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Music news on Santigold, the Decemberists, and a memoir you need to read.
In case you were too busy getting all riled up in political debates this week talking smack about Mitt Romney and such, don't fret, we've procured all the important music news for you right here at Newyork.com. I know, thank God, right?
Remember Santigold? Yeah, takin' you back to 2008 - talk about political debates! Well, she just announced the title of her new album, and it's sounding like it will be a journey through her imagination. Check out what she told V magazine about the upcoming release: "My record is called Master of My Make-Believe because I want it to be about creating your own reality. I have a song called 'The Keepers': 'we're the keepers, while we sleep in America our house is burning down'", she said. Well sister, I can't wait to hear what comes out of your brain and into my ears, that sounds funny, but I'm serious.
Let's take a moment to remember the crazy sound of Santigold as we hype you up for the mastery of her make-believe:
Santigold - Go
The Decemberists also announced an upcoming release to the their beloved fans. They plan to release We All Raise Our Voices to the Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11), which will be their first full-length concert album, and is set to launch on March 13th this year. Songs will include recordings from 12 different concerts off their tour last year from The King Is Dead, their last album. Too eager to wait til' March? Check out the track list:
"The Infanta"
"Calamity Song"
"Rise to Me"
"The Soldiering Life"
"We Both Go Down Together"
"The Bagman's Gambit"
"Down By the Water"
"Leslie Ann Levine"
"The Rake's Song"
"The Crane Wife 1, 2, and 3"
"Oceanside"
"Billy Liar"
"Grace Cathedral Hill"
"All Arise!"
"Rox in the Box"
"June Hymn"
"Dracula's Daughter/O Valencia!"
"This Is Why We Fight"
"The Mariner's Revenge Song"
"I Was Meant for the Stage"
To give you an idea of what you'd hear on the album, check out this live recording of "This is Why We Fight":
In other news, the late Gil Scott-Heron, also known as "the Godfather of hip-hop" left us with a final memoir titled "The Last Holiday", and although the cause of his death was never revealed since he pasted last May, reading this memoir will be a great homage to the legend. The memoir doesn't touch much on Heron's uphill drug battles, but more upon his upbringing, the tragedies he faced, and overcame. If you are a music-lover and appreciate this legend for his poetic talents and sufferings, you should definitely read this, I know I am!
Photo Credit: V Magazine
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