FKA twigs
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Pushkin Industries
4.5 • 4.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
FKA twigs has spent over a decade redefining the boundaries of pop music through her innovative blend of electronic production, experimental R&B, and striking visual art. Her albums LP1 and Magdalene earned widespread critical acclaim, establishing her as one of the most forward-thinking voices in contemporary music.
Last November, she released EUSEXUA Afterglow, a companion to her Grammy-winning, dance-forward album EUSEXUA. Twigs' new album addresses identity, bodily autonomy, and resistance.
On today's episode, Justin Richmond talks to FKA twigs about her experiences growing up mixed-race in rural England and how going to Jamaican clubs as a teenager inspired her 2022 mixtape CAPRISONGS. She also explains why she's not a fan of TikTok dances, and she breaks down the precise moment when all of the forces align at a rave that have brought her to the realization that this is the most important moment in culture.
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| 0:00.0 | Pushkin. |
| 0:10.8 | FK.Hwigs has spent over a decade redefining the boundaries of pop music through her |
| 0:15.2 | innovative blend of electronic production, experimental R&B, and striking visual art. |
| 0:23.7 | Her album's LP1 and Magdalene earned widespread critical acclaim, establishing her as one of the most forward-thinking voices in contemporary music. |
| 0:29.1 | Last year, she put out two albums. In November, she released Usexua Afterglow, a companion to her |
| 0:35.0 | Grammy-winning, rave-inspired album, Usuala, that she'd released earlier in |
| 0:39.1 | the year. Both of Twigs' new albums address identity, bodily autonomy, and resistance. |
| 0:45.2 | On today's episode, just hours before she walked on stage to pick up her first Grammy, |
| 0:49.9 | I talked to FK Twigs about her experiences growing up mixed race in rural England and how going to Jamaican clubs as a teenager inspired her Dance Forward 22 mixtape Capri songs. |
| 1:00.7 | She also explains why, despite being a phenomenal dancer, |
| 1:03.9 | she's not a fan of TikTok dances and breaks down the precise moment |
| 1:07.7 | when all the forces align at a rave that have brought her to the realization |
| 1:11.3 | that this is the most important moment in culture. |
| 1:16.9 | This is Broken Record. Real musicians, real conversations. |
| 1:24.1 | This is an I-Heart podcast. Guaranteed human. |
| 1:30.5 | Here's my interview with FCA Twigs. |
| 1:33.3 | Head over to YouTube.com slash broken record podcast to watch the interview. |
| 1:38.3 | My whole life is fuck-it mode. |
| 1:39.9 | My whole life is like back against the wall. |
| 1:42.4 | Like, that's only like one way out like to come |
| 1:45.5 | out like kicking and punching do you know what I mean if you had to go back and think about it |
| 1:49.7 | when was the first like fuck it moment like when did that become a staple of the whole of my life |
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