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Nelly Furtado
“LOOSE”
RATING: 2 1/2 SOUND LEVELS
On the heat-generating single “Promiscuous,” Nelly Furtado and producer Timbaland trade sexual gibes. But Furtado’s third album isn’t just a celebration of relaxed morals. “Loose” also means “anything goes,” leading to undistinguished ’80s-era Madonna-channeling (“Do It”), a sweet ballad with Colombian singer Juanes (“Te Busque”) and the lingering melancholy of “All Good Things (Come to an End),” co-written by Coldplay’s Chris Martin. Furtado is game for anything Timbaland tosses out, but her energy and charm are too often overrun by his sonic juggernaut.
