Santigold

Santigold被滾石列為十大期待的新人之首。出生自費(fèi)城，在紐約布魯克林發(fā)跡的Santogold 本名叫Santi White，爸爸是費(fèi)城的已故名律師。小時(shí)候都念私校的黑人孩子，卻選擇了玩音樂，本來是躲在角落被欺負(fù)的小孩卻因?yàn)檫@樣而開始變成風(fēng)云人物。Santi white曾經(jīng)學(xué)過古巴、海地跟西非手鼓等。 在Santagold之前曾經(jīng)組了一個(gè)龐客團(tuán)Stiffed。Santogold是她跟同是Stiffed的團(tuán)員朋友John Hill一起的二人組合，這首令人驚艷的the Creator單曲是改編重組自M.I.A.的專輯。滾石的報(bào)導(dǎo)，用一組方程式形容了Santogold的音樂像是M.I.A.乘上Yeah Yeah Yeahs的Karen O 加上80的synth pop鍵盤。
↓by Jason Lymangrover
As a solo project with a revolving door of members, the heart and face of Santigold is vivacious frontwoman Santi White. White and John Hill, her former counterpart from ska-punk band Stiffed, use their common backgrounds as production-savvy musicians to make bombastic, bass-oriented songs that fuse punk, reggae, grime, and indie rock with electro. Tribal island rhythms merge with flavorful digital chirps and blips, culminating in an original sound that is comparable to M.I.A. but draws from too many other influences to be considered just another M.I.A. knockoff.
While showcasing her array of vocal styles at a Stiffed show, White was spotted by Martin Heath, who made her an offer to record a solo record on Lizard King, the label responsible for the successful promotion of the Killers. After failed attempts with a few mainstream pop producers, White and Hill (now calling the project Santogold) decided to pair up with a crew of likeminded musicians -- including Freq Nasty, Disco D, Switch, Spank Rock's Naeem, Xxxchange, Steel Pulse guitarist Clifford Moonie Pusey, and none other than M.I.A. herself.
In only three weeks, the full-length Creator was completed and scheduled for release in January of 2008, though it took until April for the album (retitled to simply Santogold) to actually hit shelves. Speaking of re-titling, White decided to change the name of the project to Santigold in early 2009 for reasons possibly related to an impending lawsuit from wrestler and "personality" Santo Gold.