FKA Twigs Live at Maida Vale

[@Lostwig]

FKA twigs is the most slept on singer in this industry in my opinion. Her voice is so rich and fragile at the same time which enables her to sing intimate songs while switching it up to more opera-like and even aggressive songs. Bravo to twigs for putting out nothing but pure art

[@Bonitaymorena]

ugghj so.glad her album is here!!! Yep people underestimate her so much!!! She is very talented and i cant wait to see what she does next 😭✨🧚🏽‍♀️

[@leannawalczak5812]

Amen!!!

[@Bonitaymorena]

@Alex Starks Dude by what does her skin color have to do with anything? She never plays up her skin color because growing up in Gloucester, the small town outside of London, she was one of the two or three biracial kids in the whole town!! Her step dad who didn't come into her life until later in her adolescence was the only black person she saw really. And people treated her like she was ugly/came from a strange culture! She said it wasn't until Beyonce and Rihanna became more popular in the early/mid 2000s when she was becoming a teenager, that ppl started treating her better. She didn't go up with that "lighter skinned/biracial/amibigious" privilege because when you're the only biracial/ambiguous or black person in a town or neighborhood, then you aren't put on a pedestal as much. In fact you're treated like you are weird, your hair, skin cultural food she ate (Caribbean), the music her step-dad and mother listened i.e. jazz, Caribbean music etc was seen as weird too. If she had grpwn up in London then yes .....her head would be gassed!!!! because of insecure black ppl telling her she us better for being light. There are wore black, biracial, asian etc people there. And the occasional white person would be feeling more comfortable around her in London compared to a fully black person because of the way she looks and the fact that culturally she was raised with her mother's culture more since her bio dad was not there and her step dad came later in her childhood. It all depends on your environment demographics of your community determines how you'll be treated. And every place is different.

[@eve9929]

@Alex Starks I can‘t fully understand the conversation that you and Loupe Literary are having but I think you’re actually agreeing with each other.

[@Bonitaymorena]

@Alex Starks In the black community there is a priviledge for having lighter skin & looking less black!! It is hierarchy that exists in asian, hispanic and many other cultures not just black. You are put on a pedestal from some black people. Black women do not hate biracial women.... they just get tired of other black people telling them they are not good enough/pretty enough because they don't look like whichever biracial women in popular in their school, community, or in media. Stop being willfully obtuse. Black women don't just hate people for no reason. You basically ignoring their pain because you don't want acknowldge that some people practice colorism again black women. It's just as bad as racism.... in fact sometimes worse because people who look like you are discriminating against you. Obviously it's not the biracial women's fault that some black people are color-struck and put them on pedestal. And some white people like them more because they see them as safe/acceptable black women. That's just how society is that does not mean its right or fair because both sides suffer from that type of treatment like you said. But please try to put yourself in a black woman's shoes... being constantly told you are less than because you don't look racially ambigious/biracial. It's very toxic and abusive behaviour. And also plays on people self-hatred. No one should be treated like they are better than or less than anyone else because of their skin shade/eye color or proximaty to whiteness. Just like it is wrong to treat biracial people like they are aliens/strange or ugly... that discrimination as well. The way Twigs was treated by some people in her town was wrong. But thankfully she moved to London and made real friends as she got older. Both forms of discrimination are wrong!

[@onekenosi8601]

How does she NOT cry while singing these songs?! 😭😭

[@charmedruby]

bc she cried writing them

[@mireilleparker3]

One Kenosi she said in the interview with Zane that she does cry on stage singing some of these.

[@marleneenelram4805]

She cried when she sings mirrored hearts live. She even dropped the mic and walked out after she finished the song.

[@misshoney333]

she cried 3 times when she performed in Vancouver. The saddest was during Cellophane towards the end when she couldn't finish singing "why won't you do it for me...." she choked and we sang it for her and she smiled through her tears while we cheered and told her we loved her. truly an intimate experience even from a couple rows back.

[@elleblackmusic]

@@misshoney333 wow that's beautiful.

[@josephreubenquinto3488]

Please one day FKA Twigs to be on Tiny Desk Concert 🤞🏽🤞🏽

[@halt.halt.halt.]

