Video: M.I.A - Born Free (new song) @ Street Scene 09

A track from M.I.A.'s upcoming June release surfaced online today, the punk-leaning "Born Free." We're not quite sure what to make of the disjointed track, although any criticisms we have of it would pale next to the complaints M.I.A. has reserved for her musical peers (and pretty much everything else). Listen to "Born Free" below. This is definitely a new direction for the artist—with the heavy, ecstatic drums and the slightly off-pitch speak-singing vocals, it sounds like a straight-up punk song with just a dab of electronica. Whereas we could gladly [...]