FKA twigs EUSEXUA
FKA twigs's EUSEXUA foregrounds the body as a site of repair, turning somatic healing into club-ready catharsis where pop hooks and rave textures coexist. Across this record the most compelling moments - “Room Of Fools” and “Keep It, Hold It” - land the album's thesis, pairing simple, memorable choruses with direct, almost instructional lyricism that moves from ecstatic dancefloor release to intimate consolation.
Critics point to a deliberate fusion of gnarly electronics and tuneful songcraft, with reviewers noting nods to Kate Bush and Madonna that push some tracks toward mainstream accessibility. Songs like “Perfectly” and the title track “Eusexua” extend the collection's themes of body-mind unity and anonymous encounters, while “The Dare” supplies a darker, more challenging counterpoint. The record earned an 80/100 consensus score from one professional review, reflecting a measured but favorable critical reception.
While praise centers on the album's capacity to translate somatic practice into euphoric pop - critics consistently highlight the best songs on EUSEXUA as touchstones - the tone remains nuanced: admiration for its ambition and moments of tuneful clarity sits alongside recognition of its gnarlier electronic edges. For readers wondering what critics say about EUSEXUA and whether it is worth listening to, the consensus suggests a rewarding, dance-inflected exploration of healing and desire that stakes new ground in FKA twigs' catalog.
Critics' Top Tracks
The standout songs that made critics take notice
Room Of Fools
1 mention
"It feels nice," she choruses simply on Room of Fools"— The Observer (UK)
Keep It, Hold It
1 mention
"Keep It, Hold It contains explicit advice for how to get through hard things"— The Observer (UK)
Perfectly
1 mention
"A hymn to anonymous encounters, Perfect Stranger is club pop powered by a little two-step syncopation"— The Observer (UK)
It feels nice," she choruses simply on Room of Fools
Track Ratings
How critics rated each track, relative to this album (0-100). Only tracks that made critics feel something are rated.
Eusexua
Perfectly
The Dare
Drums of Death
Room Of Fools
Sticky
Keep It, Hold It
Got To Feel
Striptease (feat. Eartheater)
24hr Dog
Lonely But Exciting Road
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What Critics Are Saying
Deep insights from 20 critics who reviewed this album
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Critic's Take
FKA twigs makes a record that insists on the body as a site of repair, and on EUSEXUA the best tracks - “Room Of Fools” and “Keep It, Hold It” - are where that thesis most insistently lands. Kitty Empire’s review reads like a map from rave elation to intimate consolation, noting how “Room of Fools” choruses simply and how “Keep It, Hold It” offers explicit advice for getting through hard things. The result is an album that balances gnarly electronics and tunefulness, making the named tracks the clearest answers to queries about the best tracks on EUSEXUA.
Key Points
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The best song, "Room Of Fools", is best because it fuses somatic chorus and exuberant dancefloor catharsis.
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The album’s core strength is balancing gnarly electronics with tuneful, club-facing songwriting that heals body and mind.
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