Santogold
Cosmo
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So my homie's album came out today. Figure I would make the recommendation up here, it's real good. We went to high school together but since then she's done so much stuff. She wrote a bunch of stuff for the Res album and worked with my man Chuck Treece (of McRad and Bad Brains) and had her own band Stiffed a few years ago, and now this is her solo debut. On top of (or despite of) having worked with Mark Ronson and with the whole Spank Rock/M.I.A. crew, she's got a unique sound that, while is decidedly rock, wears it's reggae, electronic and 80s pop influences subtly on her sleeve. So yeah man, she's a great woman and a really talented artist, so I wanted to give this album my 2 Thumbs Up. Go out and purchase the album - it's out today. 
http://www.myspace.com/santogoldCheck it out here
http://www.myspace.com/santogoldCheck it out here
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She's great and people are starting to catch on. There's a gang of hot remixes out there too.
Haven't heard anything else but the song posted above bears absolutely no similarity to MIA whatsoever.
I liked it - not what I'd expected.
There is no similarity. The closest one could come to making a connection is that 2 of her songs were produced by Switch, but they don't really sound like M.I.A. although I guess one could see M.I.A. rapping on said tracks.
It's a rock album.
And she can sing and MIA has more bark than vocal skill. Plus the video is beautifully shot, some Talking Heads type stylized business.
i haven't heard much from her new album, but given her work with the stiffed and RES, i'm looking forward to it. thanks for the reminder, cosmo
also, a lot of people are heralding her as an M.I.A. rip-off which irks me. santi's had music out waaaay before M.I.A. blew up. the funny thing about M.I.A. is that her FIRST SHOW EVER PERFORMED was at some Fader party. talk about hype princess. santi's been in the game for a while, can write and sing, has stage presence, and is cute to boot.
But people trying to prop Santogold by bashing MIA (or vice versa) are being silly. You don't think Santogold is huge with the Pitchfork crowd? Be serious. Trying to argue "who's real vs. who's fake" is some played out, century-old pop music debate that's pointless.
The point is not to like Santogold or hate her because she's original or not original or because she sounds like someone else or doesn't. The bigger issue: does her music rock? From what I've heard, the answer is: yes.
i think given the way hype and labels plays out, there's going to be a crossover of fan-base. so it might be safe to say that someone who likes santogold would like m.i.a. folks are expecting the album to be switch & sinden produced since that's was floating around with her name.
don't get mad! i know you love you some, m.i.a.
On point.
so should I like santogold?
No.
Thanks for everyone who has bought, or at least has taken the time out today to check my friend's stuff.
Me, too! I thought the Neon Neon album was pretty good for a concept album, but even my favorite songs on it grew old after a few weeks. So this is a much more aesthetically complex (in a good way) replacement.
As for the comparisons, I'll admit that when I heard "Creator" for the first time, I thought I was hearing Nelly Furtado with MIA-esque production, but would have never mistaken the vocals for MIA. I think I could only describe her (Santogold's) voice as reminiscent of an '80s female vocalist (no particular artist) and leave it at that.
furreal?
stiffed was dope, res was dope, this shit is BETTER.
different than MIA, but I can at least understand the comparisons on some tracks. bottom line though is that she is making music that inspires me greatly. makes me want to make more music. SHOVE IT is that Disco D heat that needs to be the indy summer anthem!
anyway the other song at the beginning of this thread i like better but its still a little too yeah yeah yeahs for me