Santigold sings Spirituals

Switched on Pop

Vox Media Podcast Network

Music Interviews, Music History, Music, Music Commentary

4.6 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 October 2022

⏱️ 24 minutes

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After a four-year hiatus – and a name drop on a Beyoncé remix – musical polymath Santigold is back with a brand new album. Known for her signature blend of genre-defying songcraft, the artist’s fourth studio album Spirituals is one of her most artistically challenging projects yet. It’s another venture into what she does best: addressing heavy themes through toe-tapping melodies. From Nate’s personal favorite, 2016’s “Can’t Get Enough of Myself,” to “My Horror,” a pan-genre sonic vision has always been present in her career. On this episode of Switched On Pop, Santigold speaks about her new record, being a mother, and the emotions that went into making Spirituals. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The new original series, Tulsa King.
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0:04.6	Starring Silvestre Stallone.
0:06.0	If you don't figure that out, you'll be the second one to know.
0:08.3	Tulsa King, new series now streaming exclusively on Paramount Plus.
0:12.2	Go to ParamountPlus.com to try it for free.
0:28.1	Welcome to Switched On Pop.
0:29.5	I'm a musicologist, Nate Sloan, and I'm songwriter, Charlie Harding.
0:33.7	After a four-year hiatus, the musical, polymath,
0:37.0	Sonti Gold has released new music, an album called Spirituals.
0:52.4	This is a very exciting moment, Charlie, and perhaps an opportunity for us to write
0:57.9	and overdo wrong because we have not covered Sonti Gold on the show before.
1:03.0	Yeah, absolutely.
1:03.7	I think she's one of the most important influential artists of our era, and we've been neglectful.
1:10.9	Right.
1:11.7	When Beyoncé is giving you shout-outs on the Queen's remix of Break My Soul,
1:17.7	that's usually a sign that this is an artist worth paying attention to.
1:29.6	Hang on, there's some heavyweights to be named in between.
1:33.0	I know it's August company, right, from Rosetta Tharp to Bessie Smith,
1:38.6	so what makes Sonti Gold such a unique artist?
1:42.7	I mean, excitingly, you got the chance to go deep with Sonti Gold in a conversation
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