MIA, MATANGI

Stoked based on what I've heard.

http://m.pitchfork.com/news/48832-listen-to-a-new-mia-track-attention-which-she-leaked-to-a-persistent-group-of-fans/

well hey, this is kind of in the vein of the SBTRKT remix of "XXXO"

obv that means it's awesome

random question: how is sbtrkt pronounced?

I say "subtract"

Subber Ricketts

oh i never thought of that, that makes sense

Sobriquets

Lol at Stereogum haters

what have we heard besides that and possibly bad girls? i thought it's been pushed back for like... indefinitely

not as in its not coming out, just.. no release date yet.

There's also this:

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=EXWs9P6ykHE&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DEXWs9P6ykHE

Need to revisit "Bad Girls," don't remember liking it

"Come Walk With Me" has some strong "Big Mouth" vibes coming off of it

Apparently her record label is delaying the album because it is too happy-sounding

Someone c/p the quote abt the label telling her they'd made her out to be public enemy no 1, they couldn't release these songs

I hope she turned in a goop-style album abt privileged brentwood yummy mummyhood over danja offcuts, tbh that's the album I want to hear from her

8 minutes of new bits and bobs

http://www.nme.com/news/mia/69001

one minute in and I like this a lot, shocker

Yeah, it's pretty great. Can't wait for the album.

shit gets real at 6:17

Bad scenes in MIA land

M.I.A ‏@MIAuniverse

BEN you cant take my son away from me "The mother" . Just because you have money doesnt mean you hav ethe right .

M.I.A ‏@MIAuniverse

. WOW. THE BRONFMANS WANT TO TAKE MY CHILD AWAY FROM ME . WHAT KIND OF SHIT IS THAT ? THEY NEVER SEE HIM .

Whoa boy

I'd be distraught if the illuminati were trying to steal my child too.

"The mother"

Bet her lawyer's really loving this little outburst

She is so dumb. A talented artist, but dumb.

good 'ol twitter

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SE57Hglvm6I

I am not 100% sure what I think of "Attention"

It's more engaging than the dirge section of Maya but it feels unfinished.

Poor ickhyd

http://www.factmag.com/2013/06/17/m-i-a-to-premiere-new-single-bring-the-noize-on-monday/

okay so this is FUCKING GREAT

https://soundcloud.com/miauk/bring-the-noize

oic Fact went back and added that soundcloud since I last saw it.

so this album is really happening huh

http://pitchfork.com/news/51395-listen-to-a-new-mia-song/

"Only 1 U" is about 2:00 into this soundcloud stream. Good track imo.

Based off of everything I've heard so far, this forthcoming album seems like a significant step up from Maya

"i'm so tangy, people call me mathangi"

*turns off*

i like the new track but don't know if it's a "step up". the thing about MAYA is that it's secretly amazing.

not with that horribly draggy middle section

I hope you're not knocking Teqkilla, because that's one of the best aural evocations of being drunk I've heard.

Why would I knock the best song on the album?

Teqkilla is great. It goes beyond evoking drunkenness. Those ultra-compressed analog synth stabs seem designed to induce hangovers.

Lovalot is where it all falls apart.

The off-kilter Opal sample "Lovalot" is my favorite thing on the album

sample on*

yeah "Lovalot" rules too

"Story To Be Told" through "It Iz What It Iz" is straight up intolerable though

naw those songs are cool as a mid-album respite. only track on Maya I don't fux with is the Sleigh Bells one

more like Sleigh Balls amirite

lovealot is rad.

i disagree with DJP on this one. i love when it gets lazy and meandering between Lovalot and It iz what it iz. Just overall, I love the sounds she is working with, like retrofuturist 90s internet stuff, return of the very recently repressed. It sounds dystopian, but like M.I.A. has found a way to thrive in this anarchic digital future.

i at least half like those watery midsection tracks too, though i've never associated them with yesterday's internet futurism. they're not great by any means, but pleasant enough, half catchy, and a welcome respite from the noize.

just because it's clangy and anarchic and the internet today is much smoother and more functional than, i think, people would have imagined just ten years ago.

there is almost never a need for respite from noize

omg @ the term "silky clatter"

brb naming a cat

this album is bangers city

damn surprised pfork aren't feelin it

I think a lot of critics penalize her over her lyrics

her lyrics have been simple and repetitive since day 1; they function for me as impressionistic padding for the beats that evoke imagery rather than specific storytelling (which make instances of specific storytelling like "Sunshowers" stand out and hit harder IMO)

Pfork had Zoladz, who loved the new Arcade Fire, review it. I think she's more into rock.

