Reviews
"A thumping mix of different sub-genres from reggaeton and baile funk to grime and dirty south rap, full of exoticism, raw political energy and crunching, syncopated beats.", 4 stars out of 5 - "A spiky starburst of raw beats and exotic collisions, ARULAR already sounds like a landmark debut album.", Included in the Wire's "2005 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year.", 4 stars out of 5 - "You've never heard anything like M.I.A. - the sound of jump-rope rhymes in a war zone....ARULAR is weird, playful, unclassifiable, sexy, brilliantly addictive...", Ranked #29 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2005" - "Hell-bent on fingerpopping agit-prop like Public Enemy messing with the B-52s.", "As instantly infectious as it is hard to pin down. The music is literally all over the map..." - Grade: A-, "Arular Will Likely Be the Best Political Album this Year."-Grade: a, "The Dynamo from London Showcases Her Talent for the Spoken Word...", Ranked #2 in Spin's "40 Best Albums of 2005"-"Improvised, Explosive, and for Once, Redemptive.", Ranked #8 in Entertainment Weekly's 'Top Ten Records of the Year' -- "ARULAR is the place where dance music, hip-hop, techno, novelties, and a slinky British accent meet and have a wicked good time.", "It's chockfull of machine gun beats, seismic sub-bass, fragments of raga and bhangra, and above all that voice."
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