Joseph Reuben Quinto my exact first thought when I got into her!

[@IamRocque]

She probably will sense this era is gaining major recognition

[@Aunestly]

That And COLORS !

[@josephreubenquinto3488]

Aunestly Beautiful YESSSS

[@jourdainsolis808]

This is our antique desk concert

[@KacryG]

she's out of this world, what a woman

[@annagray837]

She is other wordly🖤💜❤

[@zuesdelrey4348]

She’s always been great in my opinion, but this era is definitely showcasing her artistic growth.

[@AlejandraTorres-kx6no]

Zues Del Rey her new album and new work is so much more vulnerable

[@rogerklk]

always since EP1

[@Crg86]

A great teacher I had in college when majoring in English literature told us once: "How to recognize good art? Don't read the critics. If it causes an uncontrollable physical reaction, it is good". This is that.

[@LexiTheeLeo]

How this woman has zero Grammy's for actual albums or songs. LP1 only nominated/winning Best Recording Package???? A joke. She deserves so much more recognition.

[@mgdkns6678]

Grammy’s are a joke. Americans push shit as high level whatever. If she doesn’t have a Grammy is actually a good thing.

[@multiversechorus]

She'll eventually get it. She might be the next EGOT

[@50ShadesOfEndo]

Pretty sure she wasn't eligible for this year

[@NickShutts]

I believe she just got a nomination for video of the year!

[@tanimuddowlah7867]

Lol grammy’s is shit, Lana was just nominated after a decade of flawless work

[@michdelo09]

“Never seen a hero like me in a sci-fi “ gets me every single time. ❤️🥺

[@fijiapples5122]

michelle delo time stamp?

[@TaylordSpirit]

@@fijiapples5122 That verse is in Home With You.

[@Wearysiren3]

every tIME!!!! Gives me chills!

[@JB-ip7vr]

That's the best line

[@sandie4685]

@@fijiapples5122 6:18

[@darkmoon_dawg]

The more I listen to "home with you" the more I come to love it. She's also one of those artists that I honestly love her LIVE renditions of her songs even more than the originals.

[@moooody94]

y’all don’t understand how lucky we are to witness this

[@mcseire]

I do. So enraptured. Wow.

[@haute03]

Oh I think many of us are aware haha.

[@theythemgae9025]

I think we do mate!

[@ameliajijo]

I wish I was there, just to witness that in person.

[@Angel_Shyyy]

Exactly. This is a literal Masterpiece

[@daren1179]

(TIMESTAMPS) 0:00 Summertime 'cover' 5:10 Home with you 9:38 Cellophane 13:49 Interview

[@ghaithghazi6748]

Naaah man imma watch thel whole thing 😍

[@whiskeywayne91]

@@ghaithghazi6748 that's not the point. People might not know the song names. Duh.

[@Aunestly]

Daren who’s the original artist for summertime

[@augustlunaonline]

Thank you!

[@daren1179]

@@Aunestly Ella Fitzgerald

[@DahKay]

That moment in 6:59 when she sings the chorus of Home With You and it's just her voice... it gets to you on a cellular level. I'm not religious but moments like this make me understand why people are.

[@mspw574]

That's what art is all about :)

[@sfl2u]

what a statement!

[@AlivkaSlivka]

I have no. words. for. that. outstandingly gorgeous. beautiful. Ella Fitzgerald. cover. Twigs, what the heck?

[@connormccafferty5288]

This performance is one of the most angelic things I have ever seen. It reminds me of the opera scene from 'The Fifth Element'

[@hsmryan5]

I can't stop thinking about that scene now. 🤦🏾‍♂️ lol

[@connormccafferty5288]

*Or 'Mulholland Drive'

[@JaiProdz]

@@connormccafferty5288 she's magnetic. Great comparisons by the way!

[@onlythebees]

memories from childhood! :-) thanks

[@Ellier215]

Go watch her on jimmy Fallon. Omg she’s awesome.

[@pinklima6]

THIS SUMMERTIME COVER IS EVERHTHING

[@zanganoseven]

🙌🙌

[@kaiyo1699]

Creative Space who is the original artist of summertime ?

