Shanda Brash hails from New Orleans, where rock, funk, jazz and R&B mix together like a good pot of gumbo. Her release, “Good to Go,” is a tasty mix of all four musical stylings.

The title track rocks hard with a funky backbeat accented by driving power chords. This track has a perfect mix of rock and funk, while “It Takes One to Know One” rocks out and is reminiscent of Alanis Morissette. “It’s So Unreal” is pure funk that would make any member of the Parliament Funkadelic proud.

The songs run the rock spectrum, from the acoustic ballad “Lust” to the southern rock-influenced “Sticky Finger.” Brash doesn’t stick to one style, and she isn’t afraid to mix and match them either.

Her lyrics range from a cry for help to a friend in “Lost and Found” to a cry out to party in the title track. In “Ms. Jones,” a jazz-blues fusion piece with nicely placed saxophone fills, Brash describes a lady who uses drugs and alcohol to escape her everyday problems.

Her clean delivery makes the message easy to understand, and the hint of a southern drawl adds force to the words.

Another highlight of the disc is “Anytime,” which has a definite Steely Dan feel to it.

The nicest surprise on the disc is Brash’s defiant anthem, “Gonna Be Me.” It holds up the integrity of Brash’s style mixing, somehow making a smooth transition from a slow, driving rock riff to an uptempo, Euro-techno beat.

If there is one weakness to Brash, it’s the simplicity in her songwriting. The titles can, at times, seem cheesy, as in her no-holds-barred track, “Don’t Give a Damn.”

All in all, Shanda goes against the grain of formulated pop and mixes styles masterfully, worthy of any Cajun cook found in the French Quarter.