M.I.A. - MAYA

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4...according to our Brian on Thu 08 Jul, 2010.

Just got back from a festival on Monday & was totally elated yet utterly fried. All I wanted to do was have a cuppa & aimlessly watch clips on YouTube. Stumbled somehow onto a page chocka with promo clips for MIA's previous hit singles, got to 'Paper Planes' & after a minute just started sobbing with amazement at how good she is. Well, now album number three has dropped, it has an impenetrable search engine destroying title (which translates as 'Maya') and now she's working with international jetset dubstep numpty Rusko amongst old faves like Diplo & Switch & Blaqstarr. The strong united global essence & beefed-up R 'n' B beats are still mingling with cool Caribbean & African derived rhythms but now there's subtle dubstep flecked shades to contend with. She hasn't sold her soul down the river, her vocals are a little more subdued in places, yet some of these tracks are remarkably tough, funky, low-slung & even abrasive. I've always admired her universally encompassing musical endeavors and this new album isn't gonna disappoint the faithful. Nice futuristic holographic slip case!! Well bling....

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· After two hugely acclaimed albums (2005’s ‘Arular’
and 2007’s ‘Kala’), the global success of ‘Paper
Planes’, Oscar nominations, and that Grammys
performance, MIA is set to release new album
‘///Y/’, which sees her as incendiary and
forward thinking as ever.

· Recorded in Los Angeles, the album features
production from Rusko, Diplo, Blaqstarr and
Switch, a collaboration resulting in dubstep bass and
grinding industrial noise being added to MIA’s unique
armoury of sounds. ‘///Y/’ draws influence from
our technologically changing world, now that our
every thought and action is documented and posted
for everyone to see. The album is an uncensored
screen-grab of 2010.

· Available as a special edition CD featuring a
lenticular slipcase and four extra tracks not
included on the standard CD version, plus a deluxe
double gatefold vinyl format that also includes the
four bonus tracks.

Tracklisting:

The Message * Steppin’ Up * XXXO * Teqkilla * Lovalot * Story To Be Told * It Takes A Muscle * It Iz What It Iz * Born Free * Meds And Feds * Tell Me Why * Space * Internet Connection * Illygirl * Believer (featuring Blaqstarr) * Caps Lock

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