Emilie Simon

Man, she looks like a '60s French pop chanteuse a la Francoise Hardy, but Emilie Simon harbors a bit more of a bite under her couture blouse. This release collects the best of her first three albums for North American audiences, and Simon's powerfully strange musical sensibility toys with you throughout. You'll feel yourself yo-yo-ing between her post-industrial musical landscapes and her charming, little-girl voice -- all juxtaposed so coolly that one shouldn't be surprised by a Stooges cover and a Thievery Corporation remix on the same album. It all, remarkably, fits.