Moby

If you listen to the first few tracks, it might seem like "unity" actually means "American pop sung in English." But once Mariza brings her muscular neo-fado to Sting's breathless electronic tantra, and France's Les Nubians kick it with Jamaica's Beres Hammond, it's clear that Unusual Duets will be the next Olympic sport.

There's a long line of tacky sports-associated records, but this one's implicit critique of
Bush's war on Iraq helps deliver several winning cuts: Moby rocks out with Public Enemy
for "MKLFKWR," Raphael Saadiq and U.K. rapper Roots Manuva help Earth, Wind and Fire
create their most uplifting track in ages, "Love Together," and even Alice Cooper and Xzibit
get socially conscious on "Stand."