FKA TWIGS - EP2
Young Turks 2013
By Oscar Nicholas

The FKA, standing for: formally known as, was an addition after another artist of the same name complained. The make do nature of her tittle however does not reflect the character of the lady.
EP2 is not a regular, even comfortable sound. It is a lo-fi at its most complicated. The trippy beats have come from producer Arca, whose recent work includes collaborations with Kanye West on Yeezus. The music is disjointed and comes from every direction. Crossed with FKA Twig's dark lyrics the EP is a provoking production. The manner in which the music builds is unexpected, clicks and smashes drowned in reverb ever present. It is unique and layered.
Her lyrics feel as if they have come from the deepest parts of her being. The breakthrough track Water Me, sings 'He wont make love to me now, not now I've set the fee'. The meanings of her lyrics are often about the cold side of relationships, physically and mentally. Twigs is in her mid twenties, yet she sings as though she has been tormented for years beyond.
The chunks of noise, swells of bass and howling echoes that construct the music lay under her voice. As you listen she is ever present, she is singing next to you and you can feel her. The track Papi Pacify lets her voice resinate in. Even with the fragmented samples that construct the songs peak, she still is the main source of power.
EP2 is sharper than her previous productions. Its is more serious and chilling than Breath, her first four part EP. She sounds developed and mature in comparison to Weak Spot, her first single.
The four track EP is finished with Ultraviolet, a song that sounds like its from a urban dystopia. 'Hold my hand in error' is sung by FKA Twigs. The track is left on spirals of echoes, until it blends into silence and leaves you....
Rating: 8
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