Arular

After her much-loved Piracy Funds Terrorism mixtape collaboration with Diplo, and a series of delays, the debut album from London-via-Sri Lanka club artist M.I.A. proves worth the wait.

Check out our album review of Artist's Arular on Rolling Stone.com.

A cursory listen to Arular makes one wonder how it could generate so much heated, in-depth talk, as it did well before its official release.

Arular is a head-turning, head-bopping debut.

In late 2003,

<p>(XL Recordings)</p>

MIA Arular XL ****