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FKA Twigs Says North West Brought Healing to 'Childlike Things' Collaboration

Twigs frames the work as a full-circle return to a song begun at 12 that eased lingering feelings of isolation.

Overview

  • In a Rolling Stone UK interview, twigs praises the 12-year-old's poise and emotional insight, recounting thoughtful conversations they shared over dinners.
  • North delivers a brief rap partly in Japanese on “Childlike Things,” a track featured on twigs’ third studio album, EUSEXUA.
  • Twigs says revisiting the song she first wrote at age 12 or 13 became a healing exercise that countered the loneliness she felt as a bullied child.
  • EUSEXUA, released in January 2025, marked a stylistic shift and earned twigs her highest U.K. chart debut, according to recent coverage.
  • A deluxe edition titled EUSEXUA Afterglow is planned for later this year as part of the album’s intentionally fluid concept.