New M.I.A. album - June 29, 2010

[If you shout...]

Is it possible to dislike this song, though? I am not being sarcastic. I think it's fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hUcUH2zv50

 

[bono_212]

I tried to read her twitter page, but it's worse than my 15 year old cousin's.

 

[LyricalDrug]

hmm I just imported her new album into my iTunes and the genre came up as "intentionally awful"

 

[u2popmofo]

The reviews piling in today seem to be less than positive.

 

[BigMacPhisto]

I think we can be glad that a lot of the press isn't willing to play emperor's new clothes with this garbage. Nothing worse than people getting a free pass because of what they did in the past...upon listening to "Born Free" for the first time, I could just imagine some morons watching M.I.A. in concert and trying to feign excitement as she launches into that schlock.

 

[lazarus]

Ouch. And they've been heavily promoting this thing.


Pitchfork: Album Reviews: M.I.A.: / \ / \ / \ Y / \


Hard to feel much sympathy.

 

[lazarus]

Ouch. And they've been heavily promoting this thing.


Pitchfork: Album Reviews: M.I.A.: / \ / \ / \ Y / \


Hard to feel much sympathy.

 

[If you shout...]

I think it's at least a 4.9, those butchers.

Seriously, though, I am angry that there isn't at least far and wide love for "It Takes a Muscle." One of the best covers I've heard in the last few years.

 

[LemonMelon]

Ouch. And they've been heavily promoting this thing.


Pitchfork: Album Reviews: M.I.A.: / \ / \ / \ Y / \


Hard to feel much sympathy.

Ha, I haven't agreed with a Pitchfork review to this degree in a long time.

I want to hear the album again, but only because MIA is incompetent and forgot to put Lovalot on her myspace.

 

[u2popmofo]

Popmatters review was quite similar:

M.I.A.: ///Y/ < PopMatters

Allmusic seem to have given it a 7 (which is their lowest score for one of her albums), but don't have an actual review supporting it yet.

 

[LyricalDrug]

lol @ any journalist who hen-pecks out /\/\/\Y/\ instead of just calling the album "MAYA"

 

[Saracene]

It's as if everything that was great about M.I.A. has been stripped from this music, leaving behind only the most alienating aspects of her art and public persona.

That about sums it up. I read that Pitchfork review nodding pretty much all the way.

 

[lazarus]

lol @ any journalist who hen-pecks out /\/\/\Y/\ instead of just calling the album "MAYA"

Agreed.

 

[Imperor]

You know my schadenfreude city!

 

[Imperor]

Swooping in for my first listen. "iPhone connects to the internet connects to the Google connects to the government." HA!

 

[LyricalDrug]

Anyone catch her appearance on Letterman last night? She did "Born Free" which I think is a horrid song. The keyboardist was literally just banging and rubbing his closed fists on random keys for much of the song. I suppose I shouldn't keep piling on - her first 2 albums are fantastic - but man does this one suck.

 

[If you shout...]

I take issue with calling out Martin Rev, because he was the only part of that lip-synced performance which worked, but yes. It was otherwise pretty awful. All hail Letterman, though. "Seriously...happy Halloween!"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MROxPK18v5I

 

[Imperor]

The album wasn't as much of a train wreck as I'd hoped. For that reason, chalk me up as tremendously disappointed.

 

[If you shout...]

Yeah, I'm with you on that one. It's decent, I think. And while it's retarded, all the albums have been retarded in the same way. No extra ammo.

 

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