Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere (Atlantic)
The Cee-Lo/Danger Mouse album confirms that music collaborations sound better when inspired by chemistry and not larger marketing campaigns. Who'dathunkit?

Nelly Furtado Loose (Universal)
Canada is dry, but Canadian MILF Nelly Furtado is not. She revels in her hotness on her brilliantly catchy, Timbaland-produced third album rife with '80s-pop-style songs like "Maneater" and "Promiscuous Girl." Drip-drop.

The Rakes Capture/Release (V2)
If you've ever gotten wild for the night, popped off an ugly chick, woken up, and asked yourself what the fuck happened, then this is the scratchy UK rock soundtrack you've been waiting for. Enjoy it on a nightly basis.

The Stills Without Feathers (Vice)
Stills rock jeans with the holes in the knees. Stills got love for the streets, repping Canada's East. Stills' songs bang. Stills doin' their thang. Since they left, ain't too much changed-besides their lineup and sound, which is stellar.

Matmos The Rose Has Teeth in the Mouth of a Beast (Matador)
Most musicians are weird. With songs titled "Public Sex" and "Semen Song," the ass-shaking electronic outfit Matmos (MC Schmidt and Drew Daniel) could qualify as creepy. Maybe that's just how San Fran does.

DukeDaGod Cam'Ron Presents DukeDaGod: The Movement Moves On (Asylum)
Duke's a man of few words, but vocal Dip Set members Cam'Ron, Hell Rell, and JR Writer smash bunions, stomping on Jay-Z's chancletas in a bid to take over rap in 2006. Not the pinky toe!

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