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FKA Twigs “Figure 8”

“Figure 8” sounds like it’s constantly on the brink of collapse, with FKA Twigs’ voice balanced preciously between skittering, barely cohesive beats and waves of wobbling, distorted synth tones. A lot of Twigs tracks have this dynamic, but don’t quite gel – often, the vocal melody seems arbitrarily dropped into a track. In this, the arrangement is always punctuating the vocal part, and that sense of imminent crash is central to the emotion of the piece. That uncertain feeling extends to the lyrics, which obliquely deal with public scrutiny while seeking out creative experiences that feel more authentic and exciting. She sounds like she’s doing her best to assert herself, but the music is there to show us how hard that can be.

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