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I fell back in love. I found spirituality through the Internet." Arulpragasam says that's the story behind her upcoming album,
Matangi, which has been delayed past its expected December 2012 due date (she declined to specify until when). Maya repeatedly said she wasn't going to discuss her latest music but decided to show the audience one image, which she said was "spirituality on the Internet as it happens." It appeared to be a Matangi mood board of sorts, whose central focus was two green parrots, which M.I.A. identified as key.
M.I.A. didn't elaborate further about the musical direction of her fourth studio album, but it promises to be fiesty. When an attendee asked how she felt about her portrayal in the media following the Super Bowl, where she appeared alongside Madonna and infamously flipped the bird, Arulpragasam replied,
"You'll have to wait for my new album." The LP, she stressed, is far from mixed and mastered. She said she's still recording it, and was heading to India the following day "to add more stuff to it."
Full Story @ Spin:
http://www.spin.com/articles/mia-behind-album-matangi
Came from her book talk on Sunday. I didn't see a thread for it and I searched... so sorry if it was posted. Thought it was further along than this, but seems it might be far off still.