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FKA Twigs Makes Epic Return With New Single “Cellophane”

Miguel Crespo — Sat, 27 Apr 2019 02:22:05 +0000

FKA Twigs has returned with her first new song in over three years, “Cellophane.” The song comes with a breathless, ethereal new video directed by frequent Björk collaborator Andrew Thomas Huang.

“Cellophane” is one of FKA Twigs’ most personal tracks to date, dealing with a period in her life when she felt she had to rebuild herself from scratch. “Throughout my life I’ve practiced my way to being the best I could be,” she says in a statement. “It didn’t work this time. I had to tear down every process I’d ever relied on. Go deeper. Rebuild. Start again.”

The stunning video accompanying the track finds Twigs pole-dancing, falling through space and eventually being buried in pink mud. She trained for months in advance with pole choreographer Kelly Yvonne to learn the impressive acrobatics she performs in the video, taking to Twitter on Wednesday to thank Yvonne and Huang for their help.

FKA Twigs wrote and produced “Cellophane” with Jeff Kleinman and Michael Uzowuru. It’s the first single from the forthcoming followup to her 2014 debut LP1, which was nominated for a BRIT Award and the Mercury Prize.

FKA Twigs is performing live around the world over the summer, with headlining dates in New York, Los Angeles, London, Paris and Sydney, among others. Watch the video for “Cellophane” and check out her full tour schedule below.

May
07 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Venue TBA
08 – Los Angeles, Calif. @ Venue TBA
11 – New York, N.Y. @ Park Avenue Armory (Red Bull Music Festival)
12 – New York, N.Y. @ Park Avenue Armory (Red Bull Music Festival)
24 – Berlin, Germany @ Venue TBA
28 – London, U.K. @ Venue TBA
30 – Barcelona, Spain @ Primavera Sound

June
01 – Paris, France @ We Love Green
09 – Sydney, Australia @ Carriageworks
14 – Hogart, Australia @ Dark Mofo at Mac 2

August
25 – Brooklyn, N.Y. @ AFROPUNK Festival

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A$AP Rocky & FKA Twigs Join Forces in “Fukk Sleep” Visual

Jon Powell — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 01:33:15 +0000

Keeping the TESTING campaign going in lieu of his forthcoming tour, A$AP Rocky delivers a new visual for the FNZ, Hector Delgado and Boi-1da-produced cut “Fukk Sleep,” which features assistance from UK star FKA Twigs. Vibe to the Diana Kunst-directed clip below.

[NOTE: Rocky co-produced this as well.]

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Sampha Releases Powerful Video Debut With “Blood On Me”

Tiffany Hamilton — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 18:49:32 +0000

British R&B singer Sampha, who is best known for working with both Drake and Kanye West, is releasing his long-awaited debut under his own name, starting with the video for “Blood on Me.”

The tense Alex Lill-directed video beautifully plays on the paranoid nature of the lyrics. During the first three minutes of the video for the second single from his debut LP, Process, Sampha runs in a large field of wheat and with wild dogs at a racetrack in his trademark yellow hoodie.

“Blood On Me” marks Sampha’s first official solo video since beginning his career as the go-to songwriter. In addition to his remarkable songwriting ability, Sampha also produced tracks for Drake (“Too Much”), Kanye West (“Saint Pablo”), FKA twigs (“Numbers”) and Jessie Ware (“Valentine”), as well as made an appearance on Frank Ocean‘s Endless.

For those wanting to catch Sampha live in concert, he returns to North America in October for a mini tour, check below for select dates.

Sampha’s Tour Dates

October 19 – Montreal, QC @ RBMA Festival – Fairmount Theatre
October 20 – Toronto, ON @ The Underground – Drake Hotel
October 23 – Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda’s
October 24 – Washington, DC @ U Street Music Hall
October 25 – Brooklyn, NY @ Baby’s All Right
October 29 – San Francisco, CA @ Swedish American Music Hall
November 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ Red Bull Sound Select – The Palace Theatre

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Laurel – “Allelopathy”

Jake Mayo — Fri, 03 Apr 2015 13:50:02 +0000

UK’s Laurel covers all ends of the musical spectrum with her new “Allelopathy” EP. The London singer/songwriter’s personal take on records from FKA Twigs and Yung Gud offer a full range of sound, from high-pitch tempo to lo-fi melody. The 5 Track project sticks to more of an ominous and macabre feel, but Laurel’s inner workings on each record and her harmonious vocal quality make the project truly captivating.

Stream “Allelopathy” Below

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ASAP Rocky Readies ‘A.L.L.A.’ Album

RESPECT. Staff — Sat, 21 Mar 2015 15:15:44 +0000

With the many surprise projects that have already hit the streets, we can now anticipate the quality A.L.L.A album from ASAP Rocky. According to the “Purple Swag” artist, we won’t be waiting too long:

“Honestly, it’s finished. I’m mastering it right now. It’s coming soon, seriously soon. I don’t consider it a surprise — you put it out there and its art, that’s the surprise. I hope people are surprised by my album. I don’t know what to expect, I just do what I do.”

Although we only have minimal information at this stage, the diversity of the project is what will make this production stand apart from previous releases. With collaborators like LLA, Clams Casino, Lykke Li and FKA Twigs jumping on board, we expect nothing less than superb.

ASAP also talked about expressing his versatility from a unique angle, or more specifically, a ‘deeper, musical, intellectual side’:

“When I first came on the scene it was more of this trendy, bourgeois, pizazz attitude. That’s still me, but at the end of the day I think that kind of overshadowed the whole purpose of me doing what I do. I’m an incredibly diverse artist, I’m a universal artist. At least that’s how I see it.”

I can’t give nothing else away. – asvpxrocky

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Watch FKA Twigs Dance, Contort & Multiply For Google Glass

RESPECT. Staff — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 19:30:35 +0000

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Album Stream: Saint Records – Saint Heron Compilation

RESPECT. Staff — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 15:47:25 +0000

If you’ve been loitering around the margins, you might have noticed that R&B sounds pretty different these days. Artists like Kelela, FKA Twigs, SZA, Jessy Lanza, Sampha, Kingdom, Iman Omari and more are collectively embracing experimentation, leading to engaging and novel results. Conveniently, Saint Records (Solange Knowles’ new record label) has collected a few of these results and compiled them into a 12-track LP. It’s not an exhaustive list of these ongoing experiments, but it’s a very respectable introduction and it was curated by Solange. It doesn’t get better than this. Stream it via Spotify below.

We don’t typically post compilations, but this is a special case; these artists represent a much-needed aesthetic shift in R&B and beyond. Where they will take us is unclear, but the journey itself is definitely worth our time, especially since some of these artists have been vying for our attention for ages.

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