99¢ (Santigold album)

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99¢
Studio album by
Santigold
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016 (2016-02-26)
Recorded2015
Studio
  • Patrik's House (Stockholm)
  • Ulvhälls Herrgård (Strängnäs)
  • Chateau Marouatte (Grand-Brassac)
  • Logwell Udio (New York)
  • Atlantic (New York)
  • Eldorado (Los Angeles)
  • Rodeo (Santa Monica)
  • House of Hit (Los Angeles)
  • Downtown (New York)
  • Jungle City (New York)
  • Atlantic (Los Angeles)
  • Echo Park Backhouse (Los Angeles)
  • The Village (Los Angeles)
  • Federal Prism (Los Angeles)
  • Paulie Sound Factory (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length45:22
LabelAtlantic
Producer
Santigold chronology
Master of My Make-Believe
(2012) 		99¢
(2016) 		I Don't Want: The Gold Fire Sessions
(2018)
Singles from 99¢
  1. "Can't Get Enough of Myself"
    Released: November 4, 2015
  2. "Who Be Lovin' Me"
    Released: November 25, 2015
  3. "Chasing Shadows"
    Released: January 14, 2016
  4. "Banshee"
    Released: February 11, 2016

99¢ is the third studio album by American musician and singer Santigold, released on February 26, 2016 on Atlantic Records.

Release[edit]

On November 4, 2015, Santigold announced the release of her third studio album 99¢, originally scheduled for release on January 22, 2016. The announcement was accompanied by the release of the lead single, "Can't Get Enough of Myself", which premiered on Zane Lowe's Beats 1 show.[1] On November 25, Santigold shared "Who Be Lovin' Me" alongside a music video.[2] On December 16, it was announced that the release date of the album was delayed to February 26.[1] On January 14, "Chasing Shadows" was released as the third single after premiering on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show, with a music video being released the following day.[3][4] The fourth and final single, "Banshee", was released on February 11.[5]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Drowned in Sound8/10[8]
Exclaim!6/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
Mojo[6]
Paste8.2/10[11]
Pitchfork6.8/10[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Slant Magazine[14]
Uncut[6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 26 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6] Stephen F. Kearse of Paste wrote, "Although the bulk of the album oscillates between sarcasm and sincerity, the most fully realized songs transcend that spectrum entirely."[11] Drowned in Sound's Lee Adcock gave the album a favorable review, stating, "99¢ doesn't exactly deliver the discussion on commodity and the self promised on the cover, but Santigold have assembled a fine package, one which showcases White and her undeniable swagger."[8]

Ryan McNutt of Exclaim! was more critical of the album, stating, "99¢ is an album buoyed by its sonic playfulness, but which fails to shake its playlist sensibility--entertaining, engaging but only occasionally leaving a lasting impression."[9] Jonathan Wroble of Slant Magazine also criticized the album, stating, "More often than hitting a sweet spot in between, the songs here are overly busy (like "Big Boss") or short on ideas (the by-the-numbers "Before the Fire" and the psych-rock "Outside the War"), and the album's title turns into an unfortunate allusion to a warehouse stocked to the brim with cheap toys, none built to last."[14]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't Get Enough of Myself" (featuring B.C.)
3:57
2."Big Boss Big Time Business"
3:35
3."Banshee"
3:45
4."Chasing Shadows"
  • White
  • Batmanglij
Batmanglij3:15
5."Walking in a Circle"
3:56
6."Who Be Lovin Me" (featuring ILoveMakonnen)
Zeds Dead3:52
7."Rendezvous Girl"
White
  • Stilling
  • Berger
4:22
8."Before the Fire"
Sitek3:03
9."All I Got"
  • White
  • Berger
  • Berger
  • Santigold
  • Hill[b]
2:56
10."Outside the War"
  • White
  • Ian Longwell
  • Martin "Doc" McKinney
  • Tashfiq Patwary
  • Jeffrey Washington
  • Christoper Basham
  • Batmanglij
  • Longwell
  • Santigold
  • VERYRVRE[b]
4:30
11."Run the Races"
  • White
  • Longwell
  • Mike Rezai
  • Batmanglij
  • Lev Beresin
  • Longwell
  • Santigold
  • Batmanglij[a]
  • Mike Of Uzi[b]
  • Breakfast[b]
4:23
12."Who I Thought You Were"
  • Raisen
  • Nugget[b]
3:48
Total length:45:22

