La Trenza

Chilean rocker Mon Laferte softens her trademark drama for a soulful and insinuatingly sweet fourth album. The retro queen explores the sugary side of the \'60s on *La Trenza*, whether she’s sashaying to winsome samba-pop (\"Que Si\"), playing the kittenish girl-group diva (\"Ana\"), or swinging to fizzy jazz straight out of the Rat Pack era (\"No Te Fumes Mi Mariguana\"). Of course, it wouldn\'t be a Mon Laferte album without a few breathlessly intense moments. She delivers mightily on the smoldering Juanes duet \"Amárrame\" and the volcanic ballad \"Flaco.\"