Meet FKA Twigs. She was featured on Feministing’s Best Feminist Videos of 2013 list. She’s in the July issue of Dazed. And she just dropped a music video for her song “Two Weeks” earlier this week. Warning: those lyrics are spicy.
.Mic (formerly PolicyMic) has a great write-up on the dancer-turned-songstress, and why she’s a significant force in electronic music:
…Twigs makes herself as visibly responsible for her own work as possible. “I’ve always said, ‘No, sorry. It’s my song. I write the lyrics. I write the melodies.'” In her July profile with Dazed and Confused, she explains further her hope that people will identify her sound and recognize her as a producer who makes her own music. “It’s a tough industry … I’m finding the strength and confidence within myself … to do what I’m doing regardless.”
Her videos are bold and smart and offer a deliberate exploration of gender roles and sexuality. Her sound and aesthetic might not be for everyone, but she’s certainly used to treading her own path anyway.
