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90
Made during pregnancy and early motherhood, /\/\ /\ Y /\ - as odd as it is to say - is, occasionally, hormonally imbalanced. There's a real sense of vulnerability and affection, amid the racket.
12y
80
M.I.A. stays true to her genre-hopping ways, changing styles drastically between songs ... Listening to /\/\ /\ Y /\, we travel around the world and back, crossing time periods, cultures, and lifestyles.
80
“I got something to say” she hollers in ‘Born Free’. As long as her music remains as bold, inventive and occasionally thrilling as it is here, long may that continue.
12y
60
Clever-clever wordplay, assaultive sound effects, and ear-fatiguing beats are amplified at the expense of singalong hooks and swinging, energizing rhythms.
12y
50
That /\/\/\Y/\ lacks the focus and confidence of M.I.A.‘s previous albums is disappointing; that it finds Maya content to follow, rather than lead, is indefensible.
12y
50
/\/\ /\ Y /\ causes as much racket as its predecessors, but the shroud of noise doesn't cover the plain song structures.
44
There are moments of interesting noise, but in the absence of appealing grooves or memorable hooks, it barely matters.
12y
This album is still EXTREMELY ahead of its time 10 years after it’s release. This is a hypnotic experience like nothing else.
If she was a man, the critics wouldn't be that negative, that album sounds like what death grips and kanye's yeezus did, but well i really don't know why her work wasn't praised like the other ones who followed that same sound 'cause it's really looks like sexism is around here.
i knew 16 year old me was right for defending the crap out of this album!!! Thanks ant knee for validating my opinion seven years later!
This album has been ahead of it's time. The amount of influence this has on the future experimental/industrial scene is undeniable. This album was a huge jump from her previous project where she tries various different sounds here. And as expected it wasn't received well back then because who would adapt to that sound. But from my point of view, having heard it only this year, my taste has been cushioned by death grips, and maya was nothing less than an excellent project. She definitely has ... read more
I have been - and will, sadly, continue to be for a short while - on a bit of a break from reviewing albums, because I fell ill these past few days. So I really do apologize for that, as I do love writing reviews and seeing you guys' feedback on them, but I'm really not quite in the headspace for that at the moment.
That being said, I didn't want to leave you guys dry without an explanation or anything, and so I figured I'd write a few words about M.I.A.'s 2010 album, ... read more
Hearing this made me notice how similar it is to modern industrial hip hop, it somewhat pioneered the genre and sounds absolutely insane for 2010, songs like Meds and Feds and Teqkilla are perfect examples of when this just hits. However the lyrics are sometimes just kinda bad, and the vocal delivery is occasionally awkward, worst offender being It Iz What It Iz's Wii line. Still, time traveler stuff. Impressive.
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Track List
| 1 | The Message 0:57 | 91 |
| 2 | Steppin Up 4:01 | 93 |
| 3 | Xxxo 2:54 | 92 |
| 4 | Teqkilla 6:19 | 94 |
| 5 | Lovalot 2:50 | 89 |
| 6 | Story To Be Told 3:32 | 86 |
| 7 | It Takes a Muscle 3:00 | 80 |
| 8 | It Iz What It Iz 3:29 | 78 |
| 9 | Born Free 4:07 | 90 |
| 10 | Meds and Feds 3:08 | 91 |
| 11 | Tell Me Why 4:10 | 85 |
| 12 | Space 3:08 | 83 |
Total Length: 41 minutes
Year End Lists
| #8 | / | Spin |
| #11 | / | Clash |
| #19 | / | Rolling Stone |
| #29 | / | Rhapsody SoundBoard |
| #35 | / | MOJO |
| #35 | / | The Guardian |
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1mo
If I had a nickel for every album from 2010 that was a drastic change in sound for the artist, compared to their previous album from 2007 that brought them mainstream attention, and as such resulted in a mixed reception from critics,
I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
I’d have 2 nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.
