Cheltenham, UK · art pop · electronic · r&b

FKA Twigs

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A dancer first, which shows: her records are built like choreography, all negative space and sudden violence in the low end.

Tahliah Barnett, who records as FKA twigs, grew up in Gloucestershire and worked as a backing dancer in London before releasing her own music. Her records combine alternative R&B vocals — often high, breathy and multitracked — with sparse, unstable electronic production drawn from trip hop and experimental club music, leaving long gaps that the bass then fills abruptly. LP1 and Magdalene established her reputation, and she has worked with producers including Arca and Nicolas Jaar.

Dance remains central to her work: the videos and live shows are choreographed in detail, and she has trained in pole dancing and wushu for specific projects. Her performances tend to treat movement and sound as a single piece of work.

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