M3LL155X [EP]
by FKA twigs
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Pretty Much Amazing
    Aug 25, 2015
    100
    M3LL155X, whatever the hell it is, is perfect. Rarely have five songs sounded so cohesive, or made such a dramatic statement.
  2. The Independent (UK)
    Aug 21, 2015
    100
    Notionally a five-track EP, M3LL155X is in its fullest realisation an art film/performance (co-directed and co-choreographed by her), freely available on YouTube.... Musically, it’s a more focused, coherent application of the same kinds of sounds and vocals used on LP1.
  3. PopMatters
    Aug 27, 2015
    90
    The vocals still send chills down the spine and everything becomes more grand and obtuse with every song. FKA twigs is striking, stunning weird and if her debut album assured that, this follow-up only strengthened her case.
  5. Drowned In Sound
    Aug 24, 2015
    90
    Form and function crystallize together here, and man does it feel so right.
  6. Pitchfork
    Aug 19, 2015
    86
    M3LL155X (pronounced 'Melissa') builds on her previous work, exploring ideas of dominance and submission and drilling down almost completely into the self. Instead of obfuscating her soft voice with layers of effects or singing in that cartoonishly frail and breathy falsetto, twigs prowls confidently over M3LL155X.
  7. PopMatters
    Aug 27, 2015
    80
    The effect of the album is soothing and challenging all at once; full of complex messaging yet equally suitable as backdrop for studying; worthy of lingering concentration on each and every note or dozing off to on an airplane.
  8. NOW Magazine
    Aug 26, 2015
    80
    Here twigs sounds even more poised and self-assured.
  9. Billboard.com
    Aug 21, 2015
    80
    The music is spacious, paranoid and sultry; the lyrics are ­suggestive and knotted.
  10. Spin
    Aug 19, 2015
    80
    On M3LL155X, she does seem to be growing stronger, testing the boundaries between light and unfathomable darkness, the breathtaking and the nauseating.
  11. DIY Magazine
    Aug 19, 2015
    80
    M3LL155X is sometimes more show than substance, but it’s ultimately a sign of twigs getting more confident by the second.
  12. New Musical Express (NME)
    Aug 19, 2015
    80
    The five tracks on M3LL155X feel like parts of a whole, musically and thematically connected in a way you wouldn’t necessarily expect from a between-albums EP.
  13. Consequence
    Aug 19, 2015
    75
    The challenge of teasing audience expectations and controlling an artistic persona would seem far greater. With this EP, twigs pulls it off expertly, fracturing and blurring her musical self.

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User Score
8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 363 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 322 out of 363
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 363
  3. Negative: 33 out of 363
  1. BrushedRed
    Aug 25, 2015
    4
    3artsy5me.

    I bask in the brilliance of FKA Twigs. Her wonderful combination of hip-hop and electronica is simply ART. Do you see the cover    3artsy5me.

    I bask in the brilliance of FKA Twigs. Her wonderful combination of hip-hop and electronica is simply ART. Do you see the cover ART? That is ART. She is an ARTist. Do you see that she is too ARTistic to even spell "Melissa"? That is ART.

    Has anyone ever noticed how anyone reviewing anything by FKA Twigs talks about how said album is "art" and then reiterate about how its "art" and it's artistic merits.. We should be able to listen and judge for ourselves rather than having how artistic it is hammered in our heads several times. Y'all should write for Pitchfork! Lol

    For real though, M3LL155273627187236726182X (3artsy5me) is just simply more of the same from one of the most overrated pop singers out at the moment. She tries so hard to be seductive and artsy, but she always comes off as a try-hard. There isn't much here that you haven't already heard in LP1 (another overrated album of hers). Uses some autotune here and there as well. I don't understand the hype behind this singer, to be honest.    … Full Review »
  2. HrvoCro
    Aug 20, 2015
    10
    Best album that has come out so far this year, much more energetic than LP1. The song "In Time" featured on this EP is probably one of twigs'Best album that has come out so far this year, much more energetic than LP1. The song "In Time" featured on this EP is probably one of twigs' more commercial and relatable songs and is one of the highlights of the album. Overall the album is still experimental, but shows twigs' growth as an artist in an ode to female power.… Full Review »
  3. truerowance
    Aug 19, 2015
    10
    Basic **** are giving this masterpiece negative ratings because they can't handle the perfection of FKA twigs, she slays everything your faveBasic **** are giving this masterpiece negative ratings because they can't handle the perfection of FKA twigs, she slays everything your fave ever done honeys, instead of giving these negative ratings you all should help your faves to make REAL music, not that generic **** Good luck.… Full Review »
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