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Album Review: M.I.A. – AIM

3236 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Back in July, Annie Mac interviewed M.I.A. to announce the official release date for delayed fifth album AIM (formerly called Matahdatah). With the announcement, Maya gave us the bass-heavy single “Go Off” to mask the pain of some bummer news: th... more info

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In Stores Now 9/12

3239 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Fall is kicking off with some heavy hitters. KEXP Music Director Don Yates calls the latest from Wilco, “one of their more modest-sounding releases, featuring a mostly low-key and acoustic-oriented folk-rock sound on bittersweet songs revolving aro... more info

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M.I.A. maintains her rebellious spirit, but 'AIM' doesn't always hit its target

3239 days ago

L.A. Times - Entertainment — ColonialismÂ and the inequity between First and Third World nations are not the usual stuff pop songs are made of, so when M.I.A. came along more than a decade ago, she had little competition. She combined her experience as a Tamil refugee from Sri... more info

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M.I.A. maintains her rebellious spirit, but 'AIM' doesn't always hit its target

3239 days ago

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — ColonialismÂ and the inequity between First and Third World nations are not the usual stuff pop songs are made of, so when M.I.A. came along more than a decade ago, she had little competition. She combined her experience as a Tamil refugee from Sri... more info

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Album Review: M.I.A. – AIM

3239 days ago

Consequence of Sound — The English rapper (maybe) waves goodbye with her fifth studio outing. more info

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Friday Music News

3242 days ago

KEXP Seattle — Today, M.I.A. has released her latest – and possibly final – album AIM, the follow up to 2013’s Matangi. This album features collaborations with Diplo, Zayn Malik, and Skillrex. Thanks to Spotify you can stream the entire thing below. [Pitchfor... more info

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Premature Evaluation: M.I.A. AIM

3242 days ago

Stereogum — M.I.A. has always been something like a genius at weaving her voice through samples: the shards of early-’00s pop on the Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape, the iconic strums of the Clash’s “Straight To Hell” on “Paper Planes,” even the throw... more info

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