Ethereal, eerie, and rhythmic, the minimal song offers another preview of the Philadelphia artist's upcoming fourth album, 'Spirituals', due out on September 9. It follows the previously unveiled cuts Ain't Ready and High Priestess. She said:
"Nothing is a song I wrote about invisibility. It’s a song for anyone who has not been seen, and for me it was an opportunity to explore how that feels. I wrote Nothing in the midst of the Black Lives Matter protests, and in writing the lyrics I was able to release a heaviness that I did not know I was carrying. Being Black and being a woman, particularly one who has chosen the creative path that I have chosen, I have always felt invisible to a degree. People see only what they think they know, or what they think I should be. Or sometimes, they see nothing at all. This song is about the burden of existing beneath a veil of nothingness. And the strength it requires just to be, despite it."
Commenting on the track's accompanying video, she added: "This video vignette was inspired by a Wangechi Mutu image called Snake Eater. I had seen the image years ago and when I was thinking up visual ideas for this song, this piece came to mind. I loved the idea of a being that is woman but also beyond human in some way, and even unclassifiable. A being for whom there is no name, no category, who is totally unique, and fierce. I wanted to become this type of creature in this video because I don’t believe we have to know how to name or define what we’re seeing to accept that it exists, that it’s beautiful and powerful and worthy of being exactly what it is. How exciting to encounter a being so magnificent that it is beyond our imaginations. How exciting to find that that beast is living within you and to set it free."
She'll embark on a North American tour in support of 'Spirituals' in the autumn.
Santigold Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sun October 09 2022 - ATLANTA Georgia - Buckhead Theatre (USA)
Tue October 11 2022 - SILVER SPRING Maryland - Fillmore Silver Spring (USA)
Thu October 13 2022 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Franklin Music Hall (USA)
Sun October 16 2022 - BOSTON Massachusetts - House of Blues Boston (USA)
Mon October 17 2022 - BROOKLYN New York - Great Hall at Avant Gardner (USA)
Wed October 19 2022 - MONTREAL Quebec - MTELUS (Canada)
Fri October 21 2022 - TORONTO Ontario - Danforth Music Hall (Canada)
Mon October 24 2022 - CHICAGO Illinois - Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom (USA)
Tue October 25 2022 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Myth Live (USA)
Thu November 03 2022 - LOS ANGELES California - Wiltern (USA)
Sat November 05 2022 - SAN FRANCISCO California - Masonic (USA)
Mon November 07 2022 - PORTLAND Oregon - Mcmenamins Crystal Ballroom (USA)
Tue November 08 2022 - SEATTLE Washington - Showbox SoDo (USA)
Thu November 10 2022 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Complex (USA)
Fri November 11 2022 - DENVER Colorado - Fillmore Auditorium (Denver) (USA)
Sun November 13 2022 - ALBUQUERQUE New Mexico - Sunshine Theater (USA)
Mon November 14 2022 - TEMPE Arizona - Marquee Theatre (USA)
Wed November 16 2022 - LAS VEGAS Nevada - House of Blues Las Vegas (USA)
Thu November 17 2022 - SAN DIEGO California - SOMA - Mainstage (USA)
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