Even Santogold's B-Sides Are Great

First, did you know Santogold graduated from Wesleyan? That makes me love her 10x more - that's even possible.

Another reason to love Santogold more than you already do is the b-side floating around now. If you haven't caught her self-titled debut (dropped on 4/29), get it. The A.V. Club gave it a 91, while the Hartford Courant, New York Times and Village Voice all gave it an 80. If I had to slap a number grade on it, I think a 86 would be appropriate.

Anyways, you can download or stream (whichever you prefer) "Your Voice" on RCRD LBL. The online record label also has a number of other great songs that actually appear on the album.

Who is Santogold?

A better question would be what genre does Santogold fall into. A bit of that question was answered when she released her "Creator"/"L.E.S. Artistes" single a bit over a month ago. Today we come across the video for "L.E.S. Artistes," which is a great video for a song you're going to hear a lot more of soon enough.



If you're not into checking her tracks on her MySpace you can stream both of the tracks off her single as well as a XXXchange remix of "L.E.S. Artistes" here. The remix leans less towards the original's 80's post-punk flair and more towards her M.I.A.-styled "Creator." You can find "Find a Way" and "Shove It" on her MySpace also.

No news on a full-length release, but she'll be at SXSW and Coachella.