Master of My Make-Believe

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Master of My Make-Believe
John Hill
  • Diplo
  • Q-Tip
  • Ricky Blaze
  • Boys Noize
  • Buraka Som Sistema
  • David Andrew Sitek
    • Santigold chronology
    Top Ranking

    (2008)     		Master of My Make-Believe
    (2012)     		99¢
    (2016)
    Singles from Master of My Make-Believe
    1. "Big Mouth"
      Released: January 19, 2012
    2. "Disparate Youth"
      Released: February 22, 2012
    3. "The Keepers"
      Released: June 22, 2012

    Master of My Make-Believe is the second studio album by American musician and singer

    Diplo, as well as Dave Sitek of TV on the Radio and Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.[1] The cover art of the album, designed by Jason Schmidt, represents four incarnations of Santigold.[2] The album received positive reviews from music critics, and earned Santigold her first number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart, and reached number 21 on the US Billboard 200 and number 33 on the UK Albums Chart.[3][4]

    Release

    Master of My Make-Believe was preceded by the singles "Big Mouth" and "Disparate Youth". The song "Go" featuring Karen O premiered in April 2011, but was not available for purchase until the release of the album. In May 2012, Santigold posted a photo on Instagram from the set of the video for "The Keepers", which was released as the third single on June 22, 2012.[5]

    Critical reception

    Professional ratings
    Aggregate scores
    SourceRating
    Metacritic74/100[6]
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    AllMusic[7]
    Chicago Tribune[8]
    Entertainment WeeklyB+[9]
    The Independent[10]
    Los Angeles Times[11]
    Pitchfork6.3/10[12]
    PopMatters8/10[13]
    Rolling Stone[14]
    Slant Magazine[15]
    Spin9/10[16]

    At

    indie and pop music these days, and though it may not inspire the level of critical and popular veneration that her first album enjoyed, it's a welcome return by one of the most inventive and inspired recording artists working today."[13] Slant Magazine's Kevin Liedel said, "Santigold's trademark irreverence and penchant for high-energy anthems delivers her sophomore effort from the potential downfalls of miscellany."[15]

    mid-tempo pop tunes that seem to end before they ever kick off, strung together by a checklist of semi-impassioned capital-K Keywords: Youth, Machine, Riot, Fame, Freak, Pirate, Keepers."[12] Rosen Jody of Rolling Stone wrote, "Her songs sound great but feel off, merely gesturing in the direction of emotions. In the end, she's so cool she'll frost up your earbuds."[14] Paste thought that "Master of My Make-Believe is by no means a disappointment, but it falls short of the expectation that has been gestating for the past four years."[17]

    Track listing

    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    1."Go!" (featuring
    Naeem Juwan
    • Santigold
    • Diplo
    • Boys Noize
    • Switch[b]
    • Hill[b]
    		2:57
    11."Big Mouth"
    • Santigold
    • Taylor
    • João Barbosa
    • Rui Pité
    • Karla Rodrigues
    		3:11
    iTunes deluxe edition bonus tracks[18]
    No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
    12."Never Enough"  3:19
    13."Go!" (Switch Remix; featuring Karen O)
    • White
    • O
    • Zinner
    • Taylor
    • Fareed
    • Battarel
    • Massiera
    		Switch3:39
    14."Disparate Youth" (music video)  3:51

    Notes

    Personnel

    Credits adapted from the liner notes of Master of My Make-Believe.[19]

    Musicians

    • Santigold – vocals (all tracks), drums (tracks 3, 9), keyboards (track 9), piano (track 7)
    • Karen O – vocals (track 1)
    • Nick Zinner – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 7), keyboards (track 6)
    • Jahphet Landis – drums (track 1)
    • Anthony Burlitch – drums (track 6)
    • John Morrical – keyboards (track 6)
    • Greg Kurstin – drums (track 9), keyboards (track 9), piano (tracks 7), all other instruments (tracks 3, 7, 9)
    • John Hill – keyboards (track 6)

    Technical

    • Santigold – executive production, production (tracks 1, 2, 6, 8, 10), co-production (track 3)
    • Switch
      – production (tracks 5, 8, 11), co-production (tracks 7), additional production (tracks 3, 10), mixing (tracks 1, 8, 11)
    • Greg Kurstin – production (tracks 3, 7, 9)
    • John Hill – production (tracks 5, 6), additional production (track 10)
    • Diplo – production (tracks 8, 10)
    • David Andrew Sitek – production (track 4), additional production (track 6)
    • Ricky Blaze – production (track 2), programming (track 2)
    • Q-Tip – production (track 1)
    • Boys Noize – production (track 10)
    • Buraka Som Sistema – production (track 11)
    • Chris Coady – engineering
    • Jesse Shatkin – engineering
    • Bryan Gottshall – engineering
    • Chris Allen – engineering
    • Chris Kasych – engineering
    • Sayyd Droullard – engineering
    • Zeph Sowers – engineering
    • Rich Costey – mixing (tracks 2–7, 9, 10)
    • Eddy Schreyer – mastering

    Artwork

    Charts

    References

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    2. ^ Pelly, Jenn (February 28, 2012). "Check Out the Cover Art for Santigold's New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 7, 2012.
    3. ^ a b "Santigold Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
    4. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
    5. ^ "The Keepers – Single by Santigold". iTunes Store UK. Apple Inc. June 22, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
    6. ^ a b "Master of My Make-Believe by Santigold Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
    7. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "Master of My Make-Believe - Santigold". AllMusic. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
    8. ^ a b "Album review: Santigold, 'Master of My Make-Believe' (3.5 stars out of 4)". Chicago Tribune. April 30, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
    9. ^ a b Ray, Rhman (May 4, 2012). "Master of My Make-Believe (2012)". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
    10. ^ Gill, Andy (April 20, 2012). "Album: Santigold, Master of My Make-Believe (Atlantic)". The Independent. Archived from the original on May 12, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2016.
    11. ^ a b Martens, Todd (April 30, 2012). "Album review: Santigold's 'Master of My Make-Believe'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
    12. ^ a b Battan, Carrie (May 2, 2012). "Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
    13. ^ a b Alford, Robert (May 2, 2012). "Santigold: Master of My Make-Believe". PopMatters. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
    14. ^ a b Jody, Rosen (May 1, 2012). "Master of My Make-Believe". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
    15. ^ a b Liedel, Kevin (April 26, 2012). "Santigold Master of My Make-Believe | Album Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
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    18. ^ "Master of My Make-Believe (Deluxe Version) by Santigold". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc. April 21, 2012. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
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