FKA Twigs at the 9:30 Club
For the most part, the bleeps, bloops and bams of electronic dance music have been harnessed for the public sphere of the dance floor. But the remarkable young British singer FKA twigs√ has found a way to repurpose those beats and loops for the privacy of the bedroom. No siren wail of a diva for her; she purrs and hisses as if the listener were just one pillow away. She has trained such famous producers as Paul Epworth (Adele), Clams Casino (A$AP Rocky), Emile Haynie (Bruno Mars) and Arca (Kanye West) to give up the steady thump for a disorienting push and pull. As a result, the tug-of-war in her voice between desire and wariness is able to yank the listener this way and that.
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