Bingo
Artist: M.I.A.
Label: XL
Impact date: from album out 18 April
ROTD featured date: Thursday 14 April 2005
We say
M.I.A. is an artist with huge potential. And she's probably the coolest artist in the world right now. We just got back from the US where several senior executives echoed the general consensus that she's a star. We had an inkling of this before we'd heard a note because she looked so cool in the picture that Music Week kept running. We're just as intrigued now we've heard the whole album. It is fresh, vivid and likeably attitudinal with wonderful lyrics that make exactly the right amount of sense, but it's by no means an easy listening. As someone posted on our message board recently, all this should stand it in good stead with the Mercury judges. Bingo is one of the album's highlights.Contact
Steven Colborne, XL - +44(0)20 8870 9912Submit your music
We are always looking for future hits and stars - signed and unsigned. To submit music for consideration please send an email with a link to one track and some info to Kevin Marston.
Unfortunately we can't respond personally to all submissions, but we do listen to everything.
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