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies a co-producer
  • ^[b] signifies an additional producer

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of 99¢.[15]

Musicians

  • Santigold – vocals, guitar (track 12), synthesizer (track 10), instruments (tracks 1, 9)
  • B.C. – featured artist (track 1)
  • ILoveMakonnen – featured artist (track 6)
  • John Hill – guitar (tracks 3, 5), keyboards (tracks 3), synthesizer (tracks 5), instruments (tracks 1, 3, 9)
  • Patrik Berger – instruments (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9)
  • Martin Perna – flute (track 1), baritone saxophone (track 1), tenor saxophone (track 1)
  • Jordan McLean – trumpet (track 1), flugelhorn (track 1)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – keyboards (track 10), synthesizer (track 12)
  • Mikey Hart – guitar (track 3), keyboards (track 3)
  • Linus "Style of Eye" Eklow – instruments (track 3)
  • Martin Stilling – instruments (track 7)
  • James King – tenor Saxophone (track 3), baritone Saxophone (track 3)
  • Fabio Santana – trombone (track 3)
  • Todd Simon – trumpet (track 3)
  • Noah Lev Beresin – synthesizer (track 5)
  • Ian Longwell – drums (track 10), synthesizer (track 10)
  • Doc McKinney – guitar (track 10)
  • Nick Zinner – guitar (tracks 10, 11), synthesizer (track 10)
  • Sam Spiegel – synthesizer (track 10)
  • Justin L. Raisen – bass (track 12), guitar (track 12), synthesizer (track 12)
  • Bosh Rothman – drums (track 12)
  • Alexandra Shungudzo – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Amanda Warner – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Cathy Dennis – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Charli XCX – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Noonie Bao – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Sarah Hudson – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Angel Deradoorian – backing vocals (track 4)
  • Sam Dew – backing vocals (track 8)

Production

  • Santigold – executive production, production (tracks 1, 9–11)
  • John Hill – production (tracks 3, 5), additional production (tracks 1, 9)
  • Patrik Berger – production (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – production (track 4), co-production (track 11), additional production (track 2)
  • Linus "Style of Eye" Eklow – additional production (track 3)
  • Martin Stilling – production (track 7)
  • Ian Longwell – production (tracks 10, 11)
  • Justin L. Raisen – production (track 12)
  • HazeBanga – production (track 2)
  • Stint – production (track 5)
  • Zeds Dead – production (track 6)
  • David Andrew Sitek – production (track 8)
  • Noah Breakfast – co-production (track 5), additional production (track 11)
  • Nugget – additional production (track 12)
  • Hit-Boy – additional production (track 2)
  • VERYRVRE – additional production (track 10)
  • Mike of Uzi – additional production (track 11)

