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Santogold
Song: L.E.S. Artistes
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New York-based artist
Santogold released one of 2007's defining records, a double A-sided 12" single. One side, "Creator," was an ultramodern, digital call-to-arms produced by London-based producers Switch and Freq Nasty; the other, "L.E.S Artistes," was a socking piece of power-pop with a mile-high chorus which NME made "Single of the Week." Now the extraordinary talent behind both tracks is ready to deliver her debut album, with help from cutting edge collaborators who've worked with the likes of Diplo, Freq Nasty and Spank Rock. It reconfigures dub, pop, rock and electronic influences into something new and intoxicating, then attaches them to nuclear-powered pop tunes.
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