M.I.A. has debuted her video for the Mantagi single "Y.A.L.A." The video, directed by David Sannwalk, stays focused closely on the singer's face (complete with a warning that the film contains flashing images). With high-contrast, glow-in-the-dark colors the video psychedelically moves across her face, highlighting her lips when she speaks.
About halfway through the rave-like video, the camera moves focus to her glowing teeth and then the lighting changes to what Rolling Stone describes as "the original Art Deco book jacket of The Great Gatsby."
The Partysquad-produced track is off M.I.A.'s most recent album, Matangi, which came out earlier this month. The video was commissioned by British fashion publications i-D (owned by VICE) in collaboration with the Kenzo fashion line.
M.I.A. has been hitting the late night circuit in support of her album with stops at Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Conan. She has a few shows slated for South America, but no U.S. tour has been announced.
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