Just assume I've joined the "what do you mean, tone deaf on catchy melodies" dogpile, it will save us all time
― Arugula Raccoon (DJP), Thursday, 23 May 2019 13:30 (five years ago) link
After that, yes, she started becoming more interested in sounds/arrangements more than melodies, and it all sounded gorgeous and forward-thinking but equally kind of same-y and sterile.
as the björk poll revealed to me, this is a false narrative
― american bradass (BradNelson), Thursday, 23 May 2019 13:39 (five years ago) link
Sterile was prob not the right word there, I just mean kind of tuneless? I think Utopia is a gorgeous record, just overly repetitive in parts.
Anyway, the point was neither her nor Twigs are bad at melodies.
― Roz, Thursday, 23 May 2019 14:49 (five years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucL26I7ZN08
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 31 May 2019 20:01 (five years ago) link
Blimey
― And according to some websites, there were “sexcapades.” (James Morrison), Tuesday, 4 June 2019 00:33 (five years ago) link
I was there for Twigs show (btw Primavera was really amazing, my first large scale festival in over 10 years). One of the more brilliant and flawless live performances I've seen. The costumes, atmospherics, pacing, transitions, sword dancing, pole dancing were all on point. Her voice was transcendent. What a set!
The opening bit "A Woman's Prerogative" was spine chilling.
― octobeard, Tuesday, 4 June 2019 03:43 (five years ago) link
https://i-d.vice.com/amp/en_uk/article/zmjny4/fka-twigs-interview-magdalene-new-album
finally some more news - album is titled Magdalene, out this fall, mostly co-produced by Nicolas Jaar, one track "Holy Ground" features Future
― ufo, Monday, 2 September 2019 15:17 (four years ago) link
Interesting, would not have expected that pairing
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 2 September 2019 19:17 (four years ago) link
Thank god it’s not Arca! I hate his productions and what he did with Bjork. There was talks of Oneohtrix producing but I suppose it didn’t work out either.
Very excited with this pairing tbh.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Monday, 2 September 2019 22:13 (four years ago) link
opn did produce some tracks she performed live in 2016 but they're not part of this new lot unless they've been renamed so idk if they'll ever see the light of day again
― ufo, Monday, 2 September 2019 23:47 (four years ago) link
tomorrow... holy terrain featuring @1future. thank you to my sweet friends @skrillex and @jackantonoff for helping me drive this baby home x pic.twitter.com/QMk06lQ5Md— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) September 8, 2019
"holy terrain" is out tomorrow, co-produced by jack antonoff and skrillex
― ufo, Monday, 9 September 2019 09:19 (four years ago) link
Hot Antonoff autumn
― Simon H., Monday, 9 September 2019 13:10 (four years ago) link
antonoff is a somewhat surprising choice of collaborator for her since her general aesthetic is pretty far removed from his usual work which tends to be somewhere in the realms of synthpop or singer-songwriter-y stuff
re: arca i think her collaborations with twigs and kelela have been her best work so i'd be happy to hear more collaborations with twigs. her work with bjork has been a bit hit and miss - the beats on vulnicura were fine but nothing special and i really didn't like utopia at all, though that might just be due to bjork's songwriting being at its most meandering on it
― ufo, Monday, 9 September 2019 13:26 (four years ago) link
and album is out 25/8!
thousand eyeshome with yousad dayholy terrain (feat. Future)mary magdalenefallen alienmirrored heartdaybedcellophane
https://music.apple.com/us/album/magdalene/1477652618
― ufo, Monday, 9 September 2019 13:36 (four years ago) link
apparently opn is indeed on it too
― ufo, Monday, 9 September 2019 13:40 (four years ago) link
skrillex? this is not what i want.
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 06:28 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEJRyBWpuvA
it's fine but not really the sort of showstopper she's capable of, though the sound design continues to be a step above LP1
the video and general atmosphere of it is pretty reminiscent of madonna's "frozen" even if it doesn't really sound that similar
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 06:41 (four years ago) link
The sound design on the first album is tremendous wtf?
I think at this stage handwringing over who the producer is is missing the point - it's not easy to distinguish the Arca tracks from the rest on LP1 because we all know Twigs herself is the main creative force behind the production and arrangement choices. The same will go for the new one I'm certain.
― Matt DC, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 06:51 (four years ago) link
also skrillex is a good producer
― american bradass (BradNelson), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:46 (four years ago) link
there's a few bits where LP1's sonic palette doesn't quite cohere for me, especially the drum sounds - "two weeks" is one of the worst for this - but i still like the album a lot, just a minor quibble i have with it
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 10:57 (four years ago) link
He's a great (actually underrated maybe?) producer, and none of his pop work sounds anything like the EDM brostep that people still think of when they hear 'Skrillex'.
― change display name (Jordan), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:12 (four years ago) link
I posted this in his dedicated thread where it was predictably uncommented on but Skrillex's new single is...good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9k1ma-WoAQ
― self-clowning oven (Murgatroid), Tuesday, 10 September 2019 18:28 (four years ago) link
my guess is the ty dolla $ign thread would be the one that'd get the most interest for that (but it is pretty good!)
