There’s no reason why FKA Twigs had to release anything in 2015 — we’re all still processing her momentous debut — but let’s be thankful that she did, because M3LL155X contains some of her best work yet. Epic but succinct in scope (and accompanied by some of the greatest visuals of the year), she crafts an all-encompassing, often suffocating experience. It’s like Tahliah Barnett replaced all of the negative space on her debut with an inky, shadowy blackness — there are devilish whispers and an ominously ticking clock, all contributing to the feeling that you’re being buried alive. With insurmountable pressure and urgency, she tackles autonomy and authority, waiting and being told to wait. It’s a monumental work from one of our greatest musicians, and it’s a shock that it clocks in at under 20 minutes.
The Fat Angel Sings 