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FKA twigs & The Fragile Bombast of 'Cellophane'

The 2010s was a weird decade for music. Any artistthat has come up in the last ten years has done so ina fragmented social media dominated world. But thishas fostered a generation of British acts unafraid tobe pop in the broadest sense, but also intenselyawkward and original in their own special way; alt-J, Jamie XX and The 1975. But especially FKA twigs, one of the most interesting artists that's come out of Britain in the last decade. Wowing critics and those in the know with her early EPs and first album, LP1 in 2014 with massive tracks like "Two Weeks", "Video Girl" and "Pendulum". Her sound was her own unique brand of half time trap beats, Kate Bush-style eccentric soprano atop a mesh of found-sound sampling and industrial-style electronica. Plus her jawdropping live show made it so eyes andears were turned in her direction before she disappeared musically, only to reappear in 2019 with her finest work yet, the fragile bombast of her comeback "Cellophane".

English
  • Originally Aired January 30, 2020
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating Great Britain U
  • Network YouTube
  • On Other Sites Official Website
  • Created September 12, 2022 by
    mikeru99
  • Modified April 10, 2024 by
    Zefrem23