M.I.A. - KALA

I never really thought she was that attractive to begin with. Didn't understand all the talk about "sex appeal."

so, who ever talked about "sex appeal" aside from doodz jumping up and down to proclaim that she didn't have any?

yeah she looks terrible now, especially with the blonde hair. i think most of the sex appeal talk comes from the fact she does sound sexy on certain songs.

she looks great i think.

I think she's good-looking, not knock-em-dead gorgeous or anything but I don't get why anyone would be mystified by others finding her attractive.

The Reverend and I are on a very big roll, agreement-wise, these days.

i happen to think she's pretty hot, but there's no doubt that a lot of the drooling comes from dudes who perceive her as some alluring ethnic tigress. orientalism lol

elmo argonaut OTM

ARRGH every time I see this thread near the top, I jump to the conclusion that it's leaked and run to OiNK only to find Greg Ellis (Drummer of VAS/Azam Ali)

Mia is my new hero for irritating people who wanna think about leaks all day long

gahhh!!!

its pretty amazing that this hasnt leaked yet. i feel like i should commend MIA and XL. this is almost MORE fun in that were having to wait like the good ol pre-internet days.

I would say this album is definitely one of the highly anticipated albums of the year, especially if you multiply the number of people doing the anticipating vs. the intensity of their anticipation (and then divide that by 7).

Any chance you lot could like, fuck off and stop being so lame? Thanks.

wow, touchy.

Wow, this hasn't leaked? I had assumed it had by all the times this has been at the top. In fact it could almost have been released by the looks of it!

The album version of 20 $ has leaked...

http://mhulotsnothingdays.blogspot.com/2007/07/where-is-my-mind.html

The rest should follow soon!

hahaha!

This track is really good.

I am annoying and just bumping this to make people cry.

This track *is* really good. Couldn't figure out what the bassline was reminding me of, and then I thought "Blue Monday".

Awesome track!

brilliant deduction, spencer...

The whole thing has leaked minus Paper Planes, so look around for it. Its so fucking good! Far more diverse and experimental than Arular. Jimmy is really weird on first listen, its so strange to hear Maya all breathy and girly. Bamboo Banger and Hussel are really dark and menacing, reminds me of Silent Shout a little.

i look forward to hearing this but don't give a shit when that actually is - does that make sense?

who produced 20 dollar? the beat is AMAZING. MIA sounds a bit ropey on it but hey... hope theres some fast tracks on the album like bucky done gun.

xpost, this is how I feel.

there's a link in here to download what mia is covering for "jimmy." i like it better than her version.

omg this album is so fucking good

not supposed to link to songs on ILM

this is weird and bad

not supposed to link to songs on ILM

not that you can hotlink rapidshare files anyway

how the fuck did afrikan boy get on there? that one song of his was unbearably awful.

Couldn't figure out what the bassline was reminding me of, and then I thought "Blue Monday".

Also couldn't figure out what the lyrics were reminding me of, and then I thought "Where Is My Mind?"

:)

I can't have been the only one to notice the "straight to hell" riff at the forefront of Paper Planes, can I?

nope

Paper Planes is insane. There's also some kind of Roadrunner reference on Bamboo Banger.

itunes + vista = suckfest

seriously. it took a half hour just to get the files onto my ipod. can't wait to get back home to my desktop.

(I had to zap the Paper Planes link, sorry)

Looking forward to hearing this 2nite.

so, i'm the only one that thinks jimmy is really dumb and annoying?. maybe it'll grow on me or something.

I love it...Although I probably prefer the original.

Hooray!!! IT'S HERE!!!!!!!

itunes + vista = suckfest

seriously. it took a half hour just to get the files onto my ipod. can't wait to get back home to my desktop.

-- funny farm, Monday, July 30, 2007 10:21 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link

dear god, is there anything i can do for you? that free album download sounds harrowing.

haha.....
jeez, i did make myself seem a bit like a douche, there.

well, actually i wasn't complaining about the album download. i was complaining about vista and itunes not working properly with eachother. but, i gues it's all the same.

The show was *really good*!

I'm having a hard time getting used to her out of tune shrieking - so much so that I listened to Arular again and I found it hard to like anew too, even. :-/

The show was *really good*!

Seconded.

I can't have been the only one to notice the "straight to hell" riff at the forefront of Paper Planes, can I?

OMG. What a way to end a set! I just checked this thread to see what that song was called. Also, did she do the full lyric to "Where is My Mind?" I could only decipher the chourus. And the slowed-down "Blue Monday" bassline sounded so good it makes me wonder how nobody's thought of it before.

this album is the absolute shit.