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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for the British experimental R&B artist Tahliah Barnett.
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- Record Label: XL
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative R&B
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 35 out of 38
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Mixed: 3 out of 38
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Negative: 0 out of 38
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Aug 11, 2014Twigs’ superb vocal melodies anchor LP1’s flights of experimentation. Were they to be stripped from the album’s bizarre flourishes and dropped into a commercial R&B context, they would stun nonetheless.
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Aug 12, 2014With both immediate appeal and density that demands long-term digestion, it’s one of those rare debuts that manifests a fully-grown, deeply engaging sound.
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Aug 11, 2014LP1 is a fantastic debut from an artist who is quickly becoming the curator of her own mental museum.
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Aug 11, 2014Even if the sex-angst of millennials is not your thing, FKA Twigs can still satisfy, and that is why LP1 (the title oozes confidence) is so special.
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Aug 14, 2014All those flinching sounds can surely give some fatigue after a while, but does it matter when it’s so good at instant gratification.
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Aug 12, 2014FKA Twigs' music was already so fully realized that LP 1 can't really be called Barnett coming into her own; rather, her music has been tended to since the "Water Me" days, and now it's flourishing.
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Aug 7, 2014After a while, the microscopic detail underscoring each turn of phrase, delivered with such delicate poise and precise drama, is suffocating.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 46 out of 49
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Mixed: 1 out of 49
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Negative: 2 out of 49
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Aug 12, 2014
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