With her new album Matangi being constantly delayed (it’s now slated for a 5 November release), MIA has moved to keep fans appeased by releasing a new track. Called ‘UNBREAK my Mixtape’, the new track is a love-song of sorts and acts like a mixtape within a song – so there’s lots of samples including…
A new track by agitpop superstar MIA has been posted online. Reportedly coming from recording sessions with uber-producer William Orbit, ‘Baby’ is a sleek, laid-back and groove-based track which puts MIA’s distinctive vocals very much at the forefront. Listen to it below and let me know what you think: ‘Baby’ follows ‘Bad Girls’ as the…
In the five years since she released her debut album ‘Arular’, Mathangi ‘Maya’ Arulpragasam has gradually carved a niche for herself as the music scene’s foremost political artist. To be fair, though, she hasn’t got much mainstream competition for that particular title, unless I’m missing the subtle socio-political subtext in the works of Katy Perry…
Before we dive head-long into July, here’s a handy playlist rounding up all the best new music from June – from exciting new bands like Swim Deep, NO CEREMONY///, SPIRES, Splashh and JAWS to established acts like Editors, White Lies and the irrepressible M.I.A. Enjoy! June playlist – full tracklist 01. Janelle Monae – ‘Dance…
Agit-pop superstar M.I.A. has released another track from her upcoming album Matangi. Called ‘Only 1 U’, it’s a typical M.I.A. track – with clattering drums and skittery loops aplenty. To announce the track, M.I.A. posted the following instructions on Twitter: #ONLY1U instruction > keep away from LAP TOPS play in #REALSPEAKERS #LOUD. in direct sun…
Part two of my round up of the new singles available for digital download this week. John Newman – ‘Love Me Again’ After his recent appearance on the Rudimental single ‘Not Giving In’, Newman’s distinct vocals are back on this immediately catchy chant-led single that sounds like an immediate festival favourite. With elements of a…
M.I.A. has today revealed the bright and boisterous video to her banging new single ‘Bring The Noize’. The video was debuted on Noisey earlier today, and you can watch it below: ‘Bring The Noize’ is taken from M.I.A.’s upcoming new album Matangi, which is now scheduled for release in autumn.
As promised late last week, M.I.A. revealed her brand new single ‘Bring The Noize’ tonight on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. Listen to the glitchy and political track below: ‘Bring The Noize’ is taken from M.I.A.’s new album Matangi, which was scheduled for release in April but was rejected by her label for being too…
MIA can always be relied upon to throw out interesting visuals, and with her on such a high at the minute thanks to brilliant new album Matangi you just know a new video is going to be special. Today she revealed the video for Matangi track ‘Y.A.L.A.’, which was made in association with French fashion…
Just in time for the weekend! The always engaging and occasionally reliable MIA has today made her new album Matangi available to stream online ahead of its release next week. Matangi is MIA’s fourth studio album, and the follow-up to her divisive 2010 LP MAYA. It features previously released tracks ‘Bad Girls‘, ‘Bring The Noize‘,…
