M.I.A - Kala: A Strong Contender For My Yearly Top 10
August 13th, 2007The record comes out in a couple weeks — it’s top 10 material for sure.
There are some incredible tracks on this record. These are my favorites:
1. $20 — certainly more serious, but the Indian references make me laugh a little — you almost have to speak a Dravidic language to get some of the references.
2. Bird Flu — more incredible similarities to South Indian popular music — makes me want to do, what would amount to, awkward looking ass shaking on the subway.
3. Bamboo Banger — not sure what she’s saying, but this is a catchy-ass song
4. Boyz — the South Indian music similarities are more subtle, but this is a good track regardless
August 15th, 2007 at 12:36 pm
Send me a few tracks. You know I’m one to appreciate diversity. And besides, I can definitely get behind any song that you have no idea what’s being said, but still remains a catchy-ass song.
I believe that the majority of the lyrics for R.E.M’s “End of the World” were pretty much the same way.