[@neosomaliana]

@@kaiyo1699 Ella Fitzgerald

[@rickevans5152]

Kaiyo There isn’t one. It’s from the opera Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin but became popular as a jazz standard.

[@kaiyo1699]

neo somaliana oh cool, thanks !

[@makersmike2959]

I'm an old grunge guy in Seattle, hearing her for the first time. I'm floored. She is amazing, and I can just imagine her before they filmed this. "Oh no, this won't be one of your typical live shows. Let me speak with the director please." I thought I was watching a scene from Puccini's Tosca for a moment. I'm very impressed, and now I'm going down the rabbit hole because I think I have a lot of catching up to do.

[@Marcianamusic_]

Oh no, don't go down the rabbit hole! Just let yourself be inspired by her incredibly artistry . Your talent is yours as well as your potential. Each artist is a gift and every success is a victory for Art's sake, so don't feel intimidated.

[@danihatton9535]

She's entrancing, both as a performer and in the interview

[@gsd715]

Cellophane gets me every time. The video for it is a true work of art from the costumes to the muscles in her body. The lyrics break my heart, it's so revealing about how dating someone in the pubic is beyond hard for so many reasons. It's the perfect song to express how hard it can be to share the one you love.

[@deemiller5024]

She looks like a living masterpiece.

[@starseed97]

I've waited years for this moment. So grateful for interviews, they are pretty rare for her. If you're reading Tahliah I love you dearly and im so proud of you

[@marcosacosta5120]

We all are so proud of her

[@evilwomb]

i am incredibly grateful to be living in the same era as this woman and being able to experience her art as it is released... magdalene has already enhanced how i view myself and the people around me and i know it will be one of my favorite albums of ALL TIME!!! totally in love with her and her craft!

[@tombond9096]

yohan’s servant Everything you’ve said, I feel.

[@jaylaevans2691]

fka twigs needs to be acknowledged for her talent.She's one of my most favorite singers in the industry and she's not being seen for it.Twigs has the ability to sing with different cords, dance and produce good music and she should be at the top at this point, but no worries she'll get up there one of these days!!

[@olethanathan6974]

99

[@yosmelaraujo3470]

FKA Twigs is so well-spoken and beautiful all-around. She's fucking incredible.

[@ebru369]

We don't deserve this pureness. She's chosen. She is the chosen one. I wish all the good for her, and hope that nothing/no one, will ever change her beautiful smile. Twigs, we love you. We love your shyness, we love the way you keep being you. That's what inspires us, that's your art. You are art.

[@nana-yk6rq]

Beautiful Said

[@garrulus3399]

Very beautiful, so true.

[@hectorthealchemist]

Straight out of a Renaissance painting. Wow.

[@Gabriel-ud5hu]

19:39 she was referring to the "Two Weeks" video here and i get her point. I love when she's glorious on stage but i also love the interviews were she shows her shy/quiet personality because i also get shy when when i'm talking in public. So this resonates with me. Everyone is multidimensional, nobody is one thing all the time.

[@suefountain2119]

I am here after seeing FKA Twigs for the first time performing cellophane recently on the Jimmy Fallon show, which was absolutely amazing

[@nana-yk6rq]

Watch Mary Magdalene by BBC.

[@Mia-iz5pj]

WE EATIN GOOD TONIGHT

[@galeforce579]

Mia U ARE NOT WRONG ❤️

[@str1xt]

What a lovely statement xx

[@Angel_Shyyy]

Fo sho

[@MmmKayHuuNay]

As a black woman, FKA Twigs is my hugest inspiration and motivation to continue being me in life. I feel like we're almost the same person. I LOVE HER.

[@Ang.143]

I need an acoustic version of this album immediately!!!! Home with you sounds so amazing this way

[@zahranaz5783]

This album has felt more personal and confessional than any of her previous ones. Her expressions while singing and her emotions in her voice are so raw, almost like she’s uninhibited for the duration she’s singing. I love that. She’s such a private person otherwise but I’m glad she finds a way to let us in this way.

[@gibgun]

Hope she does the next Bond theme. That would be amazing

[@skinheed87]

omg YES, she would be the perfect selection!

