Videos: M.I.A.: "Paper Planes" / UK Tour Video
So, Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2007 list is up, and our Top 100 Tracks hit yesterday. We are taking a break for the rest of December and we'll be back in full force on January 2nd. Forkcast updates during this time will be few. In the meantime, read about albums, listen to some great tracks, watch videos, take Pitchfork's first-ever readers poll, and check out what some of our favorite artists liked this year.
You know what just about everyone seemed to dig in 07? M.I.A.'s Kala. Yesterday the video for "Paper Planes" arrived with some controversy. MTV, like Letterman's show before it, had a problem with the percussive gunshots on the chorus, prompting a lengthy screed on M.I.A.'s MySpace blog ("STOP THE PAPER PLANES VIDEO SABOTAGE!!!!!!!!!"). Here's the video, as she intended. In addition, M.I.A.'s label, XL, has posted the first in a promised series of short videos documenting her current UK tour. The clip has the usual mix of candid and performance footage, with bits featuring tour-mates including Rye Rye and Afrikan Boy. Also: gunshots! Have a safe and happy holiday.
M.I.A.: "Paper Planes"