FKA Twigs has released another self-directed video for new single Pendulum off her album LP1 and it’s a relief to see that dating Hollywood movie star Robert Pattinson and becoming mainstream media fodder haven’t made her any less experimental or alternative. The British singer proves that her appeal – like that of all memorable popstars – lies beyond just the music and is wrapped up with original choreography, visual nous and identity politics. The visuals to the mournful love song see her hanging like a spider from a web of her own hair and getting swallowed up by a CGI puddle, before morphing into free-form dance with a subtle warrior princess head-dress, proving she’ll tough it out in the end. Pendulum premiered on MTV today.
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Photography Matthew Stone