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."

Jack's like King Midas as I was told, Everything that he touched turned to gold

Jack White. Since rising like a phoenix from the ashes of a dying Detroit garage scene, White has become a defining figure in modern music. Not only has he stayed true to his garage roots by recording some of the finest albums from the dawn of the new Millennium, but White has worked with artists from Lorretta Lynn to now Alicia Keys. This brings me to the point of my post on the man. White. Jack White. As hopefully some of you out there know, White has recorded the title track for the new Bond flick, Quantum of Solace, starring buff and blond superman Daniel Craig. While the film hopes to live up to Craig's debut as Bond in 2006's Casino Royale, White's track, entitled "Another Way To Die" and featuring Ms. Keys, has little competition from Royale's title track. Some of you may remember Chris Cornell's foray in Bond-land with "You Know My Name," but "Another Way To Die" already outshines it even though it was only released as an instrument for a Coke commercial so far. I eagerly wait for October 28, when the full song will be released. I can only hope its as tasty as new Coke Zero Zero Seven.

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