "Indifferent" is not the right word. It's creative and I've never heard anything like it, but it might just be a little *too* weird. Favorite tracks: "Video Girl", "Lights On"

I appreciate what she is trying to do here. The production is great and I hear the influence of Bjork, Kate Bush and others, on top of the R&B/techno/space thing but it doesn't do much for me.

It's not terrible, just isn't my taste

Les albums d'rnb post 2010 font toujours un bien fou au générateur, c'est une vraie constante. Je vais m'abstenir de répéter une énième fois ce que je pense des clébards à tête de mort mais vous connaissez mon avis les concernant.

Robert se remet enfin au travail, avec un album de qualité qui fait du bien au milieu de la bouillie proposée récemment. En parlant de règlade, j'ai appris ce matin que les membres du groupe Fleetwood Mac s'amusaient à lancer des preservatifs remplis de lait pendant les concerts de leur début. Une anecdote qui fait sourire, plusieurs années avant que la femme chanteuse du groupe ne passe son temps à courir derrière le mec super charismatique du groupe tout au lond de l'album Rumours.

a modern r&b artist very airy but nothing really happens in these songs 2.5

I thought this was really striking at first, but I got really tired of it by the end. There was kind of a formula where FKA twigs would warble repeated ethereal sounding phrases about jealousy to a background abstract painting of sounds. It is kind of a cool effect. However, all ten songs were this. There wasn't much beat, rhythm, or melody, and I kept hoping something would drop, but it never did. Does it make any sense to say I found it interesting but boring?

At first I thought that 1001 had presented me with another new found gem. It was interesting and different...at first. But then each track sounded more or less like the previous and it really started to wear me down. I kept hoping for a pivot of some sort, but there was none and what FKA twigs was giving me just didn't hold my interest.

(a) I can't stop looking at the cover. Her hair, her eyes, her lips, her teeth. The shine and color on her face. Beautiful but disquieting. (it's not a bruise, is it?) The hyper-real/non-reality of it. This image took up a lot of my brain space today. (b) I am completely unfamiliar with FKA twigs, a fact that earns the album extra points after what feels like several repeated artists over the past few weeks (a lot of white dudes I already know and some I've heard enough from already). (c) Like many others, this faded into the background a bit in the kitchen during dinner prep and was much, much, much, much, much more compelling and interesting with headphones and more focus. I'm intrigued and want more.

This is a crazily enchanting album that had me mesmerized. Really interesting and unique. The soundscapes painted here are a bit stark, a bit startling, utterly beautiful. So many layers, such an incredible use of electronics. I loved it!

Потрясающий альбом, которой полностью пропитан красотой и лёгкостью. Несколько психоделичные и экспериментальные минусы идеально противопоставляются безупречному и мягкому вокалу, что создаёт в голове незабываемый образ всего альбома, а в сочетании с трогательными и чувственными текстами этот релиз расцветает ещё сильнее. (8.5)

Very breathy, sounds like everybody else

(⌣́_⌣̀)

mon petit rayon de lune

Theres a lot to love here, great vocals (Twig's falsetto is to die for), interesting instrumentation and the production and mixing does a lot of things right, there's an excellent sense of space and depth in the mixing which I really love. Its also taking a rich history of interesting pop and updating it for modern times in a way that's not as maximalist as hyperpop nor falls into the pitfall of being samey, the way a lot of heavily produced music can be. That being said its major downfall is really in your face the whole time and hard to ignore. Its so clean, where's the distortion? where's the tape loops? where's the hiss? where's the slightly dodgey inconsistencies in volume. A few imperfections and some more lo fi techniques would have made this record really shine in a big way. Its so clinical and it never stops battering you around the head with how digital it all is. A massive detriment and a missed opportunity on an otherwise fantastic album.

I don’t know if this was just a refreshing change of genre after a week of dad rock, but I enjoyed this. Listened to it on a rainy drive home and found it both relaxing and intriguing, with lots of cool sounds for my ears to chase

This is like that Brian Eno album but with whispery vocals. Def a little odd, but much more accessible. I liked it, but may have to give it another listen to let it sink in.

2/5. A unique voice mixed with good beats should yield good results but the songs just come out boring and uninspired most of the time. I can listen to it, I just would rather listen to something else.

