M.I.A. - KALA

She's playing 7/30 in LA.

I saw her at Siren at Coney Island on Saturday. Granted, the sound / set up at Siren makes most people sound average (on that main stage especially - the other one's much better) but she wasn't all that interesting. Her voice was weak, and I thought she's have more stage presence. Fuck, I sound like someone sitting at home watching American Idol.

I agree, she's pretty weak live.

didn't arular leak 6 or 7 months before it was released?

one of the great contributions of American Idol is the raising of consciousness about what makes singing enjoyable and effective

yeah, but that's because the release date was put back a couple of times. (xpost)

if only that's all there was to music, Tracer! (xpost)

Tracer, stop trying to bait me!

having spent a few days with it, i have to say i like this MUCH more than arular (which i already liked a lot)

how do i get myself a copy?

Quickly become a journalist and get a promo copy!

or, you know, wait like the rest of us.

free copy with the Mail On Sunday

When does the Mail On Sunday usually leak? Friday?

i want a copy of this thing now.

NOW!

What the fuck is taking so long? Seriously.

these fuckin guys

her new look is butt ugly....just sayin.

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