The Couch Sessions

Santigold

    New Music: David Byrne Feat. Santigold & Fatboy Slim

    David Byrne Feat. Santigold & Fatboy Slim – Please Don’t [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Interesting combo which makes for an even more interesting song. ‘Please Don’t’ sneaked onto the nets yesterday and we’re kinda of digging it over here. Santi’s vocals are slightly altered from what we heard on her debut album ’Santogold’ – [...]

    January 21, 2010 2 Comments

    New Music: N.E.R.D. – Soldier feat Santigold

    N.E.R.D. – Soldier feat Santigold [Audio clip: view full post to listen] So with all the N.E.R.D. talk about their new member, it seems like they were able to leak a new track off of their newest project (whenever that drops). Truth be told, Santi (or Kelis) would be a better frontwoman for the band [...]

    October 13, 2009 3 Comments

    Upcoming: Kia Soul Collective Tour with Santigold and Janelle Monae

    I’ve heard rumblings about this tour for a while, but I just got the official confirmaiton that the Kia Soul Collective Tour is going to go down this Fall. The Soul Collective tour brings together Film, Music, Design, and Entrepreneurship for a weekend long festival. And of course, you can test drive Kia cars as [...]

    August 21, 2009 1 Comment

    Songs with the Same Title, I Present to you “Starstruck” by Various Artists

    So Lady Glock had this idea that everyone could do, and she has a point – many songs share the same title across a multitude of genres/styles. Here are songs that are titled “Starstruck”. Let’s start with my favorite, Starstruck by Santigold. And here’s the plethora of others (some good, others… not so much) Starstruck [...]

    Remix: Santigold – I’m a Lady Benny Blanco Remix

    Santigold – I’m a Lady (Benny Blanco Remix) [Audio clip: view full post to listen] For all of you that think that Santigold is too “hipster” for your tastes, you might want to check this remix by Reston VA born/NYC residin’ Benny Blanco. If you didn’t know, the dude has produced tracks for everyone from [...]

    August 5, 2009 2 Comments

    Recap: The Roots Picnic

    Around this time last year, I was somewhere lurking around the Okayplayer discussion board lamenting over the fact that I missed the first annual Roots Picnic and explaining to my roommate that neither hell nor high water would stop me from going to the next show. And despite my poor luck when it comes to [...]

    June 10, 2009 2 Comments

    Photos: The Roots Picnic

    So unfortunately, I was not in Philly for The Roots Picnic which took place this past weekend, but my homegirl Vickey (aka Sneakshot) was in the building, and took these dope shots of the show. If you didn’t know, The Roots Picnic was stacked with acts like Santigold, The Black Keys, TV on the Radio, [...]

    June 9, 2009 1 Comment

    New Music: Major Lazer – Hold The Line

    Major Lazer ft Lexx and Santigold – Hold The Line [Audio clip: view full post to listen] The long awaited combination of Diplo and Switch, Major Lazer, dropped its first single from the highly anticipated album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do. In addition to having one of the dopest album titles of 2009, the [...]

    April 24, 2009 No Comments