Test-tube music – contrived, synthentic and experimental. It feels often like post-music in that it’s more like assemblages and beats and effects rather than you know playing. Still, one wonders what it would be like live. Not that it's terribly unpleasant. Indeed, it's somewhat dramatic and powerful here and there and intermittently sexy, too. The layering equates to a certain futuristic dreaminess on the best tracks, of which “Kicks” is the most engaging. Overall, however, it's not very memorable or substanive. The sacrifice of flow and melody (if such matter) seems too high a price to pay for these angly and overdetermined formulations. One takes the point that it's not really R&B (save for some vocal echoes on certain cuts) but it's certainly not punk in any menaingful sense and her claims to the contrary suggest she lacks knowledge of what she's after or what she's done, as does her taking umbrage at the accusation that it's trip-hoppy (which it most certainly is). One supposes it most aligned to alt-indie axes (in Bjork or Portishead vein, roughly), but interesting guitar bits that would make it more so get lost under the high drama of the vocals that are always (and sometimes oppressively) front and center. The question is begged: is it really genre-spanning or simprly accreitve and thus muddled as it certainly sounds? One would've thought AI and cyborgs could deliver a stronger product or output than this. In any event, one is not much compelled. More to the point, one struggles to hear what's timeless here, innovative though it may have seemed in its moment. The beats and sound effects seem destined to age poorly, as is ever the case with music manufactured to the standards of a certain time with state-of-the-art production techniques (which change every two weeks after all).

Interesting electronica, breathy voice just gets overdone. Not going to stay on my playlist.

There was an attempt to be an "artist", I'll say that. I just found the high-pitched, soft and breathy vocals were too much of a try-hard. Felt like a very poor attempt at emulating Björk's vocal and musical style. Not good.

I liked it. Funky and a little upbeat.

Atmospheric, but didn't really make an impression on me

Just painful. I appreciate this album is weird.. but it's bad weird, like chocolate cake with mustards.

3.7 + A mechanized fairy queen singing over the soundtrack to Super Metroid for Super NES. Dark, synthetic, colorful. Sometimes the arrangements feel overly busy with too many swirling elements and rhythmic shifts. I prefer songs like “Give Up” and “Kicks” that are simpler and in which the parts are given more space to breathe.

Zweverige popmuziek. 't is niet echt aan mij besteed

couple of songs

should not be on this list

I enjoyed Two Weeks, but it just sounds too modern for my taste, a lot of cacophonous beats and her voice is beautiful, so it kept jarring me throughout.

Pretty impressive debut album. Sort of Portishead meets Kate Bush meets Enya. Very interesting. 4 stars.

kralicem slaylemis ama tam slayleyememis ondan 3.5 rly good for a debut album tho favs: lights on, two weeks, give up

FKA twigs is nicely fractal. I heard bits and pieces of LP1 first, but never the whole project. MAGDALENE was great listening a couple years ago. Her debut sounds unfinished-in-a-good-way in a way that MAGDALENE does not. It seems pretty easy to gauge one's taste for the sound: Just listen to any track. But the collection of songs doesn't feel redundant against a single or other album.

ну нормик, только занудненькоо крутая обложка

Well, here's a thing. I'm suprised at how negative everyone is in the reviews. Yes it's not entirely original and doesn't follow traditional definitions of a cohesive album with tracks but it's inventive and fresh and precisely what I enjoy listening to. People are giving '1's for no more reason that 'it's not for me' so I'm going to give this a '5' for precisely the same reason in reverse.

Chilled

Interesting but does not stand out

It was not my favoutite but you can certainly hear the influences for modernday pop. Overal a nice experience

It’s not really my thing. But I loved the chances taken and FKA has a great, sultry vocal throughout. I get the appeal. I get why people like her. Perhaps her subsequent releases will hit me a little different.

Wanted to like this after seeing all the bad reviews. Ended up agreeing unfortunately. Great vocals ruined by over-producing. Sounded like a pop Goldfrapp but worse. Unlucky for FKA

It isn’t my mysict! I didn’t like it..

First time listening to her music and I can say it’s great. A fan going forward. Nice mix of electronica and trip-pop in this debut album.

very good

La tapa me pareció preciosa!

Great album that I didn't "get" initially when it came out. It's calm but confronting.

Avant-pop, alternative R&B, electronic. Me ha gustado. Un 4.

Slow dreaming trap with slick vocals make this an easy listen to get your groove on.

This album started well, with more than an air of Portishead about it. I was pleasantly surprised and found the first three of four tracks interesting. But after a while, it all became a little too obvious, each track sounding pretty much like the one before.

Twigs has bent and mashed up genres to the extent that she has made something creative and original. Well done for that. The only problem is it does not sound very nice in my ears. Rating: 1.5/5 Playlist track: Two Weeks Date listened: 19/10/22

Some interesting music but the lyrics weren't up to much

Not my usual musical fare but I don't hate this. She clearly has a good voice. I don't usually like the "made in my room on garage band" type beats but it's inoffensive enough. Middle of the road background music to distract you while doing boring work tasks. 3 Stars.

