M.I.A. Kala 5/21/21 from brooding ballads to full-steam

from brooding ballads to full-steam ahead modal delights - and an opportunity to enjoy a fresh take on these timeless compositions

is about the colorful clash of pressures you experience when you are growing up

counterculture and anti-establishmentarianism

those road trips informed the music they made on TexiCali

The title itself conveys the overarching theme of the album

M.I.A. Kala 5/21/21 from brooding ballads to full-steamKala is the kind of record that obviously demanded a defined personal vision Pitchfork one of the best (albums) of the new mil lennium The Atlantic on its 10th birthday, Kala feels newly relevant The Atlantic M. I. A. s border crossing dance pop is a revolutionary manifesto Spin Featuring Paper Planes which NPR named their #1 song out of the 200 Greatest Songs of 21st Century and Roll ing Stone included in their 500 Greatest Songs of All Time list.