London-based singer-songwriter/producer FKA twigs came out with a short, but pretty awesome, EP last year entitled EP 2, the follow up to her debut EP (whose name you can probably guess). And now she is finally gearing up to release her highly anticipated debut full-length, fittingly titled LP 1. And with this announcement comes a new video for first single "Two Weeks."
Where FKA twigs has before seemed mystical and ethereal and vulnerable, here she takes all the reins. "Two Weeks" is one of the most explicitly lustful and sexually upfront songs to come out this year (think along the lines of Beyonce's self-titled record, but more interesting to listen to). With lyrics like "My thighs are apart for when you're ready to breathe in", and "You say you want me / I say you'll live without it / Unless you're the only one who instigates / Got your mouth open", twigs is taking no prisoners. Of course, this is all delivered in her increasingly-impressive production and gorgeous falsetto.
The video is a nice counterpart, featuring a single take that slowly reveals twigs as some kind of goddess, pouring water into the mouth of her dancing servant. This is a head-turning hooky single, hitting at all the right moments, and brazenly confident. It's this kind of eye-widening track that really gets me pumped for this record.
Look for LP 1 on August 12 via Young Turks.