Brownout, Money Chicha

The Laredo, Texas, Latin-funk nonet Brownout are hardly a new proposition—you may know them by their alternative incarnations as Grupo Fantasma and Brown Sabbath—but their sixth album is likely to garner more attention than before. That's because Fear of a Brown Planet consists entirely of Public Enemy covers. Granted, these fuzzed-out, organ-fueled instrumentals are more like complete reinventions. A few, like the brass-drenched "Fight the Power" and bass-heavy "By the Time I Get to Arizona," are recognizable versions of the originals, but most are not. All 12 of them, however, are perfectly calibrated to make you move.