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‘In her own out-there world’: FKA twigs’ 20 greatest songs – ranked!
As she prepares to release her new album, Eusexua, we rate the best of an artist who orbits pop in a truly singular style
Photograph: Matthew Stone It says something about FKA twigs’ imposing artistic vision that she can tap one of the world’s biggest stars for a guest spot and not be overshadowed: the Weeknd is here in a supporting role, more-or-less shadowing her voice as Tears in the Club strikes a weirdly appealing balance between sensuality and heartbreak. Preceded by the spoken word saga of the singer’s relationship with a wrong’un who invited her to “a family barbecue” then announced “you’re not my girl”, Oh My Love spins hazy guitar and warped vocals into beautiful, regretful slow motion, before a friend intervenes with advice: “Fuck crying over these stupid boys!” Apparently, it’s about being suffused with regret at her dismissive teenage treatment of her mum, but Mothercreep is all about the supremely disturbing music, courtesy of FKA twigs and sometime Beyoncé collaborator Boots: a nightmare of sickly, discordant electronics, disjointed rhythms and, early on, 10 seconds of eerie complete silence.
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