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Eusexua

Eusexua is the upcoming third studio album by English singer FKA Twigs. It is set to be released on 24 January 2025 through Young and Atlantic Records. It marks her first studio album in five years, following Magdalene (2019), and her first full body of work in over three years, following the mixtape Caprisongs (2022).

Eusexua
Studio album by
FKA Twigs
Released24 January 2025 (2025-01-24)
RecordedOctober 2023–2024
Length42:47
Label
Producer
FKA Twigs chronology
Caprisongs
(2022) 		Eusexua
(2025)
Singles from Eusexua
  1. "Eusexua"
    Released: 13 September 2024
  2. "Perfect Stranger"
    Released: 17 October 2024

"Eusexua" is also the title track and lead single off the album, released 13 September 2024.

Background

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On 16 June 2022, Twigs released a single "Killer".[1] On 15 March 2023, she teased an unreleased track in a Calvin Klein campaign, in which she also appeared.[2] On 14 September 2023, at the Vogue World: London event, she covered Opus III's rave classic "It's a Fine Day" (1992); she was joined onstage by members of the Rambert Dance Company, as well as Cara Delevingne, with whom she shared a choreographed kiss.[3] On 1 October 2023, she performed in Valentino's show at Paris Fashion Week; the performance, entitled Unearth Her, included tracks recorded with longtime collaborator and producer Koreless for her then-upcoming album. According to Alex Rigotti of NME, the previewed songs "seemed to be influenced by thrumming techno and dreamy trance instrumentals".[4]

Twigs first began teasing the album in January 2024 through a string of posts on her Discord. Having relocated to Prague "a couple summers" prior to work on The Crow (2024), she fell in love with techno; while she explained that the album would not consist of that genre but would bear its "spirit", and she described it as "deep but not sad".[5][2] She further revealed that she had teamed up with electronic duo Two Shell who helped her craft the era from scratch after 85 of her demos were leaked in October 2023.[6] In an interview with British Vogue in March 2024, she explained the meaning behind the word "eusexua", saying that she came up with it to describe the "sensation of being so euphoric" that one could "transcend human form".[7] On 22 August 2024 on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Twigs told the guest host RuPaul: "I'm obsessed with alternative cultures and subcultures, so to be somewhere brand new that I'd never been, that kind of amazing East Bloc techno warehouse raves, techno kids, I just couldn't resist."[8]

Release and promotion

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Twigs premiered the "techno-inspired" album in its entirety at a New York City listening party on 20 August 2024.[9] The intimate listening party took place in the Lower East Side neighbourhood of Manhattan that saw the singer wearing a brown corset top with brown boots and a brown wig in her hand.[10] On 31 August, she shared a picture of poster asking "Have you experienced eusexua?" with the title track released as the lead single on 13 September 2024.[11][12] The album is set to be released on 24 January 2025 and will contain 11 tracks. The "Eusexua" music video, directed by Jordan Hemingway, was released the same day as the single.[13] The prelude of the video features a preview of another album track, "Drums of Death".[14]

Soon after announcing the album, Twigs performed two unreleased tracks, entitled "Room of Fools" and "Girl Feels Good", live at an event hosted by On Running during London Fashion Week.[15] On 17 October 2024, she released "Perfect Stranger" as the second single from the album. Its accompanying music video was released the same day; it was directed by Hemingway, and featured Mowalola Ogunlesi and Yves Tumor.[16]

Track listing

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Eusexua track listing[citation needed]
No.TitleLyricsMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Eusexua"Tahliah Barnett
4:24
2."Girl Feels Good"   3:56
3."Perfect Stranger" 
3:17
4."Drums of Death"
  • Barnett
  • Tintin Freeman
Koreless3:11
5."Room of Fools"   4:25
6."Sticky"   2:57
7."Keep It, Hold It"   4:32
8."Childlike Things"   2:30
9."Striptease"   4:37
10."24 Hr Dog"   4:41
11."Wanderlust"   4:17
Total length:42:47

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer


Samples

References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Erica (16 June 2022). "FKA twigs drops new heartbreak inspired single 'Killer'". NME. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Wilkes, Emma (15 March 2023). "FKA Twigs teases sultry unreleased track in new Calvin Klein campaign". NME. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  3. ^ Lindert, Hattie (14 September 2023). "Watch FKA twigs Cover Opus III's "It's a Fine Day" at Vogue World: London 2023". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  4. ^ Rigotti, Alex (6 October 2023). "Watch FKA twigs preview new album at Valentino's Paris Fashion Week show". NME. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  5. ^ Paul, Larisha (17 January 2024). "FKA Twigs Teases Upcoming Techno-Influenced Album: 'It's Deep But Not Sad'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  6. ^ Paul, Larisha (19 March 2024). "FKA twigs makes musical return with Two Shell on "Talk to Me"". Rolling Stone UK. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  7. ^ Rodgers, Daniel (14 March 2024). "5 things you didn't know about FKA Twigs". British Vogue. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  8. ^ "See Skunk Anansie's Skin make a cameo in FKA twigs's album teaser". Crack. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
  9. ^ Buckle, Becky (23 August 2024). "FKA Twigs debuts 'techno-inspired' new album in full at event in New York". Mix. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  10. ^ Velasco, Matthew (20 August 2024). "FKA Twigs Has More Hair On Her Bag Than Her Head". W. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  11. ^ Aubrey, Elizabeth (31 August 2024). "Arrival date of FKA Twigs' next album Eusexua teased with new poster". NME. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  12. ^ Tiller, Joe (31 August 2024). "FKA Twigs reveals new album release date". Dig!. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  13. ^ Monroe, Jazz (13 September 2024). "FKA twigs Announces New Album Eusexua, Shares Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  14. ^ ""Eusexua" — Immersed in transcendence with FKA twigs". Earmilk. 20 September 2024. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  15. ^ Kearns, Sarah (18 September 2024). "FKA twigs Performs 2 Unreleased Songs, "Room of Fools" and "Girl Feels Good"". Hypebeast. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
  16. ^ Gavino, Nico (18 October 2024). "Watch FKA Twigs Transform in "Perfect Stranger" Music Video". Hypebeast. Retrieved 18 October 2024.
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