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{{Infobox album
| name         = Eusexua
| type         = studio
| artist       = [[FKA Twigs]]
| cover        = FKA Twigs - Eusexua.png
| alt          =
| released     = {{start date|2025|1|24|df=y}}
| recorded     = October 2023–2024
| studio       =
| genre        =
| length       = 42:47
| label        =
* [[Young (record label)|Young]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| producer     = * [[FKA Twigs]]
* [[Koreless]]
* [[Eartheater (musician)|Eartheater]]
* [[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]
* Bapari
| prev_title   = [[Caprisongs]]
| prev_year    = 2022
| next_title   =
| next_year    =
| misc         = {{Singles
| name        = Eusexua
| type        = album
| single1     = Eusexua
| single1date = 13 September 2024
| single2     = Perfect Stranger
| single2date = 17 October 2024
| single3     = Drums of Death
| single3date = 14 November 2024
}}
}}
'''''Eusexua''''' is the upcoming third studio album by English singer [[FKA Twigs]]. It is set to be released on 24 January 2025 through [[Young (record label)|Young]] and [[Atlantic Records]]. It marks her first studio album in five years, following ''[[Magdalene (album)|Magdalene]]'' (2019), and her first full body of work in over three years, following the mixtape ''[[Caprisongs]]'' (2022).
"Eusexua" is also the title track and lead single off the album, released 13 September 2024.
==Background==
On 16 June 2022, Twigs released a single "Killer".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Campbell |first=Erica |date=2022-06-16 |title=FKA twigs drops new heartbreak inspired single 'Killer' |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fka-twigs-drops-new-heartbreak-inspired-single-killer-3249396 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 15 March 2023, she teased an unreleased track in a [[Calvin Klein (fashion house)|Calvin Klein]] campaign, in which she also appeared.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Wilkes |first=Emma |date=2023-03-15 |title=FKA Twigs teases sultry unreleased track in new Calvin Klein campaign |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/fka-twigs-teases-sultry-unreleased-track-in-new-calvin-klein-campaign-3414073 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref> On 14 September 2023, at the ''Vogue'' World: London event, she covered [[Opus III (band)|Opus III]]'s [[rave]] classic "[[It's a Fine Day (Opus III song)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindert |first=Hattie |date=2023-09-14 |title=Watch FKA twigs Cover Opus III’s “It’s a Fine Day” at Vogue World: London 2023 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-fka-twigs-cover-opus-iiis-its-a-fine-day-at-vogue-world-london-2023/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> On 1 October 2023, she performed in [[Valentino (fashion house)|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 music|trance]] [[Instrumental|instrumentals]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rigotti |first=Alex |date=2023-10-06 |title=Watch FKA twigs preview new album at Valentino’s Paris Fashion Week show |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-fka-twigs-preview-new-album-at-valentinos-paris-fashion-week-show-3510780 |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=NME |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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 film)|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".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/fka-twigs-teases-techno-inspired-album-discord-1234948136/|title=FKA Twigs Teases Upcoming Techno-Influenced Album: 'It's Deep But Not Sad'|last=Paul|first=Larisha|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=17 January 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> She further revealed that she had teamed up with [[Electronic music|electronic]] duo Two Shell who helped her craft the era from scratch after 85 of her demos were leaked in October 2023.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/fka-twigs-makes-musical-return-with-two-shell-on-talk-to-me-37878/|title=FKA twigs makes musical return with Two Shell on "Talk to Me"|last=Paul|first=Larisha|magazine=[[Rolling Stone|Rolling Stone UK]]|date=19 March 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> In an interview with [[British Vogue|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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/fka-twigs-facts|title=5 things you didn't know about FKA Twigs|last=Rodgers|first=Daniel|website=[[British Vogue]]|date=14 March 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> On 22 August 2024 on ''[[Jimmy Kimmel Live!]]'', Twigs told the guest host [[RuPaul]]: "I'm obsessed with [[alternative culture]]s 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."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://crackmagazine.net/2024/09/skunk-anansie-skin-cameo-fka-twigs-album-eusexua/ |title=See Skunk Anansie’s Skin make a cameo in FKA twigs’s album teaser |website=[[Crack (magazine)|Crack]] |access-date=19 October 2024 |date=6 September 2024}}</ref>
== Release and promotion ==
