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FKA twigs – Two Weeks
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The first single off LP1, the song was released with a captivating music video – something we’ve come to expect from twigs.
Via her Instagram:
http://instagram.com/p/ppBfU9i-vO/
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FKA twigs – Numbers
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Track #7 on FKA twigs‘ debut full-length album LP1.
The song suggests that twigs' lover has had many partners, and she is wondering if she really mattered, or if she was just
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FKA twigs – mary magdalene
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FKA Twigs' most explicit exploration of the Mary Magdalene story in the Bible, which also gives the whole album MAGDALENE its name. Mary Magdalene was a close follower who traveled
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FKA twigs – Video Girl Samples
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See all of “Video Girl” by FKA twigs’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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FKA twigs – Closer
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“Closer” has an undeniably choral sound, and sounds very hymnal. The slow, mellifluous beat and the soaring vocals are not far-removed from the ethereal voices in the compositions
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FKA twigs – thousand eyes
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“thousand eyes” is the opening track to FKA twigs' second full-length album, MAGDALENE. The ethereal song shares a similar sound to “Preface,” the opener off her debut album.
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FKA twigs – Pendulum
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Track #5 on FKA twigs‘ debut full-length album LP1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8yix8PZKlw
FKA twigs released the video for Pendulum via MTV on January 13th, 2015.
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FKA twigs – sad day
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Continuing with the theme of heartbreak central to MAGDALENE, “sad day” tackles twigs' determination to try and salvage a fading relationship.
Sonically, “sad day” is a dark and
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FKA twigs – Lights On
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In an interview with Pitchfork, FKA Twigs talked a bit about what “Lights On” is about:
When I sing, ‘If you want to touch me you can do it with the lights on’, that’s a metaphor
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FKA twigs (Ft. Jorja Smith & Unknown T) – darjeeling
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“darjeeling” is the fifteenth track on FKA twigs' mixtape, CAPRISONGS, in which she is joined by British artists Jorja Smith and Unknown T for an ode to London—their first
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FKA twigs – Hours
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Track #4 on FKA twigs‘ debut full-length album LP1.
The song begins as a passionate, almost revering love/lust song, but as it goes on her devotion tilts from simple adoration to
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Yung Lean & FKA twigs – Bliss
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[Intro: FKA twigs & Yung Lean] / Bliss on bliss on bliss on / Bliss on bliss on bliss on / [Verse 1: Yung Lean & FKA twigs] / The key and the gate, it's a Leanworld / And I'm the
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FKA twigs – Preface
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Track #1 on FKA twigs‘ debut full-length album LP1.
The line “I love another and thus I hate myself” was intended to be a sort of thesis statement for the album. In an inteview
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FKA twigs – daybed
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An ode to being at a standstill, “daybed” finds twigs trapped in her daybed, as her loneliness results in the amplification of all senses around her.
On the one year anniversary
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FKA twigs – Breathe
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The 3rd track off of FKA twigs' 1st EP, EP1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sekBTG99TWs
While the song paints the picture of a heartbreaking love lost from twigs' perspective
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FKA twigs – home with you
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“home with you” describes a relationship full of love and heartbreak. The song opens with a piano ballad and ends with a stunning cello instrumental.
When discussing “home with
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FKA twigs (Ft. Daniel Caesar) – careless
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“careless” marks the first collaboration between FKA twigs and Canadian singer Daniel Caesar.
twigs posted a snippet of the song on her Discord server as well as on her TikTok
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FKA twigs – mirrored heart
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“mirrored heart” is a song of self-reflection and introspection. On it, FKA twigs reminisces about her previous relationships and questions the legitimacy of her romantic history.
