M.I.A. – Arular

Arular, the short but wildly eclectic debut album from Maya Arulpragasam, a Sri Lankan-born, London-based artist and daughter of a Tamil Tiger revolutionary, was preceded by enormous buzz in both the U.K. and the U.S.

M.I.A.'s vivid debut is like a booty-shaking milestone to rank alongside The Streets and Dizzee Rascal.

What's most impressive is how Arulpragasam powerfully weaves a consistent theme of rootlessness throughout the record, drawing on her experiences in both the third world and modern London, from civil war to Western urban culture, and her own, highly unique, bastardized form of pop music is the extraordinary end result.

2 x Vinyl, Repress.

Tracklist:
Ba-na-na Skit 0:36
Pull Up The People 3:45
Bucky Done Gun 3:47
Sunshowers 3:15
Fire Fire 3:28
Dash The Curry Skit 0:40
Amazon 4:16
Bingo 3:12
Hombre 4:02
One For The Head Skit 0:29
10 Dollar 4:01
U.R.A.Q.T. 2:55
Galang 3:32
(silence) 0:21
M.I.A. 3:29