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M.I.A.

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Released: Jul 2010
Label: Xl Interscope
Much has been made of M.I.A.'s "terrorist" tendencies, a reputation she exacerbates on album three. MAYA* is an aural assault, battering the listener with a barrage of repetitive lyrics and sometimes grating waves of sound. This is an album that is designed to alienate. Yet "Born Free"'s high-octane dissonance is, if not likable, then energizing. And fascinating (once your ears stop ringing) pockets of sweetness and quiet exist: the electro-dancehall "It Takes a Muscle" (a cover of '80s Dutch group Spectral Display), the Bollywood-meets-sacred-harp "Tell Me Why."
- Rachel Devitt
M.I.A. - Maya 2010-08-13
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    The Message
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    Steppin Up
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    Xxxo
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    Teqkilla
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    Lovalot
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    Story To Be Told
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    It Takes A Muscle
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    It Iz What It Iz
    It Iz What It Iz
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    Born Free
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    Meds And Feds
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    Tell Me Why
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    Space
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℗ 2010 XL Recordings Ltd under exclusive licence to Interscope Records in the USA.