Technical

  • Santigold – programming (tracks 1, 9)
  • John Hill – programming (tracks 3, 5)
  • Patrik Berger – programming (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9)
  • Rostam Batmanglij – programming (track 12), mixing (track 4)
  • Linus "Style of Eye" Eklow – programming (track 3)
  • Nugget – programming (track 12)
  • Martin Stilling – programming (track 7)
  • Ajay Bhattacharya – programming (track 5)
  • Ian Longwell – engineering (tracks 10, 11)
  • Justin L. Raisen – programming (track 12), additional mixing (track 12)
  • Barbara Klaskin Silberg – choir directing (track 4)
  • Nick Rowe – editing (track 12)
  • Brendan Morawski – engineering (all tracks), additional mixing (tracks 2, 6, 8)
  • Ryan Gilligan – engineering (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
  • Dan Fyfe – engineering (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9)
  • Mark Rankin – engineering (track 3)
  • Rob Cohen – engineering (track 3)
  • Jimmy Gonzalez – engineering (tracks 4, 5)
  • John DeBold – engineering (track 4)
  • Zeph Sowers – engineering (track 8)
  • Nicolas Fournier – engineering assistance
  • Martin Cooke – engineering assistance
  • Danny Goliger – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
  • Ebonie Smith – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 6, 11)
  • Josh Wilson – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 7, 9)
  • Will van Boldrik – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9)
  • Miles Comaskey – mix engineering assistance (track 3)
  • Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 5–12), additional mixing (track 4)
  • Tony Maserati – mixing (track 3)
  • Mario Borgatta – mixing assistance
  • Claudio Cueni – additional mixing (track 8)
  • Chris Gehringer – mastering

West Los Angeles Children's Choir (track 4)

  • Dino Barranco
  • Jack Thompson
  • Jair Miles
  • Mason Lee
  • Matthew Goodman
  • Michael Yang
  • Misha Reiss
  • Spencer Lee
  • Taaryn Cooper
  • Theo King

Artwork

  • Santigold – art direction, design
  • Matt Meiners – art direction, design
  • Mark Jacobs – art direction, creative direction
  • Photographer Hal – cover art
  • Avena Gallagher – styling
  • April Roomet – personal stylist
  • Devra Kinnery – makeup
  • YUSEF – hair
  • Ron Bellair – hair assistant

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for 99¢
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[16] 64
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 67
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 178
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[19] 71
French Albums (SNEP)[20] 165
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 90
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[22] 51
US Billboard 200[23] 55
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[24] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[25] 8

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Geslanni, Michelle (November 4, 2015). "Santigold announces new album, 99¢, premieres "Can't Get Enough of Myself"". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  2. ^ Monroe, Jazz (November 25, 2015). "Santigold and iLoveMakonnen Cruise Around a Festival in "Who Be Lovin' Me" Video". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (January 14, 2016). "Hear Santigold's Third '99¢' Single, 'Chasing Shadows'". Spin. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Geslani, Michelle (January 15, 2016). "Santigold premieres bouncy new song "Chasing Shadows"". Xonsequence of Sound. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  5. ^ Matera, C.G. (February 11, 2016). "Santigold Shares New Track "Banshee"". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "99¢ – Santigold". Metacritic. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather. "99¢ - Santigold". AllMusic. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Adcock, Lee (February 23, 2016). "Santigold - 99¢". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  9. ^ a b McNutt, Ryan (February 24, 2016). "Santigold - 99¢". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  10. ^ Mongredien, Phil (February 28, 2016). "99¢ - Santigold". The Guardian. Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  11. ^ a b F. Kearse, Stephen (March 1, 2016). "Santigold: 99¢: Music Reviews". Paste. Retrieved March 13, 2016.
  12. ^ Cook, Cameron (February 23, 2016). "Santigold: 99¢ Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  13. ^ Dolan, Joe (February 26, 2016). "99¢". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  14. ^ a b Wroble, Jonathan (February 8, 2016). "Santigold: 99¢ | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
  15. ^ 99¢ (LP liner notes). Santigold. Atlantic Records. 2016. 551867-1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ Ryan, Gavin (March 5, 2016). "ARIA Albums: The 1975 Have the No 1 Album in Australia". Noise11. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Santigold – 99 Cents" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Santigold – 99 Cents" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  19. ^ "Santigold Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  20. ^ "Lescharts.com – Santigold – 99 Cents". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  21. ^ "Top 100 Artist Album, Week Ending 3 March 2016". GfK Chart-Track. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved August 6, 2022.
  22. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Santigold – 99 Cents". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 9, 2016.
  23. ^ "Santigold Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 8, 2016.
  24. ^ "Santigold Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  25. ^ "Santigold Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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