{"product_id":"m-i-a-matangi-vinyl","title":"MATANGI (VINYL)","description":"Names are important to Maya Arulpragasam. She named her first two albums after her father and mother, \/\\\/\\\/\\Y\/\\ after herself, and Matangi after an emerald-green Tantric goddess as well as a riff on her birth name, Mathangi. Picking up where \/\\\/\\\/\\Y\/\\'s challenging electronics and distrust of the information age left off, M.I.A.'s fourth album is top-loaded with some of its most aggressive tracks, including the title track's global litany. She makes listeners wait for her still-formidable skills with hooks and melodies, displaying them most stunningly on \"Bad Girls,\" a sinewy, menacing track whose origins date back to 2007 sessions with Danja. Throughout the album, Arulpragasam proves she's as adept as ever at blending different sounds and cultures into a mix that is unmistakably hers, alluding to Shampoo's bratty Brit-pop single \"Trouble\" at one moment and proclaiming herself the female Slick Rick at another. Indeed, the songs inspired by rap and R\u0026amp;B are among the highlights, such as her karmic questioning of Drake's ubiquitous motto on \"Y.A.L.A.\" or the sultry, surprisingly straightforward ballad \"Know It Ain't Right.\" \"Exodus,\" a collaboration with the Weeknd, finds a mostly successful middle ground between her outbursts and his chilly R\u0026amp;B dirges. Other standouts include the fizzy, hypnotic \"Lights\" and \"Boom Skit,\" which harks back to Arular's brazen exuberance. ~ Heather Phares","brand":"M.I.A.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44598187655401,"sku":"G6H40O-KECT-00","price":28.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0654\/3523\/8633\/files\/mia-matangi-vinyl_HhRYk.jpg?v=1758783389","url":"https:\/\/www.vibinvinyl.com\/products\/m-i-a-matangi-vinyl","provider":"Vibin' Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}