Music
The Spirit Indestructible
On her fifth LP, Nelly Furtado tries awfully hard to be Rihanna – when she’s not trying to be M.I.A. or Madonna. As for trying to be Nelly: That happens in songs like (gulp) “Bucket List” and (double gulp) “Believers (Arab Spring)” when Furtado lets her inner hippie emerge. Main producer Rodney Jerkins keeps the beats tight and hooks polished, but Furtado’s flaming identity crisis makes this cringe listening.
Listen to ‘The Spirit Indestructible’: