Jesse James
It’s hard to believe that it’s been six years since M.I.A. released her last album. While it’s been a minute, the songstress made her return recently with a brand new track entitled “The One.” The single is her first release since her fifth studio album, AIM, and this one features production from T-Minus, Rex Kudo, Charlie Handsome, and Heavy Mellow. M.I.A. does her thing behind the mic, opening up about her spiritual beliefs in the process.
She recently spoke with Zane Lowe about the track, explaining, “I guess [“The One”] is just about sticking to what you are and the truth. I think, at the end of the day, that is also what this record is about to me, is still trying to find truth. In a way, it’s kind of rebellious because everybody’s expecting me to put out that really havoc … Everyone’s expecting that, but it’s not, that’s not what it is. It’s about the battle of the ego versus you finding yourself and you finding the spiritual leader.”
In the track, she sings: “Head for the gate, art in the Tate, I’m the thing that sons imitate, you can’t stop the fate, stop the weight, lock away, deny the debate relevant to the day, when you’re tryna find the one, why do you need reminding? No matter how you look at it, it’s me you keep findin’, tryna find the one, what you’re seekin’ ain’t hidin’, tryna find the one, it’s me you keep findin’…”
The track is expected to appear on M.I.A.‘s forthcoming album MATA, which we’re hoping arrives sooner than later. Check out the new single in the stream below and look for much more from M.I.A. coming very soon. In the meantime, keep it locked with The Culture Curators for more outstanding new music coming soon.
