Drum-heavy and littered with siren-like synths, the experimental sound of CTRL follows March's OHMNI 202091 and was written "in opposition to the ongoing extradition of journalist Julian Assange," according to an accompanying statement.
M.I.A. confirmed that CTRL is a standalone release, although an album is on the way. Posting on social media, she wrote:
"This is not a song from M.I.A’s upcoming highly anticipated IIIIIIth LP. It was made for the here and now, today."
"This is not a left thing, it's not a right wing, it's not about a black thing vs. white thing, it's about the right thing."
"Now free Julian Assange!"
Check out the full statement and new track below. M.I.A. released her last album, 'AIM', in 2016, followed by the biographical documentary MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A. in 2018.
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