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She sounds EXACTLY like her CD (which VERY few do), and closed with my favorite song "Starstruck". I had heard "L.E.S. I played the entire album through, and there are very few albums I am able to do that with. I recently saw her perform live, and she totally blew me away. Both of their sounds are for eclectic ears. Santogold (Santigold) is purely phenomenal and original in her delivery.
I highly encourage you don't sleep on her. Artistes" last year some time, and then heard the full album and fell in love with it. A very grimey but amazingly addicting piece on this album. Though she may have some similarities to M.I.A (when you work together w/another artist, who doesn't.). she is entirely her own. Trouble Andrew (lead singer, Andrew, appears on her track "I'm a Lady") opened for her and are pretty decent as well.
hope you enjoy.
"Lights Out" I believe is the most basic Pop/Rock song on the album, which is also a favorite of mine. "Starstruck" which is my favorite track on the album has an electronic feel clashed with a Hip-Hop beat I don't know what else to call it. That photo is nice."Santogold" has two sides to it, some of the music has a Pop/rock Influence while the other having a Hip-Hop Vibe (The Music), Santigold herself does not like her music to be refered to as Hip-Hop, She feels alot of the critics have claimed her as Hip-Hop because she's Black, In my opinion some of the songs have a DEFINATE Hip-Hop Vibe. Both "You'll Find A Way" & "Say Aha" have a Psychobilly rhythm to them, A No Doubt flavor. Her singing along with the lyrics aren't though. Another favorite of mine is "Shove It" it has a reggae flavour to it, It's fun to sway to. Overall it's an interesting album, I've read alot of articles about Santi being compared to M.I.A., I prefer Santi, I couldn't get into M.I.A. The only thing I can see is that because they're experimental they're compared to one another, other than that they're completely different artists.
Though perhaps the mish-mash covers a greater number of pop styles than is usual, I've heard it all before and I'd bet you've heard it all before too. Sounding like Gwen Stefani without the power and Pink without the soul, and with her voice processed to within an inch of it's life, nothing on Santigold's album is either compelling or new. Just the same old mish-mash of pop styles from generic electronica to pop-ska without much in the way of innovation and nothing in the way of emotion. After listening to this cd twice I keep coming to the conclusion that Santigold is Avril Lavigne for hipsters. File under "Meh"
This album is fabulous. That is, if you like 80s pop, which has been Santigold's greatest influence for this record. She's a true talent.
This is by far my favorite cd-- ever. I don't like hip hop, or rap--but Santigold has a different ethnically jammin sound.
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