FKA Twigs has shared the newest single from upcoming album ‘Eusexua’ – an avant-garde observe referred to as ‘Drums Of Loss of life’. Test it out under.
The brand new single marks the third observe to be shared from the artist’s new LP, which would be the long-awaited follow-up to 2019’s ‘Magdalene’ and set for launch on January 24 by way of Younger. You may pre-order it right here.
It follows on from the album’s title observe, which dropped again in September and got here alongside a Jordan Hemingway-directed music video, and after final month’s ‘Good Strangers’, which featured cameos from Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Yves Tumor.
In contrast to the primary two singles, which took on extra of a standard dance-floor-inspired sound, ‘Drums Of Loss of life’ sees Twigs staff up with Koreless for a extra unconventional sound.
“Hey, what you want? Do you wanna meet later? / Chill out and ease your thoughts ’trigger you’re employed a lot / I do know what you want, and also you’re my principal character / I’m right here anytime, you’ll be able to name me up,” she sings amid the glitchy, futuristic instrumentation. Test it out under.
For FKA Twig followers, the observe might really feel acquainted too, as each the music and the visuals have been additionally previewed within the ‘Eusexua’ video.
The track was first shaped by Koreless, who made the instrumentals throughout a flight to Berlin. Twigs would later be part of on the observe, and collaborated on the track’s vocals with Tintin.
As aforementioned, ‘Eusexua’ will come as FKA Twigs’ first album since ‘Magdalene’, though the artist has gone on to share different music since then. In 2022 she shared the mixtape ‘Caprisongs’, and earlier this yr, she dropped new materials by way of the Two Shell duet, ‘Speak To Me’.
A press launch defines ‘Eusexua’ as “a state of being. A sense of momentary transcendence usually evoked by artwork, music, intercourse, and unity. Eusexua may be adopted by a state of bliss and emotions of limitless risk. Additionally used to seek advice from: ‘The top of Human Expertise’.”
The primary single arrived after the previous recipient of the Godlike Genius gong began to tease her new album on Discord, saying that whereas the songs gained’t be techno tracks, they have been impressed by a visit to Prague the place she “fell in love” with the style.
Late final yr, she additionally confirmed that she was writing the album from scratch once more after a hacker leaked dozens of demos.
Whereas receiving her BandLab NME Award in 2022, the artist additionally advised us about what to anticipate from new materials, explaining that she was trying to develop her sound going ahead, however in a manner that meant she didn’t lose sight of her roots.
“It’s not going to alter my ethos. I solely make music that I wish to make. However I don’t wish to keep the identical – that’s the kiss of demise for an artist, a sidestep into nothingness. I at all times wish to be taught extra and continue to grow,” she stated.