Although she liked earlier M.I.A. releases

"come walk with me" has apple sounds on it

volume up and down, photo booth

that's all i have to say

Yes that is why we love it

because i said or was implying that

instead of just noting something

what?

i miss when she didnt sound so pissed off all the time, even the beats on this are kinda distorted and brittle. its pretty fab all the same though - she sounds oddly comfortable but not complacent - like shes happy in herself but frustrated that she still isnt where she wants to be. that guardian interview made me love her more than i already do.

it's been pointed out that "Warriors" samples "A si, me a gusta me" by Chimo Bayo, which is super awesome

WHAT?!? HOW DID I NOT NOTICE THIS OMG

BLESSED ALBUM OF THE YEAR

I found out one of my coworker-friends has never really heard MIA so I am making her a mix of my 4 favorite songs from each album in sequence:

"Pull Up The People"
"Bucky Done Gun"
"10 Dollar"
"Galang"

"Bamboo Banga"
"Bird Flu"
"Boys"
"XR2"

"XXXO"
"Teqkilla"
"Born Free"
"Space"

"Come Walk With Me"
"Bad Girls"
"Y.A.L.A."
"Bring the Noize"

needs URAQT though

^^^ and "Sunshowers", "Hussel", "Lovalot" and "Matangi"

I love this album. Can I keep saying it?

YES I DO TOO

Yeah, I was (and am) a defender of Maya, but this one is the bizness.

The above mixtape has had me playing "Space" on repeat for like 3 days

I want to create a poll/list thread of the best wackiest MIA lyrics incl "I need to earn like / I'm Julianne Moore" and "Like Puzzle Bobble on PC / It's got color waves following me"

Best moment in MIA history: "What can I get for 10 dollar?"

OOOHHHHMMMMMMMM

yeah this is a good album. should probably go back and give Maya another shot but this grabs me right off the bat in a way that never did.

"Sexodus" is kinda beautiful.

i like the quietus review of this a lot particularly w/r/t authenticity/being a 2nd generation immigrant (even if it bashes assange which is just way too easy these days), but not sure about sexodus - it seems to position MIA in a very sexual way which i dont think shes really done before, i always thought she was interesting for having resisted the usual route female artists have to go down. it also sounds way too much like a weeknd song on an MIA album. i find the album brilliant, esp sonically, but also hard work to really get to grips with - its pretty slippery and seems to lack hooks to really sink your teeth into.

I tend to skip Sexadus for the reason you mention AND because it's so corny and weird (and ineffective), like that song on Kala with timbaland

its really silly (not in a fun way either, its just a groaner). not really surprised madonna passed on it.

Interesting, for I've barely heard the lyrics after a month with this thing.

i dont think the record is cluttered or anything but yeah theres something very 'busy' about it that i think means it seems quite dazzling but also means it doesnt achieve much in the way of 'clarity of purpose' or whatever (though maybe i just need to spend more time with it, i just remember every time i heard it, its been pretty overwhelming)

thx stilladvance

i'm pretty surprised i like "sexodus" myself, on paper it really shouldn't work. reprising "exodus" actually works well in terms of the album's sequencing. sort of interesting how little is actually changed, if she wanted to make some sort of point about the political vs the erotic she could have really laid it on thick, but she restrains herself from doing that - the strength of the music carries it.

don't think i'd have ever guessed the weeknd's involvement if he hadn't been credited.

the album's full of hooks imo, it's pretty messy and overwhelming but they're there. it definitely coheres in the second half - the first three proper songs are amazing but probably as difficult as the album gets, then you get two absolutely dreadful clunkers, then "exodus" as a much-needed breathing space that's still completely unexpected, then "bad girls" which really doesn't need to be on this album in any way, and THEN it kicks into gear and doesn't let up

(i don't think i'll ever stop hating on "come walk with me", it's just a wretched wretched song)

yeah when The Singles Jukebox reviewed it I gave it a middling score without quite figuring out what irritated me. Now I realize: it all comes down to the "fucks with me" part.

it has the most irritating lumbering melody

I love the "fucks with me" part!

new video for dbt.

not a huge fan of the track tho

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9AKH16--VE

This was one of my favourites on the album. Massive.

How is this so good

M.I.A. had a longer run of great albums than people appreciate. Everything until AIM was gold, meaning she could do no wrong for almost a decade.

COSIGN

all-time gym album, by the way. Try it! Barely lets up until "Lights".. which is a nice thing after about 45 minutes.

Matangi has aged really well

Like, I have a feeling it would be better received if she released it today.