FKA twigsÔÇÖ debut album ÔÇÿLP-1ÔÇÖ is not as humble as the title would suggest. Tahliah Barnett letÔÇÖs her music do the talking without need of a fancy title. The ethereal intro of ÔÇÿPrefaceÔÇÖ takes the listener almost to another dimension; angelic vocals are backed with a deep bass and a dark, beautiful, dreamlike feeling (more so than words) is explored. This aura is very present throughout the whole album and is reflected in the cover of the LP; twigs looks distant and almost not present creating mystique and questioning what is going on through her mind, thankfully the album explores this track by track with simple yet impeccable lyrics.

Lead single, ÔÇÿTwo WeeksÔÇÖ is packed with deep, gloomy emotions as twigs expresses the want to be wanted with tragic splendor. As she states ÔÇ£I know it hurts/You know IÔÇÖd quench that thirstÔÇØ with her soft, compelling vocals itÔÇÖs so easy to be taken back to a feeling of desperation to be desired by somebody who doesnÔÇÖt care about you, creating pure empathic bliss. This is further explored in, to many, the standout track of the album ÔÇ£PendulumÔÇØ as twigs repeats “So lonely trying to be yours” set against the sound of a deadly pendulum ticking, the never-ending feeling of needing to prove seems to be infinite and at the core of ÔÇ£formally known asÔÇØ twigs herself.

The highlight of the album comes from ÔÇ£Give UpÔÇØ; probably the most mainstream of all the tracks on LP-1. Taking a turn from cynicism, twigs becomes almost optimistic as she describes a dying relationship that has the potential to work with grit. Frequently broken with silence as the bassy beat becomes absent, an intense sense of realism is projected as twigs delicately repeats ÔÇ£I’m not gon(na) let you give up babeÔÇØ, juxtaposed with the doubt of absence we can hear. However, there is no sense of doubt just sheer anticipation for whatever the gloomy new Bj├Ârk masters next.