We’ve been waiting on this one awhile, nice to see it drop just in time to remind people about how tough it’s gonna be to get into Santogold’s shows at SXSW next week. (She’s worth it.) Santi’s piss-take on the self-fashioned “artistes” on the Lower East Side is one of her forthcoming debut’s standouts, but you’ve known that for forever. Unlike the Diplo and Switch stuff (e.g. “Creator,” “Shove It,” etc.) she’s eschewing the electro/grimey flavor in favor of some new wave sweetness, truer to her music roots before becoming her new look as cool kid-endorsed Downtown artist. “I can stay at home, it will be worth what I give up.” Easy for you to say Santi, you get to ride a beautiful black stallion (literally). There’s lots of destruction, carnage, and violence in here, but it’s all really colorful and done with fake materials. Think she’s dropping hints, artistes. Nima Nourizadeh directs.

Santogold’s debut LP is out soon via Downtown.

Comments (9)
  1. anon  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    boring, I though she booty danced.

    • wakka wakka wakka  |   Posted on Jun 14th, 2008

      Beautiful to look at people. (period) nice, very nice. I think it was spot on for the song. One of the Artists I look forward to watching 3 years from now, you go girl, GO GO GO!

  2. all flash, no substance. perfect fader cover material

  3. Justin  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    Looks like someone is a Jodorowsky fan.

  4. patrick  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    my god, the xxxchange remix is so much better.

  5. AhPeeFrehley  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    Damn I wish I could remember that Irving Plaza Spank Rock show. Great show.

    Frankly I think sh looks hotter with the Sally Wolfer haircut, but that’s just me.

    Looking forward to the LP.

  6. super dave  |   Posted on Mar 6th, 2008

    why do people keep thinking this song is ironic? it’s about artists coming up in the struggle, and you have the lyrics pretty wrong.

    it’s “i can SAY I HOPE it will be worth what i give up.” not “stay at home” which makes no sense.

  7. Satina  |   Posted on Mar 30th, 2008

    I was looking for more movement out of Santi. Love the song, but was a little dissapointed with the video

  8. caro  |   Posted on Jun 19th, 2008

    esta padre y la chava se la rifa cantando solo me lateria me pasaran los videos de sus rollas mas recientes a mi correo bye besssssssoooooos

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