Last night M.I.A. surprised a Montreal crowd by opening her set with the recently leaked track Only 1 U, the second single to surface from her forthcoming album Matangi, which is expected to release later this year. It follows in the same footsteps as the first official single Bring The Noize: frenzied and chaotic. As we wait for more details of the LP to inevitably make their way online, take a look at M.I.A.’s raved-up performance above.

Dylan McCarthy