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[autumn__sweater]

M.I.A.- Kala

Comments

[unskilledlabor]

Oh yeah, really good album. She's adamant about Diplo's non-involvement here (bad breakup, it sounds like), and I think it's actually better for it. She and Switch keep Kala banging till the last track, which was such a slap in the face that it kinda keeps this off my own year-end lists. I mean, after an album full of absolutely vital hip hop all around the third world, capped by a song of violent indignation about the whole pervasive backdrop of ethnomusicology, you close out your album by having Timbaland come on and half-ass a few lines? Hell with that.

[autumn__sweater]

I wasn't going to mention Diplo because of that actually, but then I thought that's such nonsense. And, I do like that last song, but I try and ignore the Timbaland verses as much as I can at least--I mean, he's a great producer, but I'm in complete agreement with you that it is, at least, somewhat of a bad spot on the album.

[granolafolk]

agreed. the album would have been near perfect if timbaland hadn't shit on the last song.

[kick_the_keytar]

it took me a long time to warm up to this album, and i think i am still warming up to it.