'Ride' - Nelly Furtado

It's been some time since we've heard from Nelly Furtado — five years in fact! But in that time, it seems she's going into some new sonic territory.

While we first heard her pop folky tunes on Whoa Nelly! in 2000 and then her hip-hop swag on 2006's Loose, she's venturing into the more techie textures on her new album, The Ride.

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From the moment you hear the LP opener, "Cold Hard Truth," a number of songs on the record combine some electronic elements. It continues into songs like "Live" and "Sticks and Stones." But this doesn't mean she's walked away from sexy and vibey tunes like "Paris Sun" and the toe-tapping "Right Road." Although Nelly started off the track with a bang, she closes "The Ride" with the emotional and ethereal "Phoenix."