Released two months before the rest of the album, “Drums of Death” by FKA Twigs pulls the listener into the electric dimension of Eusexua. Twigs defines Eusexua as “the sensation of being so euphoric that one could transcend human form,” a concept she explores through the track's production and structure. As Twigs leads us into her Thunderdome of bass, she brings us face to face with her nonhuman form. The rhythmic vocals feel simultaneously alien and robotic, emphasizing the theme of transcendence. The intense vocal chops are replaced by a lush, layered vocal line that gives us brief shelter, only to throw us back into the fire of the beat. The song’s lack of clear structure enhances its ritualistic and trance-like quality, strengthening its immersive power. Its repetition reflects Twigs’s current influences, particularly her time spent in Prague where she discovered the underground techno scene. The hypnotic pulse of “Drums of Death” transports the listener to an industrial dimension of Twigs’s creation, blending the mechanical grit of techno and her signature ethereal style. The lyrics,“Tear your clothes, body torn, shed your skin,” introduce the primal nature of Eusexua, a theme we see throughout the album. Twigs uses the concepts of transcendence and transformation to expand her sound and push the experimental boundaries of her artistry.
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