Not my thing but didn’t need to turn it off

The quiet part of techno songs but that's the whole album. Not bad, but each song feels like literally half a song.

Bueno

Slaps, it doesn't feel like an album that is enhanced much by listening as an album but it's good

C’est speciale mais sa met dedans pour travailler et poura concentration, genre d’electro 3.75

Prod intéressante, s’écoute bien en trvaillant tranquille. Beaucoup de similitudes avec XX.

Pas un instant Banger. Faut être dans le mood, mais c'est bien fait. J'aime l'approche minimaliste et la production qui semble plus faite comme dans le Hip Hop, c'est à dire en couches de boucles et diverses sonorités plutôt qu'avec des instruments conventionnels qui enregistrent des lignes complètes. C'est différent et c'est ce qui rend ça intéressant pour moi. Le visuel est également bien réussi. Mais je peux comprendre que ce ne soit pas pour tout le monde et je ne crois pas que ça veut l'être non plus.

I was bang up for this after hearing the haunting vocals and jagged beats of the opening track, 'Preface', followed by the quite beautiful, and a little raunchy, 'Lights On'. I loved it - sounding like someone had spliced Kate Bush with Bjork and replaced Thom Yorke with them during Kid A/Amnesiac-era Radiohead, but told Jonny, Colin and Ed to ditch the guitars. However, it then began to feel that it was just the same formula throughout the rest of the album: soulful voice over the top of chopped beats. Nothing wrong with that and I still very much enjoyed it. So much so that it remained on a loop for most of the day and I kept finding new little sonic nuggets with each play-through.

liked this a lot. shades of bjork - quite ethereal - but with an electro punch. 'Closer' and 'Two Weeks' my standout tracks.

Too much going on for me. Felt like I was having a conversation with 20 people at once.

Really enjoyed this, reminded me a lot of Bjork

This is such a beautiful album. Saw Twigs play twice and astounded and moved both times. Standout tracks: Lights On Two Weeks Hours Give Up Tbh I could just write the full track listing here.

Lovely stuff

Evidently an impressive accomplishment, but no joy in hearing it. Full of textures in search of a melody. Lots of glimpses that Twigs sings beautifully but her voice is too often lost in a mess of… I’m not sure what to call it. It just sounds so overdone. Ultimately R&B, in its modern form, just ain’t my thing. Prime cut: Two Weeks

I was thinking she reminded me of Grimes and who is the next artist that plays after the album finishes, GRIMES!

This was good, but all the songs sounded the same, but a little different. Idk, I wasn't fully feeling it.

Two weeks is a jam. Breathy and weird and vibe-y. Sort of pleasantly fades into the background

Quite nice to listen to early this morning but not something I think I would seek out otherwise. 2/3*?

Didn't like it at first but it did grow on me. It was quite good for zoning out and working to.

She definitely has a good voice but this isn’t for me at all Only got worse after I wrote this ^

Not for me.

Interesting. Listen again

It's not terrible by any means, as I liked her voice and some of the production, but it was sluggish and felt way longer than its 40 minutes.

Sure, this album was sonically innovative at the time, but it also lacks substance when it comes to interesting vocal melodies. As a result each and every song blends into one another--once you've heard that very cool track "Two Weeks", it seems like a lot of the tunes after it are trying to repeat the same template, but with far less success most of the times. And when the songs are not trying to do this, they're just shapeless blurs supported by weird bloops and bleeps (see "Pendulum"). Sometimes innovation, weird sounds and full-blown eccentricity are not enough. You also need real songcraft to make all those things cohere into a stable whole. Fortunately, the tunes on FKA twigs' second LP, 2019's *Magdalene*, were a little more moving, effective and dynamic, while retaining the off-kilter, eccentric nature of those displayed on LP1. So it's a 'no' to *LP1* for me here. But maybe I could say 'yes' to *Magadalene* later on... Number of albums left to review or just listen to: 814 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory: 100 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 46 Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more important): 41 (including this one)

I've heard lots about FKA twigs but never took the dive. Boy am I glad I did here today. What a uniquely stimulating album. The textures in the beats, synths, and basslines elevate FKA's vocals, giving the music a certain "wow" factor. This can be partly attributed to producer and artist Arca, who had also done production work for Kanye West on Yeezus and Björk on Vulnicura. The sonic space being explored here is sublime. This album stands heads and shoulders above other pop/r&b albums for 2014. It stands for the natural progression of music: innovative and bold.

