M.I.A. "Kala" 2024-05-17 and 'Oh Me' as well

and 'Oh Me' as well as harrowing versions of David Bowie's 'The Man Who Sold the World'

features a first-ever half-speed cut master of the album pressed on 180-gram black vinyl for optimal sound quality and packaged in a premium tip-on jacket

which were the most pop-focused of the band's career

being the first album to be released on Reprise Records

M.I.A. "Kala" 2024-05-17 and 'Oh Me' as wellFor an album that proudly flaunted tin can production, indecipherable South London slang, and lyrical nods to suicide bombers, it brought the woman who records under the name M. I. A. unexpected mainstream successshe followed its release by touring North America with Gwen Stefani and recording with Missy Elliott and Timbaland, while the single "Galang" made its way into a car commercial. Kala (the first release was named after her freedom fighting