Four years since her debut album, Santigold is back with her second record and a slight name change. Master Of My Make Believe boasts her stylistic fusion of electronic, hip hop and reggae, laced with her idiosyncratically monochrome vocals. A relatively short album made of only 11 tracks, it is surprisingly diverse. Ranging from reverberating militaristic pings to full and bountiful reggae-influenced bops, Master Of My Make Believe lavishly displays Santigold’s ability to wield the timbres of sharp and static synthesisers with the fuller drum patterns of African inspired genres.
The stand out track is Disparate Youth. With its escalating melody interrupted by metallic clashes, layered by the eerily ethereal canonization of soprano voices, it perfectly suits a song painting the desperate struggle of the yearning ambition synonymous with youth today. Go! follows in hot pursuit providing a more industrial and refined sound with its army-like reverberating beat. Also leaving a strong impression is reggae inspired, Pirate In The Water, with a chilled rhythm layered with static and disjointed notes.
BY TAMARA VOGL
Best Track: Disparate Youth
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In A Word: Metallic
