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• FKA Twigs Announces New Album'EUSEXUA Afterglow', Which Is Not A Deluxe | Stereogum | Aug. 19, 2025, 7:52 p.m.
At the top of this year, FKA twigs released her much-anticipated album EUSEXUA, an excursion into horny and clubby sounds that carries serious Madonna Ray Of Light vibes. Good record! She didn’t get to tour North America behind the record because of visa issues, which is fucking bullshit. I saw her set at Primavera, and it was really something. Last month, twigs released a new single called “Perfectly” and appeared on the Yeat track “Fly Nitë.” Usually, twigs takes a very long time in between albums, but now it looks like we’re about to get another one shortly.

• The Weeknd Talks 'Hurry Up Tomorrow' On 'Fallon' As A Clip Of His Goofy Acting Goes Viral: Watch | Stereogum | May 16, 2025, 1:10 p.m.
It looks like we’ve got a turkey on our hands here, folks. Earlier this year, the Weeknd released his album Hurry Up Tomorrow, which is a pretty good record and also a big hit. This weekend, however, the Weeknd releases his Hurry Up Tomorrow movie, and it does not appear to be heading in the same direction. I want to stress that I have not seen Hurry Up Tomorrow, which was directed by indie auteur Trey Edward Shults and which stars Jenna Ortega and Barry Keoghan alongside the Weeknd himself. But the early indicators are not good. As I write this, Hurry Up Tomorrow has a robust 16% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Also, someone recorded one scene from the film in a movie theater — don’t do that — and it has gone viral specifically because the Weeknd’s acting is not good.

• FKA twigs Releases Stirring New Album 'EUSEXUA': Stream | Stereogum | Jan. 24, 2025, 5 a.m.
We’ve been hearing little bits and bobs of news about FKA twigs’ new techno-inspired album for a very, very long time, and that album is finally here now. FKA twigs’ new LP EUSEXUA is officially her first album in six years, since MAGDALENE came out way the hell back in 2019, though she did drop the CAPRISONGS mixtape in 2022. For the most part, EUSEXUA is exactly what she promised: a record of heady and clubby tracks about deep connection and messy relationships.

• Ethel Cain Shares New 55-Minute Piece On NTS, 'Perverts' Demos On SoundCloud | Stereogum | Jan. 25, 2025, 3:28 p.m.
2025 is shaping up to be the year of Ethel Cain. The alt-pop recluse dropped Perverts earlier this month, a terrific piece of music that’s labeled as an EP despite its 90-minute length. She made her TV debut when Fox News complained about her Instagram post calling for the killing of more CEOs following Luigi Mangione’s alleged assassination of Brian Thompson, and she doubled down in response. Now, she’s already back with a 55-minute piece on NTS.