Looks like someone took a Web 2.0 marketing class! M.I.A. has been causing quite a stir lately with her internet presence. Yesterday, she unveiled her ultraviolent new video for “Born Free” on her official website. Shit was so violent — poor stupid redheads! — that the video was banned from YouTube because apparently YouTubers don’t like “gratuitous violence.” (But THIS isn’t gratuitous?)
Meanwhile, M.I.A. announced the tracklist of her forthcoming album on Pitchfork’s Twitter — via Twitpic no less. No album title just yet, but she’s taking suggestions. I’d like to officially suggest “Mango Starr.”
The album’s due June 29 on N.E.E.T/XL Recordings/Interscope.
01. The Message
02. Born Free
03. Meds and Feds
04. Lovealot
05. Tequilla
06. It Is What It Is
07. XXXO
08. Tell Me Why
09. Story Told
10. Space
• M.I.A.: http://www.miauk.com
• N.E.E.T.: http://neetrecordings.com
• XL Recordings: http://www.xlrecordings.com
• Interscope: http://www.interscope.com
