M.I.A. - /\\/\\ /\\ Y /\\ (LP) M 3267105 The idea of being "stuck"

The idea of being "stuck" is always enforced by a soundfield that's MP3-influenced and compressed

Kind of Blue isn't merely an artistic highlight for Miles Davis

1 It Just Doesn't Matter

Blink throws in plenty of inappropriate moments of Sandler-esque proportions

Khujo Goodie

M.I.A. - /\\/\\ /\\ Y /\\ (LP) M 3267105 The idea of being "stuck"\ \ \Y \, it was an album that signaled a major break from a previous aesthetic and a push toward something quite different Stereogum \ \ \Y \, its infectious, jittery electro drifts in unnerving directions (digital surveillance lurks at every turn). Yet its also a bewitch ing mix of punkier screeds and poppier plaints. Spin \ \ \Y \ made Spin Magazines and Rolling Stone top year end lists! A1 M. I. A. THE MESSAGE A2 M. I. A. STEPPIN UP A3 M. I. A.