Santogold

1	L.E.S. Artistes 3:24
2	You'll Find a Way 3:00
3	Shove It / Santogold 3:46
4	Say Aha 3:35
5	Creator / Santogold 3:33
6	My Superman 3:00
7	Lights Out 3:12
8	Starstruck 3:54
9	Unstoppable 3:32
10	I'm a Lady 3:43
11	Anne 3:28
12	You'll Find a Way Switch and Sinden Remix 3:12

Barnes & Noble

As Santogold, Santi White, the scribe behind Res’ revelatory, alt-hip-hop-soul debut, How I Do, steps into the limelight -- or better yet, the streetlight, since much of her music is meant to be cranked decibels high ‘til the wee hours. This is not White’s first time rockin’ the mic -- she fronted the punk-y band Stiffed -- but as Santogold she’s, well, golden. The self-titled disc kicks off with the synthesized crescendo “L.E.S. Artistes,” on which she sounds like a ringer for Missing Persons singer Dale Bozzio. Throughout the disc, the Philly native winks at her influences without sounding derivative: Musical Youth on the rude girl, staccato protest “Unstoppable”; Siouxsie & the Banshees on the brooding “Anne”; Cocteau Twins on “I’m a Lady,” layered with bass and synths. Tellingly, the wailing, bhangra beat-laden “Creator” and a crushing, hiccupping remix of “You’ll Find a Way” will undoubtedly draw comparisons to M.I.A. White’s infectious blend of new wave sonics and contemporary beats (“Starstruck” hypnotically cross-pollinates ‘80s pop with new-millennium crunk) and witty lyrics (on “L.E.S. Artistes,” White describes herself as “an introverted excavator”), however, are worth their weight in gold. Tracy E. Hopkins

New York Times

Ms. White sings, yelps, hiccups, raps and toasts Jamaican-style on ''Santogold,'' which bounces among genres like a well-flipped pinball. Jon Pareles

Rolling Stone

Her set celebrates the joys, and burdens, of making weird-ass street jams like “Creator,” a dancehall joint engorged by overmodulated freak beats. Will Hermes

New York Magazine

So what's a singer to do if she loves dub, Siouxsie Sioux, and the Pixies, plus a few songs each by Amy Winehouse, Cyndi Lauper, and Lush? Well, she pretty much makes an album like this one.