18. M.I.A. - Kala (2007)
Near genius with the occasional misfire, 'Kala' takes so many risks, it divides opinion like the capitalism it attacks. It shrouds itself in bling, yet makes a mockery of global enterprise in 'Paper Planes.' Maya Arulpragasm's second LP is a record of many contradictions, many continents and many voices - even abroriginal schoolkids rapping on 'Mango Pickle'. It's an album of colour, an album that shreds up the Pixies' 'Where Is My Mind?' into something that recycles the original so much that it isn't classed as a cover on '20 Dollar' and an album we shouldn't pigeonhole. On 'Kala,' M.I.A. is as daring, courageous and as vital a cultural icon as anyone else in modern art.
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