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Santigold played 2 shows @ MHOW w/ Spank Rock (and surprise guest Karen O!) -- pics & video

photos by Bao Nguyen

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Santigold, who is releasing her new album, Master of My Make-Believe, this spring on Downtown/Atlantic, performed material from it at her two sold out MHOW shows which happened last night (1/17) and Monday night (1/16). In a couple of days she leaves on tour with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

At last night’s show, Karen O joined her on stage to perform the track “Go,” which Karen guests on. It hasn’t been confirmed that this song will definitely appear on the new album, but we do know that Karen’s Yeah Yeah Yeahs bandmate Nick Zinner will be on it. Dave Sitek (of TV on the Radio) is on the album too and was also spotted at last night’s MHOW show. Other people, like Q-Tip, were at the show too. NY Times commented on the extravagancies of her show, saying:

Everywhere she went during her performance at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, there they were: a pair of limber, stoical dancers, faces impassive behind sunglasses but with every other body part in constant and impeccable motion. At one point they wore tuxedo dresses; at another, Victorian tops with sharp shoulders paired with ruffled shorts that fluttered beautifully when they shimmied.

But also spoke of an inconsistency in the performance:

Her stage show […] has been inconsistent in the past. On Monday she was more robust if slightly absent compared with her colleagues: the magnificent dancers, worthy of their own hourlong performance, and her band, outfitted in shimmering tops and matching white headpieces. Often the songs took flight not through Santigold’s voice or stage presence, but through what was unfolding around her.

More pictures from the 1/17 show and some videos of new material from the 1/16 show are below.

The new album also features contributions from Switch (of Major Lazer), Greg Kurstin, and Buraka Som Sistema. She just released the video for the album’s single, “Big Mouth,” which was produced by Switch and Buraka Som Sistema. You can watch that below and grab the track for free at Santigold’s website in exchange for your email address.

More pics, including some of opener Spank Rock, and videos below…

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Santigold – “Big Mouth” Official Video

Santigold – Disparate Youth (Live at Music Hall of Williamsburg 1/16/2012)

Santigold – God From The Machine (Live from Music Hall of Williamsburg 1/16/2012)

Santigold – Big Mouth (Live at Music Hall of Williamsburg 1/16/2012)