Kristine W, 'Straight Up with a Twist'

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Kristine W, 'Straight Up with a Twist'

Dance divas shifting outside the box sounds so Cyndi Lauper, but another big voice is going for beyond-herroots glory. Kristine W's doing it over two discs: a laid-back, Latin-seasoned mix of covers and dance-songs-tumed-ballads paired with a livelier, Sade-sounding second disc. Ms. W sounds divine, her silky pipes rising high above some pedestrian production, but scene queens will be looking for less chill, more kill.