'I Found The Key': FKA Twigs Learns To Write For Her Voice On 'Magdalene'
On songs like "Cellophane," the British artist steps out of her self-imposed cage and tests the limits of her tremendous soprano.
by Audie Cornish
Nov 08, 2019
3 minutes
When the genre-defying British artist FKA twigs was 26, she came out with her debut album. Originally a dancer, twigs paired her experimental, highly-produced sound with artistic choreography and sweeping visuals. At 31, she's back with her follow-up, Magdalene.
Twigs started working on the album about four years ago, and she brought all that accumulated experience to the table. From the good — starting a clothing line and starring in an — to the not so good — a health scare and a high profile relationship that ended in a breakup.
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