[@alposphere]

Damn, how can we pitch this idea? Let's do that..

[@Ellier215]

Oh hell yeah.

[@Ellier215]

Make that happen!!

[@kevinbrown3158]

Either her or Lana del rey

[@muttakinc2281]

WOW FKA KILLED IT THIS IS BEAUTIFUL FFFFFFFKKKK WOW BRUHHHH THESE VOCALS WITHOUT INSTRUMENTALS JUST PROVE SHE IS ONE OF THE BEST FEMALE VOCALISTS EVER

[@MrHelleborus]

The audience needs a live version album PLEASE

[@gravythegay9404]

THE STRIPPED VERSION OF HOME WITH YOU OMG

[@lequinntessential]

The saxophone, what an epiphany!

[@NonchalantDebutante]

Quinn Lee don’t sleep on her clarinet player.

[@ZacharyyWaynee]

It’s probably my favorite from the album! This version definitely gave me even more goosebumps.

[@colbiecook5170]

gravy the gay i’m so emotional rn and feeling very dramatic i almost threw my phone!!!

[@jheimburge]

home with you is such a pure piece of art

[@Elliebellisima]

Talk about being transported, her performance feels like an ambiance of living in a fairytale realm. So stunning.

[@alexandrahill6343]

As a woman of a certain age, I’m late to the stage and audience of FKA twigs. I feel like I am experiencing art in its truest form. Her dance and opera training are in total evidence watching her small-bijou like movements, still looking as if they are completely natural and unrehearsed. Wow. She embodies everything I love. She’s the living and breathing definition of culture.

[@ariaesthetics7719]

Shes a new century siren 🥺❤️ so enchanting

[@priscillaperez4036]

i’ve been listening to her sing home with you on repeat and i can’t stop crying ...

[@aliceplays9921]

I’m in absolute tears this is art it belongs in a museum. I feel her pain like it’s my own wounds her sadness is my own I shed my tears for her.

[@SpecialAgent-zn1vv]

Was NOT ready for THIS, literally in tears

[@lordieb5668]

Me too 😪

[@anahotko6445]

A big shout out to every single person involved in the production of this wonderful display of the best of current music and radio. Thank you for doing this. Much appreciated.

[@robertmatheus8004]

Can we praise the amount of talented female musicians the last years gave us - like Annie Clark, Florence, Lana, Lorde and, of course, FKA? I think they all are on their ways to be as iconic as Kate Bush or Björk

[@modifiedcontent]

Nai Palm

[@sergio-pc4pk]

taste

[@dego6585]

Melanie Martinez

[@theeorangeofthyorangetree]

+ Aurora, she really deserves to be mentioned. Love them all so much ❤️

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

@@dego6585 Nah, good production team tho

[@fetuskombucha]

That ‘Summertime’ cover gave my cold chills cold chills

[@gianangelobesa7690]

I love the control of her voice, i love the head voice, I love the storytelling, I love the poignant emotions in the song, I love her artistulic beauty and dress. I love her, another unique artist.

[@edus.4924]

Home with you os one of the best songs of the year, so angelic vocals.

[@nfr5946]

I hope she releases a version of "home with you" without the vocal effects in the verses. Although I love the original, it sounds beautiful naturally.

[@RainnWater]

Lust For Life IT MADE ME CRY

[@Elijaura]

EXACTLY

[@RainnWater]

@@Elijaura I saw this comment, and was like yea, it would be really nice if she sang an acoustic version of home with you. I wasn't expecting it in this vid! When the intro started playing, I SCREAMED,

[@Elijaura]

RainnWater Her live show was the same 😭 it was so amazing, I was sad when the official one released purely because the ballad was so phenomenal

[@paul.maria.k]

Aaah, I'm so torn. Cause I totally feel you - this one is so pretty. But the vocal effects in the verses are so uncomfortable, almost distressing to listen too, and it makes the "cleanness" of the chorus stand out even more. When I come to the chorus I feel sort of cleansed of all the dirt I accumulated during the verses and I guess that was the intent. So while I do agree that the version without the vocal effects is more beautiful I think the original one has more impact.

