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| Santogold | 
 enlarge | Artist: Santogold
Label: Downtown
Category: Music
List Price: $15.49
Buy New: $9.54
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Avg. Customer Rating:  48 reviews
Sales Rank: 740
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 70034
UPC: 878037003420
EAN: 0878037003420
ASIN: B0014DC046
Release Date: April 29, 2008
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Condition: READY TO DESPATCH IN 1-2 BUSINESS DAYS, NEW ITEM
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 I like the jungle-y songs. the slow ones? not so much. April 30, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
As another reviewer, I saw Santogold in concert.
Yes, there are some M.I.A-y things about Santogold. But I think their music is probably easier for the general public to like than M.I.A. Some of M.I.A.'s songs I had to listen to over and over again to really start to like. Santogold's stuff - I like immediately. It's pretty catchy.
The standout tracks that I recalled from the concert are the "bass"ier ones. If you want to just check it out I'd suggest "Creator" and "You'll Find A Way (Switch and Sinden Remix)". "Unstoppable" is my jungle-y song! I like "Shove It" too.
I dont particularly like the album version of You'll Find A Way as much. It sounds a little too No Doubt almost ska-ish. "Lights Out" sounds like a typical Indie slow song but with Santogold's voice.
Needless to say, I saw the album and had to buy it. They arent that well known and I wanted to use my dollar to help them out! I just wish some of the "energy" that was there in the live show was transferred onto these recordings. I dont know how else to explain it. The mp3s just seem muted and subdued or something.
NOTE: I dont know the lead singer's name, so I just refer to her as Santogold here. Sorry if I dont have enough street credddd.
 80s Throwback April 30, 2008
5 out of 13 found this review helpful
If you're a junkie for the 80s and artists like Devo, Human League, The Cars, Howard Jones, Talking Heads and The Thompson Twins than add a star to this review. Like The Gossip and Neon Neon, she's a throwback to the first Reagan administration. I liked that she's doing something different, and she's got a distinct voice but the songs just werent' memorable to me and I'm not wild about that era. And the cover sucks.
 An album that is a breath of fresh air! May 1, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I first heard Santogold before she was signed as an artist, opening for Bjork. Her music is well written and represents new New York's fresh new music scene, fresh out of Brooklyn. Some compare her to MIA but Santogold's work is deeper and much more innovative. A great album for summer 2008!
Great Debut May 7, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
It is wonderful to hear a debut album that is solid in its entirity. When I first put this on, I immediately thought of Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons, then Gwen Steffani, then Madonna. I was reminded of Debbie Harry of Blondie, Pauline Black of The Selecter, Annabella Lwin of BowWowWow and Siouxsie Sioux. It's all here: Synths like Gary Numan, beats like M.I.A. and even early 10,000 Maniacs (think "Planned Obsolescence" from Hope Chest). She sounds like all these amazing singers and sounds from the past while still sounding fresh, new and original. Santogold does 80s sounding New Wave, pop music, dance beats, eerie synth-pop, ska, world beat and she does them all brilliantly. I love this album.
Recycled 80's (voices), yet fun. May 16, 2008
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I bought this cd, there was a sticker from the New York Times that said "Singing in a haunting sensual wail . . . she adds a layer of softness to an unusual mix of synthesizers, dance-hall rhythms and perculating new wave." Yeah, Santogold's voice is haunting and that is because nearly every song reminded me of another singer. Most of the time she sounds like Dale Bozzio from Missing Persons with Toyah's loud vibrato. On "My Superman" and "Starstruck" she sounds like Siouxsie Sioux (Sioux's Red Light and Lunar Camel come to mind). On "I'm a Lady" she has a laid back vocal like Chrissie Hynde of the Pretenders. Haunting, indeed.
But besides that, this is a fun disc, except for one song (Say Aha) that made me say, "ok, enough". I love Superman, Shove It (I love Jamaican dub), Creator, Starstruck, and definately okayplayer.com's pick, "Unstoppable". I have a feeling that, unless it has already been done, a creative cheerleader is going to make that one into a staple cheer song like Micki or Pump Up the Jam.
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