Marisa Monte is a 23 years old, MTV-ready, and out to conquer the world with the shiny art-pop of her second album, Mais. Too bad it's scattershot affair that buries a strong voice and a possibly intriguing personality under producer Arto Lindsay's bad-boy sonic smirkery. One expectation: the lithe, simple ''Diaramente.'' B-


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