Twigs premiered the "techno-inspired" album in its entirety at a [[New York City]] listening party on 20 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixmag.net.au/read/fka-twigs-debuts-techno-inspired-new-album-in-full-at-event-in-new-york-|title=FKA Twigs debuts 'techno-inspired' new album in full at event in New York|last=Buckle|first=Becky|website=[[Mix (magazine)|Mix]]|date=23 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wmagazine.com/fashion/fka-twigs-hair-bag-sheer-underwear-corset-top-new-york|title=FKA Twigs Has More Hair On Her Bag Than Her Head|last=Velasco|first=Matthew|website=[[W (magazine)|W]]|date=20 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/arrival-date-of-fka-twigs-next-album-eusexua-teased-with-new-poster-3789410|title=Arrival date of FKA Twigs' next album ''Eusexua'' teased with new poster|last=Aubrey|first=Elizabeth|website=[[NME]]|date=31 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thisisdig.com/fka-twigs-reveals-new-album-release-date/|title=FKA Twigs reveals new album release date|last=Tiller|first=Joe|website=Dig!|date=31 August 2024|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Monroe |first=Jazz |date=2024-09-13 |title=FKA twigs Announces New Album Eusexua, Shares Video |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/fka-twigs-announces-new-album-eusexua-shares-song-listen/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> The prelude of the video features a preview of another album track, "Drums of Death".<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-20 |title=“Eusexua” — Immersed in transcendence with FKA twigs |url=https://earmilk.com/2024/09/20/eusexua-immersed-in-transcendence-with-fka-twigs/ |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Earmilk |language=en-US}}</ref>
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]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kearns |first=Sarah |date=2024-09-18 |title=FKA twigs Performs 2 Unreleased Songs, “Room of Fools” and “Girl Feels Good” |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/9/fka-twigs-2-unreleased-eusexua-songs-performance |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> 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 appearances from actress [[Phoebe Waller-Bridge]], fashion designer [[Mowalola Ogunlesi]] and musician [[Yves Tumor]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gavino |first=Nico |date=2024-10-18 |title=Watch FKA Twigs Transform in "Perfect Stranger" Music Video |url=https://hypebeast.com/2024/10/watch-fka-twigs-transform-in-perfect-stranger-music-video |access-date=2024-10-18 |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> "Drums of Death" was released as the third single on 14 November. Its instrumental was conceived by Koreless, who is featured on the song, on a flight to [[Berlin]] ahead of his performance at [[Berghain]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=2024-11-14 |title=Listen to FKA twigs and Koreless’ New Song “Drums of Death” |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/listen-to-fka-twigs-and-koreless-new-song-drums-of-death/ |access-date=2024-11-18 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline      = ''Eusexua'' track listing{{cn|date=September 2024}}
| extra_column  = Producer(s)
| title_width   = 35%
| writing_width = 40%
| extra_width   = 30%
| title1        = Eusexua
| lyrics1       = [[FKA Twigs|Tahliah Barnett]]
| music1        = {{hlist|[[FKA Twigs|Barnett]]<!-- Credited like this. Do not replace with government name -->|[[Koreless|Lewis Roberts]]|[[Eartheater (musician)|Alexandra Drewchin]]|Ethan P. Flynn}}
| extra1        = {{hlist|[[Koreless]]|[[FKA Twigs]]|[[Eartheater (musician)|Eartheater]]|[[Sasha (DJ)|Sasha]]{{ref|a|[a]}}|Bapari{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length1       = 4:24
| title2        = Girl Feels Good
| length2       = 3:56
| title3        = Perfect Stranger
| lyrics3       = Barnett
| music3        = {{hlist|Barnett<!-- Credited like this. Do not replace with government name -->|Roberts|[[Ojivolta|Mark Williams]]|[[Stargate (record producers)|Mikkel S. Eriksen]]|[[Ojivolta|Raul Cubina]]|[[Stargate (record producers)|Tor Erik Hermansen]]}}
| extra3        = {{hlist|Koreless|[[Stargate (record producers)|Stargate]]|[[Ojivolta]]|FKA Twigs}}
| length3       = 3:17
| title4        = Drums of Death
| note4         = with [[Koreless]]
| lyrics4       = {{hlist|Barnett|Tintin Freeman}}
| music4        = {{hlist|Roberts|[[G-Dragon|Kwon Ji-yong]]| [[Choice37|Robin L. Cho]]}}
| extra4        = Koreless
| length4       = 3:11
| title5        = Room of Fools
| length5       = 4:25
| title6        = Sticky
| length6       = 2:57
| title7        = Keep It, Hold It
| length7       = 4:32
| title8        = Childlike Things
| length8       = 2:30
| title9        = Striptease
| length9       = 4:37
| title10       = 24 Hr Dog
| length10      = 4:41
| title11       = Wanderlust
| length11      = 4:17
| total_length  = 42:47
}}
'''Notes'''
*{{sup|{{note|a|[a]}}}} signifies an additional producer
'''Samples'''
* "Drums of Death" contains elements from "[[One of a Kind (G-Dragon song)|One of a Kind]]", composed by [[G-Dragon|Kwon Ji-yong]] and [[Choice37|Robin L. Cho]], and performed by G-Dragon.
==References==
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