FfFfFfFF 54,014 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 From her first video, 2012’s mesmerizing “Hide,” the singular focus of her vision was apparent, a holistic project that rendered FKA twigs’ operatic approach to club beats inextricable from her astounding art direction. In the seven years since, she has made her art into a kind of theatrical multimedia experience, crafting elaborate shows and videos that intertwine and smudge the lines of classicism and the avant-garde. Yet in spite of twigs’ distinctive soprano (spectral and often papery) and her experimental production (stunning and often bellicose), her music has resonated best as a part of a whole, a piece that propels her full-blown artistry but does not totally comprise it. Chalk this up to twigs’ innovation in the Eyeballs Epoch, but even 2015’s incredible M3LL155X EP—a brooding and serrated read on genres like industrial, ballroom house, and triple-time rap—centered adventurousness over melody. “thousand eyes” opens MAGDALENE with twigs singing in the austere polyphony of Medieval church music, a meditation on the moment before a permanent departure that, with repetition, reveals itself as a hymn. It’s a prologue for an album whose songs are produced like narratives, with a beginning, climax, and denouement. MAGDALENE is visceral and direct, but despite featuring a trunk-thumping Future collaboration (“holy terrain”), this is not a play to make pop music in the charts-humping sense. It’s a document of twigs’ marked achievements in songwriting and musicality as she elucidates her melodies without sacrificing her viewpoint. “sad day,” one of MAGDALENE’s most astonishing tracks, finds twigs properly genuflecting at the altar of Kate Bush, clearly having learned from her ability to translate inner sanctum into cinematic, Shelleyan alt-pop. Source: https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/fka-twigs-magdalene/?fbclid=IwAR3NTo6ABJSqJ-ZzqZxGgJD7_EeUo4c4NqIjdZ7qn4ja0Iud8jffPIcWilQ This is, in my opinion one of the rather rare occasions when they get it right. It also tied Lana's NFR as the biggest score ever given by Pitchfork to a female artist and given that the albums were interestingly released close to each other, it seems that female artist are starting to be embraced more by critics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlepotter 72,852 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 YES chaeri pls Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaryJaneHolland 77,348 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 it's what it deserves Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleepBloop 10,191 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 This puts so many things into perspective. Others should take notes. Farting out albums every year don't make no cents, luv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
loathereality 22,761 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 i was not sure whether to react love or yass wish we were in discord Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
S0436 10,215 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 It’s a shame that is how many people will buy it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 59,929 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Amazing Spoiler BUT high critic scores aren‘t everything. Just saying. Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleepBloop 10,191 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 13 minutes ago, Ryusei said: Amazing Reveal hidden contents BUT high critic scores aren‘t everything. Just saying. Well if you're talking about charts; they actually don't mean sh*t Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryusei 59,929 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, Sneaky said: Well if you're talking about charts; they actually don't mean sh*t Both of those things lol Musery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsy 3,826 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Lana and FKA setting the bar for the girls . It's a masterpiece, cellophane is my favourite - hit me on a different level to the others Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 10,359 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, S0436 said: It’s a shame that is how many people will buy it I...that's horrible...but I did laugh Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice bear 1 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 i screamed when will Lorde now ice heard one side from above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gag 22,449 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 15 minutes ago, ice bear said: i screamed when will Lorde now Lorde already got a 91 on Metacritic 2 years ago Why do you ask? OT: It’s what she deserves. sad day and mary madgalene go the **** off. headspin, happiness, DE̤̣A̢̯͔̘T͏͙̗̟̫H̗̙͡ͅ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice bear 1 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Just now, gag said: Lorde already got a 91 on Metacritic 2 years ago Why do you ask? OT: It’s what she deserves. sad day and mary madgalene go the **** off. oh! that's amazing!!! i don't keep up with critic reviews so i didn't know i stan verified quality ice heard one side from above Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 54,014 Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 7 hours ago, Sneaky said: This puts so many things into perspective. Others should take notes. Farting out albums every year don't make no cents, luv We read between the lines. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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