― ufo, Tuesday, 10 September 2019 19:00 (four years ago) link
the twigs song sounds like tinashe... the future part is pretty useless
― J0rdan S., Tuesday, 10 September 2019 22:03 (four years ago) link
Ok these production credits are crazy, really some pop music/Yeezus-style 'call everybody and assemble the best bits' stuff. I guess it's a credit to Twigs that it all sounds of a piece, but I hope there are some more fireworks on the rest of the record given who's involved.
some questions about contributions to holy terrain. the full credits are not online yet but a lot of people worked very hard to make this song what it is - thank you to @Koreless, @SounwaveTDE, @arca1000000, @kennybeats, @poobear, laura sisk @jackantonoff, @Skrillex & @1future <3 pic.twitter.com/2tQSeurkNH— FKA twigs (@FKAtwigs) September 11, 2019
― change display name (Jordan), Wednesday, 11 September 2019 17:42 (four years ago) link
Future is so jarring and unwelcome on this.
― Matt DC, Friday, 13 September 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
I didn't even notice him, tbh
― brigadier pudding (DJP), Friday, 13 September 2019 13:32 (four years ago) link
That's quite an achievement.
― Matt DC, Friday, 13 September 2019 13:42 (four years ago) link
Hope the rest of the album is better than this single
― Tsar Bombadil (James Morrison), Saturday, 14 September 2019 06:48 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Rro6TQgpU
this one's much much better and the video rules too
― ufo, Tuesday, 8 October 2019 09:23 (four years ago) link
OK 'Home With You' is amazing and the first one that's got me properly excited about the album.
― Matt DC, Friday, 11 October 2019 07:52 (four years ago) link
early heads up to nychttp://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/fka_twigs
― Fuck the NRA (ulysses), Monday, 14 October 2019 17:56 (four years ago) link
https://pitchfork.com/features/cover-story/fka-twigs-interview/
― ArchCarrier, Wednesday, 23 October 2019 07:57 (four years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tfr6luGYViE
this is a pretty great performance - the version of "home with you" is better than the studio version
album is pretty good too
― ufo, Thursday, 7 November 2019 13:06 (four years ago) link
Fallen Alien is astonishing and made me want an entire album of stuff like that.
― Matt DC, Friday, 8 November 2019 12:50 (four years ago) link
i hear the shows she did in Oakland this week were amazing, but I didn't know about them until too late. Hope she comes back through.
― akm, Friday, 8 November 2019 15:21 (four years ago) link
man, I've tried. I don't get it.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 November 2019 15:25 (four years ago) link
same! I feel like her music is something that would appeal to me much more than it does .
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Friday, 8 November 2019 15:32 (four years ago) link
was hoping context would help me like "holy terrain" more but nope. first three tracks on this are a real awesome ride though, imo "sad day" breaches janet jackson "empty"-core which is irresistible to me
― american bradass (BradNelson), Friday, 8 November 2019 17:24 (four years ago) link
9.4 BNM on p4k
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 November 2019 18:37 (four years ago) link
really had to work for that one
― imago, Friday, 8 November 2019 18:40 (four years ago) link
I have a sense that FKA Twigs enthusiasts have a vision of R&B with which I have no sympathy.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 8 November 2019 18:49 (four years ago) link
Was at the 2nd Oakland show last night, had to go after loving her at Primavera. Much more intimacy from her, she's very shy and soft spoken when she's not singing; her personality belies the beguiling mystery and exotic and erotic intensity of her stage presence and singing voice. However much of the new music brings this part of her personality to the fore so it was great seeing again in a smaller setting. And she opened up with a tap dance!
― octobeard, Friday, 8 November 2019 18:59 (four years ago) link
I wonder if they've been selling the record prior to last night's show. People were walking around with the LP so I wonder if it was the first time it was available to purchase during the tour.
Is this really R&B though? The artists it reminds me the most of are Kate Bush or Bjork, I don’t feel like it’s fair or its intention to be pinned to a particular genre.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:24 (four years ago) link
It’s being allowed discussion by mods on the subreddits of popheads, indieheads and hiphopheads which is a honestly a big tell of how hard it is to pin down. I don’t remember when was the last time that all 3 subreddits allowed discussion on one album.
― ✖✖✖ (Moka), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:48 (four years ago) link
lol at an album disrupting the reddit ecosystem
― quinn morgendorffer stan account (morrisp), Friday, 8 November 2019 19:51 (four years ago) link
it's not like there hasn't been r&b in her musical dna before but i agree she's more in the kate bush/bjork etc. art pop lineage, and this album feels like the balance has shifted even more towards the latter. the closest r&b reference point i can think of is janet's most outre moments like "empty" as brad said and that's something i'm very into
― ufo, Friday, 8 November 2019 19:55 (four years ago) link
yeah I wouldn't classify this album as R&B; it's more akin to Bat for Lashes to me.
― akm, Friday, 8 November 2019 20:01 (four years ago) link
I have seen Twigs perform 3 times and I think she is one of the greatest live acts of the 2010s. I always try to catch her shows when I can. That said, I rarely listen to her records in their entirety even though I think she is a fantastic musician. Talent like hers doesn't need a specific genre, much like Bjork and Kate Bush.
― Chantilly Bass, Friday, 8 November 2019 20:07 (four years ago) link