3.5

HL: Hours, Two Weeks, Give Up The simplicity & sincerity of Twig’s voice are much appreciated amidst the sea of synths. How does it come across as both minimal and borderline overwhelming. Sure have it both ways August 18, 2022 (late nite)

Experimental, druggy and deeply sexy. FKA Twigs is one of the most interesting artists around right now. I’d categorize her music very loosely as R&B but the cool thing about her is how little she seems to think about genre. She’s draws equal influence from avant-grade electronic music as she does more conventional “bedroom music.” And her voice is stunning! She can go so high and tap into this big sense of drama. I love it. (She’s got some awesome music videos too.) Highlights: “Two Weeks,” “Video Girl,” “Numbers”

I'm writing as I'm listening and overall I think it's OK. I don't love it, and I have had this notion in my head that she is a little overrated but with full transparency I have not heard all of her stuff. Is this one of the 1001 best albums of all time? I'm trying to find which parts make this record a standout and deserving of a place on this list. I'm hearing electronic (indie?) pop. Her voice is nice, but I'm not really blown away by it or anything. The production is cool and interesting- it's not formulaic, and has moments of minimalism (1 minute mark of "Hours"), and nice panned elements pretty often. I'm listening on speakers and not headphones, but the speakers are appropriately placed to experience panned sounds, and I get the impression of the sounds being panned for the sake of being panned / doing something different. It's hard for me to be wowed by excessive panning as something extraordinary however. I do really like how in "Video Girl" the chorus slows down tempo. That is very unique. This song and "Numbers" were the tracks I liked most. I did find it unfortunate that the choruses of these tracks were really repetitive vocally and lyrically though. Numbers has some intriguing production on it but it almost feels random to me- like there's no connection thematically to the lyrics or anything like that. It's almost like a video-game battle song. Is there some Gestalt "the sum is greater than the parts" happening? That has definitely been the case with some records on this list, but I'm not sure with this one. The album cover is cool and makes me think. It's like some photos of her real face and then some 3d modeled parts (her right eye, her right cheek, and her right ear). Pretty funky. Maybe there's some kind of connection here to the idea of "sum of the parts" here? I'm giving it a 2/5 because I think it has some interesting things in a few tracks but I wasn't really blown away by it.

There are flashes of brilliance on display here, but the adjective that most sums this album up is "overproduced." She's got a great voice, as is clearly going for an ethereal, trip-hoppy sound, and sometimes it works. "Two Weeks" is sultry fire, and "Video Girl" grabbed and maintained my attention; they were definitely my favorite songs on the album. "Lights On," "Hours," "Pendulum," and "Give Up" all have their moments, but there were times (especially during "Pendulum") when I wished she and her producers would just get out of their own way and let it rip. This is a debut album, so I'm hoping that she's since learned to ditch some of the gimmicky aspects of it and trust her voice to carry more of the weight. Giving this three and a half stars for what's here, and another half star for the undeniable potential.

FKA twigs sounds like Portishead & Bjork had a baby. I dig her weirdo vocals.

This is really just not my taste I guess. I tried but I just couldn't find myself getting into it.

I didn't listen to this, I endured it. I hated this so much. Thank God it wasn't long. This is so much of what I hate about pop music in recent years. I will say that her voice is not bad but she doesn't use it well at all. That makes this pile of garbage even worse

Interesting soundscaping on track one. Love the metallic soundsm

Layered, spacious, and slightly dissonant. One of the best albums of the ‘10s.

This album is crazy awesome. Its near indescribable. Parts bjork, parks beyonce. She uses her voice in crazy ways that while layering is nothing new, are done so fresh and uniquely here. My fiance has shown me a lot of FKA and so I have started following her but yet to catch up on her disco. I recognized more than a few of the tracks on this while listening. Part of what makes this album so good is that it feels like an album though each track is a very unique and stand-alone vibe also. I really loved the production on Numbers

Me gusta este disco, es frío y calmo, a veces sensual, en otras rabioso.

I’m trying to work out when this album would sound at its best, but I don’t think 6:30am on day 5 of the summer holidays is it. I mostly enjoyed the sounds, the lyrics less so. But I didn’t get it and it didn’t get me.

Nah

Très niché. À connaître, mais faut être dans le mood pour apprécier.

A beautiful voice, overproduced. Some of the songs were enjoyable, but as a whole the album didn't really do much for me.

Production pop ultra léchée et riche qui sort du lot. Une 2e écoute s'impose.

Great art pop album with a tasteful production that is leaning on the atmospheric side of the spectrum. I was thinking of Arca while listening to it and I wasn't surprised to learn that he produced this. I wish it went harder a little bit and used Arca's weirdness to its full potential, but I get it that it's not what she was going for, so it's a minor complaint. Her second album is even better apparently, so I'll make sure I check it out shortly.