[@matthewtakadiyi3563]

absolutely surreal. the range is astronomical. Friday can't come soon enough.

[@therm556]

she really gives it to us every time. and that rick owens look.. I'm in love 🥺

[@str1xt]

Maida Vale sound engineers just know how to get it right. She has an exceptional voice and controls it with such ease. Holy shit , she's good. I cried at the Ella cover

[@KristaWaple]

Taliah's singing voice is perfect. The combination of skill and feeling she possesses has me completely in awe as I listen to live recordings like these.

[@laurynaviles2772]

Krista Waple woah woah woah show her some respect. Her name is Twigs

[@bamby7766]

@@laurynaviles2772 He/she's showing respect by using her real name

[@__sam_thompson__]

I've watched this 20 times now and it still takes my breath away. Every. Single. Time.

[@margaretburton8592]

She sings beautifully live. The interview was good and in-depth.

[@MusicallyProper]

i need her skincare routine stat

[@tionng]

I think It is in her genes

[@drugtaken]

she loves isclinical

[@Youtubeaccount50512]

@@tionngShe mentioned she take care very carefully of her skin since since was 12.

[@caitlin6526]

This arrangement of home with you is otherworldly

[@hsantana128]

So glad for know an artist like twigs, a truly blessed woman and artist.

[@julianabc3945]

When you think "Summertime" couldn't get better! I hope the world wakes up to FKA Twigs perfection in this new era

[@madeleinetrahan3342]

0:01 summertime (ella fitzgerald cover) 5:09 home with you 9:39 cellophane have a great day, friends ❤️

[@heyyspring]

ty!! 🤎

[@fluxusjpg]

I have always believed this, but sometimes some of the most awe-inspiring artists are the most revolutionary and original. FKA is a musical genius and pioneer and she's so far ahead of the curve, it might just take people a while to catch on is all. Grammys and chart ratings are not the only indicator of talent, in fact that shit is quickly beginning to lose meaning. So even if FKA never becomes "mainstream", i really don't think it matters.

[@ameliar6374]

Wow never thought I’d hear a version of summertime that I’d like as much as Ella Fitzgerald but this is it and yet it sounds like a completely different song. So smooth and pretty!

[@Knleigha]

I continue to get goosebumps from FKA.. She deserves the world, she deserves a larger career and more recognition.

[@racoonzattack]

7:00 Goosebumps! So much emotion comes through her voice. It pours over the listener.

[@Jade-wg9jp]

She has such a lovely and calm voice

[@rodrrico]

FKA Twigs is exceptionally underrated. Amazing performance, and outstanding live voice.

[@stephenkeogh8311]

She’s a modern Kate Bush. Exceptional talent, the most talented modern artist

[@SpecialAgent-zn1vv]

Kate IS timeless and so is Twigs. I don't like to compare artists, but both are hugely talented!

[@philippesouza]

She is FKA Twigs. Period.

[@disssplay]

A-ha aaa. hmm interesting comparison. they meet in a heavenly state, very transcendent

[@spaceonion4126]

I was literally thinking earlier how she is the Kate Bush of our generation

[@razrv3lc]

Kate is the modern Kate Bush. She sold out a month long residency in 2016 in less than five minutes and had people fly from all across the world after not touring since 1979. She's still very much relevant. Twigs does seem to have that otherworldly quality about her though. I just can't see anyone getting to Kate's level, at least not for a LONG time. Kate headed off all of these people, even older out-there artists like Madonna or Cyndi Lauper. She set the stage for this sort of artist to even come about for females. The only one like this, male or female, prior to Kate, was David Bowie and he was JUST before Kate as it was. Her originality isn't comparable to anyone but Bowie and she's the only comparison there is for him.

[@luisgilbertorodriguez544]

Summertime and the whole performance is SUBLIME, ELEVATED AND DIVINE

[@luckyxcat]

watching this for the ten thousandth time and getting goosebumps still

[@-Biv]

THE QUEEN OF EVERYTHING

[@annacndo]

What a woman!!!!! I swear every time I listen to her sing and watch her perform, my heart disintegrates and my soul starts to ascend from my earthly body. Oh, the power she holds.

