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Tunes-wise there’s some strength in depth here but it’s telling that, in spite of the lip service being paid to various left-of-centre influences, Santogold feels a strangely conservative listen, in danger of satisfying neither fans of M.I.A.’s wild stylistic forays nor the bubblegum masses thirsting after their latest dose of content-free self-assertion.
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Q MagazineAn album frontloaded with highlights, and probably too self-consciously cool to charm the mainstream, even when the energy fades there's still enough diversity here for most people to find a favourite. [June 2008, p.146]
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Santogold, then, is a great 21st century cut and paste pop record: self-conscious, referential and catchy as hell. Buy it, love it...then chuck it away and buy a newer model.
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Ultimately, this is less a fully-formed debut than the tentative first few steps of a promising artist still finding her way.
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Despite Santogold's bloggorific buzz, her eponymous debut, while diverse, is no revolution.
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UncutWhite is undoubtedly talented, but neither she nor her record company seem to know what to do with her. [July 2008, p.100]
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Under The RadarVariously hailed as the future of pop music, the next M.I.A., and the culmination of punk, New Wave, and electronic pop, the most remarkable aspect of Santogold’s debut is how ordinary most of it is. [Summer 2008]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 58 out of 70
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Mixed: 6 out of 70
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Negative: 6 out of 70
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Dec 15, 2022This is the only thing I like. Unfortunately, that sentence was only 30 characters.
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May 16, 2012Santigoldâ
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Aug 13, 2010