15068. M.I.A. - [Kala #01] Bamboo Banger
15069. M.I.A. - [Kala #02] Bird Flu
15070. M.I.A. - [Kala #03] Boyz
15071. M.I.A. - [Kala #04] Jimmy
15072. M.I.A. - [Kala #05] Hussel (feat. Afrikan Boy)
15073. M.I.A. - [Kala #06] Mango Pickle Down River (with The Wilcannia Mob)
15074. M.I.A. - [Kala #07] $20
15075. M.I.A. - [Kala #08] Down River
15076. M.I.A. - [Kala #09] The Turn
15077. M.I.A. - [Kala #10] XR2
15078. M.I.A. - [Kala #11] Paper Planes
15079. M.I.A. - [Kala #12] Come Around (feat. Timbaland)
You know, I've never liked the people that say OH I DON'T LIKE RAP. They never have good reasons either; if someone had an issue with BEATS or VOCALS as a whole, then I guess it makes sense. But no, it's always that bullshit "too much gangster shit" excuse.
As a result, part of me condemned Kala before listening to it; I hadn't heard Arular, and really, the descriptions put me off for a long time. Hiphop for people who don't like hiphop is usually the most disgusting backpacker shit.
But M.I.A. is not hiphop for people who don't like hiphop. It's the fucking future.
You know how in depictions of the future, authors always make the music some type of drone? And those weird future kids dance with their eyes or minds or some goofy shit? Kala is actually what you'd expect the future to sound like. It's vibrant, samples fucking everything, and is just all around brilliant. M.I.A's strange vocal gymnastics and bizarre lyrics are fucking great, and man, I can't write more to praise this album. Were it not for the terrible Mango Pickle Down River, which fits in the album but falls apart on its own, it'd be album of the year.
As it is, a fantastic release by a great artist.
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