Ampléfest 2008

Ampléfest 2008
1st Annual Amplified Music Festival Extravaganza on November 14th!

Monday, September 29, 2008

My Drive Thru

And also check out Santogold's single with Julian Casablancas of the Strokes and rappers N.E.R.D, "My Drive Thru".  Originally recorded for a Converse campaign, the song really is a blend of Santogold's music (however unclassifiable it is), the Strokes' indie alternative rock, and N.E.R.D.'s diverse rap.  The three-note pulsating guitar riff is nothing special, but less is more: it hypnotizes you and only changes key, once.  We get a taste of everything, and are whipped from Pharrell's Prince-like falsetto verses to a melodius Casablancas singing over bell-like synthesized chords, right back to a fierce Santogold whining at the listener with her signature bleak, stark vocals that cohere with her electronica-rock-dub-hiphop sound and make you want to scream them back at her.  

And it has the best Santogold-Casablancas-NERD line ever: "I may look young but your game is prepubescent."



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