January also brought us some great new albums and we've hand picked our favourite five for you here.Ĭontinue reading: January 2022 Favourites: We Were Awoken By 'Dawn FM', Bathed In The Glow Of 'CAPRISONGS' And Went All-in For 'The Overload'Īs 2022 begins and New Year's resolutions are made, and just as quickly broken, the first batch of eagerly awaited new musical releases are set to arrive to delight our ears. Following the sad announcement of his death, three of his albums re-charted in the top 30, including his seminal 1977 release Bat Out Of Hell. Tears were also shed as it was announced that Meat Loaf had passed away on January 20th. Whilst Charli XCX, Doja Cat, Central Cee, Blossoms, Charlie Puth and Maverick Sabre (among many others) were setting the airwaves and streaming sites alight a distraught Adele caused a storm when she announced at the 11th hour that she would not be able to fulfil her Las Vegas residency dates. The Wombats told us to Fix Yourself, Not The World, Ella Henderson sang of being Brave and Twin Atlantic, unlike the PM, gave us Transparency. It was nominated for the 2014 Mercury Prize.Īs the new year brought with it a swath of new releases, Years & Years reached number one with Night Call, Young T & Bugsey dropped Truth Be Told and George Ezra released his comeback single - Anyone For You. On 6th August, 2014, FKA Twigs released her debut studio album, 'LP1'.

In September of 2013, Twigs released her second EP, named 'EP2'. In August, 2013, Twigs released the music video for her first single on YouTube which was picked up by The Guardian five days later and became part of their 6th August 'New Band of the Day' feature. For each song, she released a video on her YouTube channel. This came in the form of 'EP1', which debuted on Bandcamp.

She then appeared in a music video for Jessie J in 2010, before serving with her again in 2011.Ĭareer: In December 2012, Barentt (who had changed her name to FKA Twigs, with FKA standing for 'Formerly Known As' and 'Twigs' being her old childhood nick-name) self-released her musical debut. The following year, Barnett moved to London, where she began a career as a backing dancer for artists like Kylie Minogue, Taio Cruz and Ed Sheeran. Edward's School in Cheltenham, Gloucester, and started attending music related youth clubs at the age of sixteen. FKA Twigs (born Tahliah Debrett Barnett 16.01.88) FKA Twigs is an English singer/songwriter best known for her August 2014 debut studio album, 'LP1'.Ĭhildhood: Tahliah Barnett was born in Gloucester, England, and raised by her mother and stepfather.

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