wake and make

that phrase was part of the latest facebook post from MIA.  i actually saw this post as a reblog on tumblr (sorry, wordpress…you’re still my favorite!).  I like it.  “Wake and Make”…that should be the goal, the basic premise of everyone’s daily routine.  unfortunately a lot of us often forgo the “make” part, or alternatively we’re stuck making only money…and usually for someone else.  if you’re me, when you come to this realization, that’s the point when you make a blog 😉

anyway, i digress.  not only did i appreciate this new slogan, but i also was reminded of MIA’s new song ‘Bad Girls’ and the music video for it.  the song is a jam, and the video badass.  it’s nice to have an MIA song out that i enjoy; that hasn’t been the case since 2008 for me.

to be clear, i am absolutely a fan of MIA, and credit is due to her earlier music and performances. i definitely own and love ‘Arular’ and ‘Kala’, and i ventured out to a place an hour outside of Boston to see one of her rare New England appearances back in 2007.  my friends and i waited patiently for years for her to go on that tour, and we sure did force ourselves to the front of the venue via the “omg so sorry, we’re being pushed from behind” excuse in order to get close-up pictures like this one:

that was an excellent and memorable show. but her latest album ‘Maya’ wasn’t one that i sat and listened to, mostly because ‘XXXO’ was lackluster and i felt that she hastily pushed out an album in order to stay relevant.  (yes, there was a three year gap between ‘Kala’ and ‘Maya’, but I use the word ‘hasty’ because she had disappeared for a while until she seemed to realize that she’d lost momentum in the realm of alternative pop music.) the new single is promising however, and i’m hoping for a full-blown return of the MIA of the last decade.  she’s similar to the MIA who throws a middle-finger to the camera during the Super Bowl, but not the MIA who collaborates with Madonna on a cheesy pop track.  we’ll just have to wait and see what happens come this spring when the new album is released in full.  for now though, i am feeling good about the MIA of the future.