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FKA twigs (Ft. Future) – holy terrain
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On “holy terrain”, FKA twigs is searching for a lover who would treat her how she deserves to be loved. In search of a man who can hold his own and exude strength and confidence
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FKA twigs (Ft. Shygirl) – papi bones
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“papi bones” marks the first collaboration between FKA twigs and Shygirl. However, this isn’t the first time they’ve been connected. In May 2021, both artists modeled for Burberry
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FKA twigs – lightbeamers
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[Verse 1] / Did you give yourself away again? / Don't, don't, don't do it again / Don't, don't do it again / Pretty and sad / Did you ever feel this way before? Again? / Don't, don
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FKA twigs – Water Me
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“Water Me” is the first single from FKA twigs' EP2. With production from Arca, one of the producers behind Kanye West’s Yeezus, this track incorporates a vast, dark ambience that
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FKA twigs – fallen alien
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On “fallen alien,” arguably the most powerful and energetic track on the album, twigs continues the discussion on the difficulty she faces fitting in and feeling properly
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FKA twigs – meta angel
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In “meta angel,” FKA twigs explores the common theme of CAPRISONGS–rebirth–in light of the hope necessary to achieve it. More specifically, she recognizes that to overcome her past
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FKA twigs – pamplemousse
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“pamplemousse” is the sixth track off of “CAPRISONGS”. In this short and eclectic track, Twigs sings about having fun with her friends and being confident in the face of haters.
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FKA twigs – killer
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“killer” was first previewed on FKA twigs' TikTok on June 4th, 2022, where she’s seen kissing Elite actor Arón Piper for the music video released on July 20th, 2022.
The song
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FKA twigs – Good to Love
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On “Good To Love” FKA twigs returns with an argument with herself about falling in love with someone new. The song is FKA twigs' first single in 2016, following her surprise 2015
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FKA twigs (Ft. The Weeknd) – tears in the club
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In “tears in the club,” FKA twigs and The Weeknd let loose with an emotional overload of grief and anxiety over an explosive dancefloor beat. The song finds the couple going
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FKA twigs – Hide
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“Hide” is the fourth and final track on FKA twigs' first EP, EP1.
Speaking about the music video for the song, FKA twigs told jezebel.com:
It’s about breaking up with somebody
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FKA twigs – Give Up
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“Give Up” describes a relationship that is continuously threatening to fall apart. twigs understands that it’s because of her mistakes, and is begging her partner for another
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FKA twigs – Figure 8
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“Figure 8” is the second single from FKA twigs' third EP, Melissa.
The track concerns twigs' experience with the dance style vogue, and how it has allowed her to become more in
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FKA twigs – Glass & Patron
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A quote by FKA twigs from behind the scenes of creating the music video:
‘Glass & Patron,’ for me, is about using the experiences you go through in your life and using pain and
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FKA twigs – How's That
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“How’s That” sees twigs reciting short phrases of sexual mantras depicting the immense pleasure her partner gives her, backed by woozy electronics from Arca.
Jesse Kanda, the
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FKA twigs – thank you song
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“thank you song” is the final track on CAPRISONGS. The song finds FKA twigs' cherishing her lover, thanking them for helping twigs live to this moment as her unapologetic self.
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FKA twigs – ride the dragon
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“ride the dragon” is the first track off FKA twigs' mixtape, CAPRISONGS.
She teased a snippet of “ride the dragon” by sharing choreography of the then-unknown track on January
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FKA twigs (Ft. Dystopia) – which way
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[Intro] / This is, like, the perfect music to think / Hahaha Yeah / It's like elevator music, but you're going to the fiftieth floor / Mmm, made me realise I have no thoughts
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FKA twigs – Ultraviolet
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The closing track to her love-themed EP2 revolves around her dependency on her lover and further uses the plant metaphor. After she begged him for water (“Water Me”) it’s now his
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FKA twigs – Weak Spot
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“Weak Spot” is both the first track on FKA twigs' first EP EP1 and the opening track of her live set. It’s a good primer for the uninitiated – it embodies the tension of soft and
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FKA twigs (Ft. Pa Salieu) – honda
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“honda” is the second track on FKA twigs' mixtape CAPRISONGS. The song features British-Gambian rapper Pa Salieu for a nod to British culture, mentioning motorways, landmarks and
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FKA twigs – oh my love
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On “oh my love,” twigs explores a relationship where she wants more than what the guy wants. Struggling between taking his lead and keeping it casual, a waste of time for her, or
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FKA twigs – Ache
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[Verse 1] / I'll come when you ask me / Fast train / Make my eyes blue / Your love / Make my night go boom / That's why I need you / [Pre-Chorus 1] / In the end / To the beginning
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