M.I.A: Matangi

M.I.A.

Matangi

Interscope Records

I’ve never minded the shouty-sloganeering and the quite-possibly-dubious politicking in M.I.A.’s music and persona because when she was on point across the first two albums it sounded good - as in the groove, the hook, the feel, there was a potency and sharpness and even when it got all cartoon-y that was cool too. She sou…