[@333lookz]

bruh. Home With You live is so magical. I come back to this video just for that

[@brandonlayte9145]

This performance from start to finish, is so immaculate, the artistry that is Twigs, just wow.

[@patrickfabul8568]

twigs singing cellophane live looks like she came straight from les miserables 🥺

[@idkyetgivemeasec]

this is what a mermaids sound like when they were reeling in them sailors at sea.

[@Nanancay]

Your're talking about sirens right? I AGREEE, she's so special omg. Such a beautiful voice.

[@idkyetgivemeasec]

@@Nanancay yes lol, was going to give it the proper term but I knew if I had said sirens someone out there would really think i'm talking about a police siren or ambulance.. even though there is zero comparisons.

[@l.d.4396]

you are so right...i can imagine a video for this of a siren dancing around with a dead body of a sailor....would be pretty beautiful.

[@idkyetgivemeasec]

@@l.d.4396 you Lily have a pretty beautiful imagination.

[@chloeedwards5369]

The Lighthouse 👀

[@viewer1338]

Cellophane touched me on a level that i cant explain

[@josephmojica17]

YEAAHHH I FEEL THAT

[@zaneh6224]

Her voice is Angelic - the most talented artist of our time

[@magpie16]

this is one of the most gorgeous things I've heard in my entire life

[@vctr3284]

She's just on another level. Most of the general public are not ready for her vocals and music 💖

[@stillsubtleone]

I have no words. She is just so amazing.

[@danielk9197]

She hasn't changed since day 1 but is getting better now that she has the exposure she deserves. Loved her since EP1 and what a journey it has been!

[@compatiblesystem]

speak! Women are both! Women are so powerful! Twigs is a true artist~ I cannot wait to see you in Chicago!

[@thebigshep]

Not important, but I would fully support FKA Twigs doing the next Bond theme

[@fabboydan]

This interview... She truly knows what she stood for and her inspirations and ideas flowing through her artistry is what made her an iconic artist.

[@loustick]

she has such a soft voice when she talks omg i'm in love

[@TreyFX]

FKA Twigs makes me HAPPY, her voice is pure magic and I'm excited to see more from this gift

[@TreyFX]

Gifted* beautiful being known as Tahliah

[@elleblackmusic]

when she lets that spirit come through her, she has the voice of an angel.

[@yanalabeouf]

"Home with you" so better without auto-tune ❤

[@funeralchild9950]

Yana Brody there is no auto tune in home with you. There’s voice filters in it which make it the transgressive anthem it is

[@mlaygo]

@@funeralchild9950 let's be real, to the GP, autotune = any kind of [digital] vocal post-processing

[@MultiSmilebig]

she ATE TF out of that cover my god

[@winstonelectric]

I'm glad no one walked in on my crying at lunch watching this, lol. Her performance in Atlanta for Afropunk fest was one of the best shows I've seen up to this point in life.

[@spaceonion4126]

Saw her live at 4am at primavera sound in Barcelona this year. Her performance brought me and my friends to tears

[@crunchybunbun]

So lucky!!!

[@elinapaula3388]

She would be great as a lead in sci-fi

[@Reprodestruxion]

Space Wuxia

[@miguelpastran4127]

well….

[@obronek89]

Love her sensuality shes an icon like other already said. Her music really touch heart and penetrate the soul

[@kristiansookdeo4166]

That superimposed shot during the Summertime cover was absolutely enthralling.

[@ari_clouds2796]

I cried the whole time 😂😭😍. I’m so proud of her, she’s too damn perfect

[@nikkidokie4330]

she's literally a living piece of art

[@richsage3235]

I can't wait for this album to drop tomorrow

[@o0294]

Please LET THIS WOMAN RECORD A JAMES BOND SOUNDTRACK

[@jardelsantiagodesativado5250]

Best performance of Summertime that I ever heard

[@Poisonprincessa]

Absolutely beautiful. So much emotion. She’s unreal

[@leannawalczak5812]

This feels like I walked into heaven. She’s so amazing and literally just ART!

[@Lostirl8]

I'm so glad that i discovered her! ❤️