I did not like this and will not waste any more words on it.

Good dream pop. Electronic vibe, smooth..Remind me of Lana Del Rey.

Dream pop, glitch hop, whatever it is, it was nice, creative and original. I can't say that I'll come back to it again, but I appreciated it. Glad to see a few more recent albums in this list.

Every 2nd or 3rd song this almost broke out into actual music, but most of the time this sounded like floorboards creaking while someone whimpered in the background. Fuck off, honestly. And stop trying to feed me shit from the UK every day. 1/5.

Weeeeiirrrd. Okay so a sort of tight vocal electronic sound. This is like Ellie Goulding but wayyy more art. The electronics are way more angular, grooves more alien. The vocal textures are at times so lush but always so crystal. This was really great music to read the new chainsaw man to.

Never heard of this artist before, but this is the kinda music I'm really digging these days. Good vibes and great beats. Definitely will be checking out more from her.

Really interesting sound, but got a bit same-y as it went on.

Not bad, but hardly memorable. Definitely an enjoyable vibe, and some interesting experimentalism going on. Could be a grower

При том, что жанр абсолютно не мой, звучит очень классно. Даже ооооочень отдаленно напомнило голос Кейт Буш, хотя это и было в последней композиции.

Mostly annoying but occasionally catchy.

This didn’t do much for me. Not sure if I need to give it another listen but was happy when it was on over

I was glad when it was done.

Kind of a cool vibe, a bit slow and samey so far, but interesting.

I enjoyed this. It had some cool ethereal sounds that were fun to listen to, though the lyrics were a little repetitive.

Outra opção de tripo hop que inclui hit “sexy”.

Precisely constructed songs of joy and ice.

It's okay, but Madelene should have been on the list in its place.

Not my kind of music. Good singer but i just don’t care for electronic music and echos/effects on the voices.

Torn between 3 and 4 on this one. “Two Weeks” is an obvious highlight, but I felt like I was maybe missing the moment or impact that this had. It’s a prime example of mid-2010 pop, but I don’t know if it’s the best example of the period (although maybe it helped define the genre-sound at the time).

Not my style but well done.

I enjoyed this, although the music felt perhaps a little one note. Some interesting things going on in the lyrics.

21st century Kate Bush?

Buen timbre de voz, sin destacar especialmente. Canciones relajadas, algo de pop, sensuales. Sin pena ni gloria se puede decir.

LP1 is very soulful and hymn like in quality, yet has a sensuality that draws you in. FKA Twigs' futuristic take on R&B, melds into electronica quite nicely, and is uniquely it's own thing. Best: Two Weeks Worst: Numbers 3.5 Stars (so very close to 4 stars)

Nice!

I didn't really like this album when I first listened to it a few years ago, but after revisiting it it's grown on me a bit.

Not for me. The production is so weird and busy

Strange album. I can see why people like it. I really didn't, though.

This is rubbish

Mouth-wateringly interesting multi-layered productions with R&B vocals. Not that enjoyable as a whole, it sounds messy, formless, and repetitive. It made me want to listen again to Taylor Swift's "reputation", not because it's a good album, but because it's one of the albums in this domain that I actually enjoyed once, ahhh good ol' 2010's. Overall, it basically sounds like a hifi version of vaporware.

Meh, kind of on the fence with this one. It had some interesting moments, but overall it is pretty underwhelming.

I've seen this record cover all over the place but never clued in. So, here goes. Open mind. Clean slate... I have an embarrassingly small frame of reference for music like this. But it seems so goddamned innovative to me and her voice is so pretty. The song "Two Weeks" has more than 80 million plays on Spotify, yet I've just heard it for the first time. It's excellent. The synth sounds on that song and the record, in general, are great. I think the production uses a technique called "ducking" where the various tracks/instruments duck out of the way (in terms of volume) when other instruments are hitting. So, like, the volume of the synth drops when there is a snare hit. It's like the next level in the volume wars that people like Rick Rubin hate. I tend to dislike it when applied to rock music. But when literally everything in a mix besides the vocals are synthetic, it's a beautiful effect.

This is an unfair (and probably inaccurate) comparison - but, she's like the UK version of Ariana Grade? I know -it's mostly just the voice and the subject matter that makes that connection for me. The "music" is definitely more "indie" that "pop" - but not by that much. It's okay - probably worthy of a better ranking than I'm going to give it.

Not really sure if I'm qualified to judge this music but I know I don't like it.

WTF

I am unable to articulate why, but I strangely liked it. Never heard it before.