On Nelly Furtado just can count!

Far away from R'n'B and beat structures from the previous LOOSE be Nelly Furtado announces finally back with their fourth album Mi Plan. She sings it only in Spanish. The fans will once belonging to the test, reached the profound singer most followers worldwide with English. For this, the album sounds compositionally very strange. As Central Europeans it is determined difficult to gain access to the failed melodies that spread not only southern flair. Thus it follows on from their second album Folklore, the very exotic sounds from the use of the instruments and forth through the unusual arrangements. I find that commendable: Nelly makes music that is close to her heart, not those who want to hear the masses. Otherwise, MI PLAN would sound like a second LOOSE, with whom she was able to record international level achievements. No, she decided against it and so retain their fans. MI PLAN acts totally down to earth and playful. It shows once again the versatility and experimentation of the singer. Although MI PLAN has neither the magical attraction and accessibility of LOOSE or hardly can achieve the expression of profound folklore, you can treat this kind Nelly to express themselves musically new. Spanish is a beautiful language eventually. Particularly beautiful are in detail these tracks:

MANOS AL AIRE: The first single, which became a hit in Germany and started immediately on the 5 in the first chart week, remains stuck in the ear. Nelly sings herein about a love full control. One of the lovers is so extremely dissatisfied, but can not love one another as the person throwing to have extended without arms, hands in the air as a sign of impotence. Thoughtful the album is so all times.

BAJO OTRA LUZ (CON Julieta Venegas Y La Mala Rodriguez): Very nice to hearing verses, accompanied by onset of synths, lead to a naughty-sounding chorus. One notices Nelly to show how much fun has prepared her to receive the song with the two guest singers. In my opinion, the best number of MI PLAN.

Vacation: The first time through extremely strange to listen. The chorus is reminiscent of folk music, because obviously an accordion was used. Thus Nelly returns to its folkloric roots. If you allow it, this funny track can truly bear fruit. Earworm potential high 10, out tip number. 2

FUERTE: One of the few up-tempo numbers on Mi Plan. Oriental flair can be heard in the groovy track. One can already say that cultures collide when one hears otherwise conventional pop music. But after a few times listening I personally fond of the title.

Can also listen to the title track summery MI PLAN and the ballads MÁS (likely second single) and Feliz Cumpleaños. The latter leads to a so-called hidden track, a hidden track so that FANTASMA is and represents another fleet up-tempo number.
The design of the CD case is extremely successful. Not only all Lyrics are laudably printed in poster booklet. On the other hand a bold series of photographs of Nelly is displayed namely, the individual shots were framed in Polaroid format. Visually by far the best release of Nelly's previous albums.

Conclusion: One can not accuse Nelly Furtado that makes music that should appeal to the masses. Your previous work LOOSE now appears finally in the right light. As calculated commercialism now one can no longer dismiss the predecessor. The success was a coincidence. Nelly Furtado makes up the music that appeals to you. This passion can be heard on each track from the current album Mi Plan. The album is fun and shows once and for all, that Nelly is an ambitious singer and actually ended up by chance in Popgewerbe. Your individuality has not be lost, on the contrary, she has even more refined. One might the new southern sound with the strange arrangements first not believe, but the adjustment period is really short. Soon you will learn to love MI PLAN.