M.I.A. announces new record A.I.M., first single "Go Off" arriving this week
M.I.A. has confirmed her new record A.I.M., and announced new single "Go Off".
In an open letter on her website, S. Varatharajah writes about refugees and their treatment:
"Survivors of war, conflict and genocide live on as IDPs and refugees, dispersed across their homelands and the globe. They embody the violence that has displaced them into the unknown, into uncertainty and into camps and council estates. Survivors crossed countless continents, countries and borders, leaving behind their homes, lives and dead: only to be rendered invisible, silent and forgotten in exile; only to be told that their bodies might have travelled but their stories have not. Their narratives are construed as exchangeable, mutable and nuisance while their bodies are considered collateral damage. Survivors are treated as a surplus people whose very presence destabilises the status quo, whose voices unsettle the known."
The album news comes after a prolonged dispute with her label, and numerous threats to leak it on M.I.A.'s part. It was supposed to be out in July, but things have changed somewhere down the line.
A.I.M. is due out 9 September, and will follow 2013's Matangi. Apparently it has 12 tracks, including "MIA OLA".
"Go Off" - the first single - is being released/revealed tomorrow, 15 July. M.I.A. posted the lyrics for the track yesterday, tagging Blaqstarr and Skrillex on Facebook... collaborators?
— M.I.A (@MIAuniverse) July 13, 2016
- The Bear's Jeremy Allen White in talks to play Bruce Springsteen
- Lorde unveils a cover of "Take Me To The River" by Talking Heads
- Leigh-Anne explores the darker side of romance on "Stealin' Love"
- Vampire Weekend share new single “Mary Boone” alongside UK and EU tour dates
- Bnny unveils double single, "Something Blue/Changes"
- Could Cowboy Carter contain part two of Lady Gaga and Beyoncé's iconic collaboration, "Telephone"?
- Blusher unveil new single, "Accelerator"
Get the Best Fit take on the week in music direct to your inbox every Friday