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Elizabeth Goodman of Rolling Stone did a much better job of reviewing Santogold than I will. The blog, which I developed for rollingstone.com, is worth following. It’s focused on breaking artists in the music industry. Despite Rolling Stone’s orientation towards mainstream pop culture, the writers for this blog have a good pulse on the underground.

My own 2 cents:
* Santi is very experimental with her voice. I think of Tori Amos and Erykah Badu when I hear it.
* Maybe their sound is a bit like MIA, but it is much more menacing. 

The music:
You’ll Find a Way
Creator - Freq nasty + Santogold
Shove it

I’ve been on a girlie kick lately. Pop/R&B is a guilty pleasure of mine. I didn’t want to admit it at first, but I really like the new Rihanna album.  Shhh, I’m a closet fan of slow jamz too.

I thought it was time to give you an idea of what I think is good r&b.  My taste for this genre is rather transient, but some elements I look for are beats that make me want to move, plush baselines, and good vocal harmonies I can sing along with.  

These are some of my favorites as of late.

Umbrella - Rihanna
Like This - Kelly Rowland
Rehab - Rihanna
Deja Vu - Beyonce