On Christmas Day, M.I.A. will gift her fans a new mixtape called Bells Collection.
The 16-track collection will be released via M.I.A.’s website, ohmni.com, on December 25th at 3:00 p.m. GMT. A press release describes the project as “a rebel storm, a synoptic edit of music, created and mixed in Angel, London by M.I.A in December 2023. M.I.A embellishes sounds and words sampling a spectrum of artists and producers. Incredi-bell! The mixtape has a signature sound that purposefully spans time, geography, race, age, space. A limitless, genre-less, frequency. A true and fresh audio-bell vibration. A ding-a-linging in your ears.”
The tracklist includes songs titled “FREE PALI” and “BELLA HADID,” as well as collaborations with Skrillex, Blaqstarr, and Troy Baker.
In a statement, M.I.A. wrote, “I PRESENT YOU A GIFT FROM THE EAST, STAR OF WONDER STAR OF NIGHT. BEAUTY. BRIGHT. SACRED. COSMIC. MAGNETISM. A COLLABORATION W/ GOD, LIMITED EDITION HEAR IT ONLY ON OHMNI.COM.”
M.I.A. released her most recent album, MATA, in 2022.
Bells Collection Tracklist:
01. NEVER ALONE – M.I.A / TROY BAKER
02. AMEN – OLIVER RODIGAN
03. BELIEVE A BELL – M.I.A + YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA +
04. BOX BELLS INTERLUDE – M.I.A BOX COMP
05. GOD KIDS NOBELL + GABRIBELL CHICKEN DINNER DJ INTERLUDE
06. BELLA HADID – M.I.A
07. KATHAL (LOVE) – M.I.A + SAMPLE AR RAHMAN
08. BELLS IN ANGEL – M.I.A
09. FREE PALI – M.I.A
10. BROWN G I R L IN THE RING – M.I.A / BLAQ STARR / BONNNY M
11. TABLE FLIPPIN REBELLS – M.I.A
12. UN NENJU (SACRED HEART) – M.I.A KIDKANEVAL
13. ANDAVAN PRAY INTERLUDE – M.I.A / ILLAYARAJA / YESUDAS
14. BABYLON BABELL – M.I.A TROY BAKER
15. SOLITUDE – M.I.A / REX KUDO / SKRILLEX
16. GALAXY – M.I.A / REX KUDO