Build me up, bring me down

I am a huge fan of Tegan and Sara and I have been for a while now. I just really enjoy listening to their voices which I find quirky and the music is great. I was going to write about a week ago about their new song "Alligator" but Dailybeatz wrote an entry the same day about it so I decided to hold off.

Oddly enough on a related note, I hated "Creator" by Santigold (real name Santi White) the first time I heard it (and in fact, continue to hate it). I just think its a little to electronic for my taste and it really just stresses me out. For a while there I cast Santigold aside as an artist that I knew existed but scoffed at her music.

Santigold's 2008 Album

However I was recently turned on to her song "L.E.S. Artistes" by fellow editor "ɱ." I was instantly struck by how much it sounded like Tegan and Sara! I was hooked. Actually, the first time I listened to it, I actually thought it was the Canadian duo.

This song however is a little more drum heavy which isn't very characteristic of a T&S song. Also it just seems to have a different vibe, maybe a little more fierce (not sure why, but that just seems to be the best fit for a description). It's a pretty good pump up song with some pretty slick guitar, very melodic, with a strong rhythm section in general. It definitely gets the blood flowing.

The video is pretty intense as well. It is a take on the movie "The Holy Mountain" (almost linked it but the trailer freaked me out) which I do have a little background knowledge on (it is one of the trippiest movies of all time, and is a cult classic, although, I have never seen it myself).

"L.E.S. Artistes" by Santigold from Santigold (2008)

-S

P.S. I was just listening to Tegan and Sara to compare, and it switched to Santigold, the transition was FLAWLESS.