When the songs cut from an already excellent LP are released as b-sides or extra material, and it turns out those songs are equally as excellent as anything that did end up on the album, it’s a tell-tale sign of the mettle of who we’re dealing with. And while everyone has been showering Santogold in praise for her debut eponymous album, her extraneous material has begun to appear, and it’s highly, highly indicative what kind of place she’s about to carve for herself.

I’m talking about Your Voice, which had mysteriously been kept off Santogold’s hot, hot, flesh-fusing hot album, but which is now released by RCRD LBL as a free, non-album download. It’s a phantom reggae jam, unmistakably influenced by Jamaican roots, but Santi’s irresistible voicework is soaked in flighty reverb, swirling perfectly amidst the smokey, spaced out, playful glitter, giving the whole song an aeriform dreamyness. It’s a refreshingly mellow cut that refuses to be conventional, yet remains wholeheartedly endearing.

MP3: Santogold - your Voice

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