Arular (2005) Album Review

Expert Review Summary

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 3.3948 out of 4

based on (51) reviews

Click on the numbers to the right of the graph to see reviews of that rating

Excellent

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 4 out of 4

(19)

Very Good

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 3 out of 4

(26)

Good

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 2 out of 4

(1)

Fair

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 1 out of 4

(0)

Poor

Music critics combined give Arular a score of 0 out of 4

(5)

Featured Reviews:

Stylus Magazine

It’s a swaggering, spitting, utterly contemporary album of politically dissident, sexually forthright Anglo-Sri Lankan dubstep bhangra hip-pop IDM in which M.I.A. stars as protagonist, antagonist, chanteuse, MC, exotic schoolgirl tease, graphic artist, chastiser of the immoral, and fun-loving London-living party girl. Read more about Arular on Stylus Magazine

Stylus Magazine

M.I.A. could well be an ideal case study for examining the impact of the internet on the ways we listen to and, more importantly, are exposed to music. Read more about Arular on Stylus Magazine

Entertainment Weekly

As instantly infectious as it is hard to pin down

Rolling Stone

Weird, playful, unclassifiable, sexy, brilliantly addictive. Read more about Arular on Rolling Stone

PopMatters

It's an accessible album, but one containing challenging contrasts. Read more about Arular on PopMatters

;

User Reviews

User Comments

Newsletters

Enter Email address to Reset Password

Top Music Lists

Album Rankings

New Releases This Week

All New Releases

All Time

Genres

Decades

Band Rankings

Blogs

Music Album Reviews: Arular

Arular

by M.i.a.

ALBUM RANKINGS:

Expand All | Close All

All Time

of 457,240

333

2000's

of 266,960

16

2005

of 37,902

3
Genres
- Alternative Rock
  - Alternative Rock
    
    of 49,285
    
    84
  - Alternative Styles
    
    of 8,689
    
    30
  - Alternative Dance
    
    of 927
    
    4
- Dance & DJ
  - Dance & DJ
    
    of 40,792
    
    27
  - Dance Pop
    
    of 20,999
    
    16
  - Electronica
    
    of 8,073
    
    11
- International
  - International
    
    of 74,357
    
    58
  - Reggae
    
    of 8,305
    
    5
  - Dance Hall
    
    of 2,269
    
    2
- Pop
  - Pop
    
    of 264,669
    
    317
- Rap & Hip-Hop
  - Rap & Hip-Hop
    
    of 20,678
    
    18