Artist Phenom Santigold Unleashes New Single ‘Shake’ From Upcoming LP ‘Spirituals.’

Santigold has unleashed a new single from her upcoming studio album, titled “Shake.” The SBTRKT-produced tune shows the music video, directed by Frank Ockenfels. 

Is inspired by images of the civil rights protesters being pounded with high-pressure water hoses, turned on them by the authorities, during their peaceful protests.” 

Santigold said the following about the project in a release:

“‘Shake’ is one of those songs that was just floating around me for the taking. What I mean is that there are some songs that basically write themselves, and all you have to do as the artist is be open enough to reach out and pull it in and say thank you. When that happens I am always so grateful because it’s like the universe just handed me a gem. I sit down to write and as soon as I open my mouth the song just pours out. In this instance SBTRKT had sent me several tracks he’d been working on, and this one stood out because it sounded so different from anything I’d ever heard from him, and also so unlike anything I had ever done before. I literally stepped in front of the mic, and opened my mouth and said “ooh - hoo, shake, shake shake!”, and the whole rest of the melody poured out from there. And then when I sat down to finish the lyrics, they came just as quick."