★★★★★
London-based FKA twigs (Tahliah Barnett) has moved from the open spaces of her debut EP in 2012 to the quite claustrophobic, beat-driven soundscapes of 2013's EP2. Despite being only in her mid-twenties, twigs possesses a musical maturity beyond her years, effortlessly mixing trip-hop, RnB and post-dubstep. Rising young producer Arca lends a hand to a good portion of EP2, and does a terrific job of highlighting Barnett's strengths...
- www.theaureview.com
2013-10-03
★★★★★
Have You Heard? Following Miley Cyrus' performance at the VMAs (not to mention her latest video clip), Kanye West is (apparently) planning to rework the certified banger "Black Skinhead" from his most recent album Yeezus with the assistance of the previously very famous but now über-famous 20-year-young Cyrus...
- www.tinymixtapes.com
2013-09-19
★★★★★
London-based FKA twigs is a musician whose work runs in direct contrast to her interview persona. In a recent Rising feature she comes across as bubbly, enthusiastic, even a little goofy. This release, a second four-track EP following her 2012 debut, triggers a dual feeling of being buried in her suffering and a sense of relief that her music provides an outlet for it all. "I guess I'm stuck with me," she sighs on "Water Me"...
- pitchfork.com
2013-09-19
★★★★★
PICK OF THE WEEK FKA Twigs Water Me (Young Turks) Reading this on mobile? Click here to view To fully comprehend the universe that Water Me belongs in, you must first watch its video. A disturbed vision that could've been plucked from Chris Cunningham's cranium, London vocalist and producer FKA Twigs blinks apathetically into the camera, her digitally distorted face part Manga, part Martian...
- www.theguardian.com
2013-09-06