Lowell's 6 favorite songs for baby-making

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last updated 8 January 2015

"You live in a man's world, I live in my own world," Lowell sings in a playground-style chant in the opening of "I Love You Money." Indeed, the Canadian musician, born Elizabeth Lowell Boland, is confidently forging her own path. While the release date for her debut album, We Loved Her Dearly, quickly approaches (look for it on September 16), Lowell is already being lauded as a "pop heroine" whose fun ferocity exudes the playful menace of a young Karen O. She's also unafraid to get controversial. "I'm great at drug references, and writing about sex!" she proudly told The New York Times Magazine.

The Week recently spoke to the fearless singer-songwriter about saxophone solos and Michael Jackson. Below, six songs she recommends:

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Samantha Rollins is TheWeek.com's news editor. She has previously worked for The New York Times and TIME and is a graduate of Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.

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