The latest song from blogosphere favorite and Diplo collaborator M.I.A. stuffs together cultural references and a bonkers beat once again, but her delivery has taken a very sharp left turn; she strings together callbacks to 1992 and acronyms from all over the entertainment-industrial complex in a near-monotone, letting the chaos come from the handclaps and stuttery beats surrounding her.
M.I.A. – XR 2 [MP3, via the scattermish bloooog; link expired]
The last dependant clause is the fake. The other three independent clauses are taken from separate Pitchfork reviews.
Do I win??
Is this her “We Didn’t Start the Fire”? I was waiting for a ‘Rock and Roller Cola Wars’ reference.
This track rules. I was in my senior year in college in ’92 you youngins!
Same here. *coughs, leans on cane*