‘M3LL155X’ is sometimes more show than substance, but it’s ultimately a sign of twigs getting more confident by the second. Twigs begins by positing “am I dancing sexy yet?”, but she holds the ropes throughout, always in control and capable of shattering convention with the flick of a switch.ĭespite sharing an aesthetic with ‘LP1’, none of these songs would sit snugly with the debut. It’s a classic, in-the-club R&B number flipped on its head. ‘Glass & Patron’ is the EP’s firmest mix of simplicity and showy antics. It’s the closest thing to a pure verse-chorus number she’s penned since ‘Two Weeks’, and with a snarling mantra of “you’ve got a god damn nerve,” it’s still the sound of twigs on the attack. Instead of swarming the senses with pulsating beats and disarming synth notes, this song excels in empty space. There’s room to breathe right in the middle. The whole thing is fit to burst, an album’s worth of inspired leads crammed into just shy of twenty minutes.
‘Figure 8’ and ‘Mothercreep’ place her vocals in another zone, and she pendulum swings from rap to PC Music-nodding pitchy heights. Across the five tracks, twigs is still intent on showcasing more - more tricks, more ideas, more curveballs. It’s less a pleasant first number, more a deadly weapon. ‘Figure 8’ is a grime-embellished opener, fixating with thick bass notes and a vicious slab of industrial noise. But some of her best work lurks deep within the dizzying exploits. With all eyes on the performance side, this new EP begins as a dazzling spectacle. More than a musician and producer, 2015 has been about asserting the other strengths. And with new EP ‘M3LL155X’, she launched the release with a seamless, self-directed video. In July, she took over Manchester’s Granada Studios to make ‘Soundtrack 7’, where onlookers could peer in at the creative process. Her live shows are music and dance fusions, spectacles going by the name ‘Congregata’. Since the release of last year’s ‘ LP1’, FKA twigs has tried everything to establish herself as an artist working beyond the album format.
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