Santigold

Philly native, Brooklyn transplant and former Stiffed frontwoman Santogold's self-titled debut brims with experimental vocals; dub, new wave and electro-grime soundscapes; and quirky hood swagger. Her anti-establishment lean and love for Bad Brains and Devo were the creative rocket fuel. "Anne," a tale of drug addiction, unfurls over a Kraftwerk sample. "L.E.S. Artistes," in all its vulnerability, still smashes a reality check over the heads of downtown NY scenesters. But it is "Starstruck" that will leave you feeling that way, unworthy of her cryptic siren call and jet-blast reverb.

On her awesome genre-blurring debut, Brooklyn singer-MC Santi White (a.k.a. Santogold)
wrestles with the challenge of self-determination. As she puts it, “I pay for what’s
called/Eccentricity and my will to evolve.” Her set celebrates the joys, and burdens, of
making weird-ass street jams like “Creator,” a dancehall joint engorged by
overmodulated freak beats. White shuffles styles as matter-of-factly as your iPod;... More >