FKA twigs - "sad day"

FKA twigs is ready to release her sophomore record MAGDALENE this coming Friday via Young Turks. In anticipation, she's shared one final lead-up single, "sad day."

FKA twigs - "holy terrain"

FKA twigs has announced her follow-up to 2014's impressive LP1. Her sophomore record is titled MAGDALENE and it's out on October 25 via Yung Turks.

FKA twigs - "Cellophane"

At long last, FKA twigs has shared new music. "Cellophane" is her first track since 2016's "Good to Love" and it's a remarkable comeback that could come from no one else.

FKA twigs x Nike - "do you love me?"

FKA twigs and Nike have announced a partnership in which twigs will serve as the Creative Director for NikeWomen’s new Spring Zonal Strength Tights campaign. Today, they shared a video called "do you love me?" featuring a new FKA twig song called "Trust In Me."

Ten Years | | Ten Songs

I've spent the past decade writing about music and my time in New York. It's one thing that makes me feel connected and relatable to everything around me. Over ten years, I've written about countless songs and concerts, but I've selected ten songs from the past ten years that feel really special to me. Thank you to everyone who has ever read any of these posts.

Panorama | 2016

For years, it felt as if there was a festival drought in the North Eastern part of the country. Now, after a few years of success with Governor's Ball, the people who bring you Coachella have thrown their hat into the mix with Panorama.

FKA twigs - "Good to Love"

FKA twigs has shared a video for a new track called "Good to Love". It's a slow burner of a song, but still hones in on twigs' angelic vocals and sparse melodies.

FKA twigs - M3LL155X

Following her stunning debut, 2014's LP1, FKA twigs has surprised released her latest EP, M3LL155X.

Albums of 2014

For many, 2014 seemed to be a little disappointing for new music. We had no blockbuster albums from major artists aside from Taylor Swift, so there was much more work involved for obtaining new music. Only two bands on this list have been featured in my previous top-tens, three albums are debuts, and two are from artists that have been making music for decades and are now hitting their stride. Thanks for reading this year and I hope you find something new to enjoy!

FKA twigs - "Video Girl"

FKA twigs is having an all-star year. She followed-up her great EPs with her phenomenal debut record LP1, made her live NYC debut, and despite already dropping the dazzling video for song of the year contender "Two Weeks", she's back with the nightmarish, haunting, and downright astonishing video for "Video Girl".

FKA twigs - "Pendulum"

On August 12th, FKA twigs will release her fantastic debut record, LP1. Previously, she has shared the phenomenal "Two Weeks" and now she has followed it up with what she claims is "one of my favourite songs on my record". "Pendulum", blends pure R&B with atmospheric dubstep rhythms, showing that Tahlilah Barnet is capable of pulling out all the stops. It's a track (and album) that marries the hollowed space of the xx's debut with traditional IDM and lays divine vocals on top for an all out interstellar trip.

FKA twigs played Glasslands

In 2013, FKA twigs made her mark with two well-crafted EPs that helped build a mystique around the young British artist. For her first U.S. tour, she has assembled a band that is so astonishingly tight and able to carry her complex rhythms into a live setting in such a manner that it seems as if they have been doing this for years. She contorted and captivated with every beat, warping her figure around the pulse of each track. Her voice was on par with the angels of another planet. Equally intergalactic and comforting; disorienting and magnetic. It was nothing like you'd ever heard before, but still delivered on all your expectations. Her unique blend of 90s slow-jam R&B combined with classic trip-hop made for such an authentic and original performance, it was hard to believe that this was her first live show in New York. On occasion she would bashfully thank the crowd for their admiration and attendance, but otherwise she was focused and determined. Standouts "Water Me" and "Papi Pacify" received the largest woos of the night, the crowd swaying and throbbing, never ready for the unexpected curve along the way. Her music is so forward thinking and mature, foreign to the boundaries of a particular sonic template. The talent required to pull off a set with the confidence and charism displayed by FKA twigs is not something attained over night. The out of touch dynamics of the songs are difficult to attain with the assistance of a studio, but the skill required to captivate a crowd with such little live exposure is remarkable. If people care enough to water this lady with full attention, the payoff could be tremendous.