I’m glad that FKA Twigs’ best work is also the one in which she has the most fun. She tends to be a little too serious and a little too high-art in her music and EUSEXUA could have very easily been another album of that nature.
This starts with the production. It’s absolutely good enough to carry curveballs like “Drums of Death” even before Twigs’ voice kicks it up to the next level. It’s also more playful than usual. The obvious one is the excellent “Childlike Things” but “Sticky” also feels like the best bit of an indie DJ set at a local club. It reminds me of Rockit in that the use of surprise in the beats is practically jazz fusion.
There are some weaknesses in the album, particularly “Wanderlust.” The ballad is a poor fit and uninteresting musically, as is unfortunately the case with the title track. However, the rest is bold and superb. Going from the already fantastic “Childlike Things” into the equally excellent but very different “Striptease” is a tremendous choice and the kind of flair that defines the album and makes it entirely unmissable.
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