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Tahliah Barnett (born 16 January 1988), known as FKA twigs, is a British
musician and dancer originally from Gloucestershire and currently based in London. The "FKA" stands for Formerly Known As. She has Jamaican and Spanish ancestry.
Tahliah Barnett was born 16 January 1988 in Gloucestershire.[5] Her father is Jamaican,
and her mother, who used to be a dancer and a gymnast, is part Spanish. She grew up
in a rural part of Gloucestershire, and she has described the county as "kind of in the middle
of nowhere." She attended St. Edward's School, Cheltenham.[7] | |
NEWS
6/9/2014
FKA Twigs "LP1"
Coming August 12
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HELLO. i just wanted to say thank you so much all of you who listen and enjoy my music and visuals. i am so excited to let you know that my debut album 'LP1' will be released in the UK on august 11th, US on august 12th. i am also thrilled to share my album artwork with you created by Jesse Kanda, my friend and collaborator. Thank you so much Jesse, you are one of a kind. x
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6/5/2014
FKA TWIGS FOR DAZED MAGAZINE
(Cover + photoshoot)
5/25/2014
NEW VIDEO
Posted by Nabil (a Los Angeles director) and Retweeted by FKA Twigs
4/22/2014
FKA TWIGS
Covers Fader Magazine
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The week I’m visiting, Twigs is in and out of the studio, putting the finishing touches on her debut full-length for Young Turks, due out later this year. She’s been working with a variety of collaborators, but also honing her fluency with synths, drum machines and bass so she can record some of the instrumentals herself. One day, she takes me to Pineapple Dance Studios in Chelsea so I can watch her run through the choreography for a video she’s making for a new song called “Kicks.” It’s slow and soulful, cresting with a breathy refrain, Tell me, what do I do when you’re not here? At one point during the rehearsal, Twigs has trouble executing a move she’s been tasked with by her choreography team, which includes the contemporary dancer Aaron Sillis and a krumping and vogueing specialist by the name of Brooklyn Sanchez. The move seems almost anatomically impossible: Twigs must lie on the ground and roll her shoulder underneath her body as leverage for a backwards somersault into a standing position. The choreographers get down on the ground and demonstrate it for her in a blur of flailing arms and legs, but Twigs pauses to rest for a second, flushed and sweating slightly in her black leggings and sports bra. One of the choreographers chides her for being “a purist,” and explains to me that the only reason why she hasn’t nailed it yet is because she’s the only one in the room who refuses to cheat her way through it. Between repetitions of the song over the loudspeaker, piano music floats down from a ballet class in the room above, a reminder of the spirit of perfection and self-discipline that most childhood students of the art never truly shake. Twigs says she’s wanted to be a recording artist since she was 16. After linking up with her manager, it took nearly half a decade before her label situation afforded her the chance to focus exclusively on her music career, but it’s not for a lack of hard work.
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Read more: http://www.thefader.com/2014/04/22/f...#ixzz326PDuDzf
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water me is cool
this glitchy Burial-esque sound is kind of becoming played out though 
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Water Me is beautiful.
Thanks for posting!
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Let me get into this ASAP.
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Trying to get the OP for this
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Trying to get the OP for this
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updated the OP. working on it since Roc let this flop 
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Gotta check them/ha Out ...
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Your taste is flawless, but her music is very sexual 
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will do a news section her album tea in a bit.
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I love EP2! Still need to spend more time with the first one. I think I'll buy her album when it comes, I'm really excited for it 
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I love EP2! Still need to spend more time with the first one. I think I'll buy her album when it comes, I'm really excited for it |
me too! Papi Pacify 
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Yes! My favourite track 
I first saw Water Me, thought it was interesting and a little odd. Then I saw Papi Pacify as a new video on her channel and was completely blown away. I was sold on the first listen. Then I got the EP, and gradually got into each track. They are all so intimate and emotionally bare. It took me so long to love Ultraviolet, but I got there eventually 
Would you consider her to be Alternative R&B?
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Yes! My favourite track
I first saw Water Me, thought it was interesting and a little odd. Then I saw Papi Pacify as a new video on her channel and was completely blown away. I was sold on the first listen. Then I got the EP, and gradually got into each track. They are all so intimate and emotionally bare. It took me so long to love Ultraviolet, but I got there eventually
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yes I ONLY consider her alternative R&B.
I CRINGE when people call her trip-hop. even though though the production is "trip-hope esque" contextually it is not.
FKA Twigs is alternative R&B, not ****ing trip-hop.
What do you think?
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Pandantic I know you read my comment. You must think she's trip hop 
that is such a great question and I am looking forward to discussing.
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I love Twigs  I am so ready for her debut. Sound and visuals are always 200% on point.
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I love Twigs I am so ready for her debut. Sound and visuals are always 200% on point. |
a ****ing man! I really hope she comes to Miami so that I can meet her.
It's amazing seeing how different she is now from when she was in Jessie J's video 
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Pandantic I know you read my comment. You must think she's trip hop
that is such a great question and I am looking forward to discussing. |
 I went to bed at the time, I was going to come back to it. I think the first EP has a notable Trip Hop influence, but that is somewhat gone in the second one, replaced with an R&B influence. Therefore she is Alternative R&B now. Even then, with that 1st EP I'd just call it "Alternative" anyway.
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omg I didn't know about this. I knew it would be Do It Like A Dude as soon as I read that though
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I went to bed at the time, I was going to come back to it. I think the first EP has a notable Trip Hop influence, but that is somewhat gone in the second one, replaced with an R&B influence. Therefore she is Alternative R&B now. Even then, with that 1st EP I'd just call it "Alternative" anyway.
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I agree. On the first EP you got songs like Ache and Breathe that are basically straight trip hop. Those songs, and the first EP I dislike, with Exception to Hide & How's that. It isn't enough R&B for me.
But I think Alt R&B, was more of the direction she wanted to go. this was more apparent with Papi Pacify and a bit in Hide.
She's coming into this modern Sade and I love it. I really can't wait for this album.
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