Santogold - Santogold (Atlantic)
Text: Phil Hebblethwaite
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Santogold’s bangin’ debut single, ‘Creator’, suggested she was ripe to become some kind of MIA-female-Spank-Rock hybrid.
Her debut album finds her dilly-dallying in a far broader prism of sounds - reggae, rock, soul, pop - with varied results. Can’t blame a girl for trying, but you can hate a girl for trying too hard.
As it stands, ‘Creator’ remains her greatest achievement so far.
