Music / r&b

Sex & cigarettes


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Summary: Seven time Grammy Award winning superstar Toni Braxton returns with a brand new album. It includes her recent single Deadwood as well as appearances by Birdman and Colbie Caillat.

Reviews (3)


The guardian

d. 23. Mar. 2018

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Ben Beaumont Thomas

d. 23. Mar. 2018

"Toni Braxton may have just got engaged to hip-hop mogul Birdman, but there isn't any sign of a heel-clicking, lamppost-swinging flush of love here - she seems permanently marooned in a Mariana trench of post-breakup misery. This is of course her dominant mode ... No real joy or happiness, mind - you do rather feel for Birdman listening to it for the first time".


Pitchfork

d. 29. Mar. 2018

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Claire Lobenfeld

d. 29. Mar. 2018

"The queen of the coy R&B ballad returns for her first solo album in nearly a decade, making only a few concessions to contemporary trends ... There is palpable anger in her voice on "Sex & Cigarettes," but beneath it is a deep sea of tranquility, and it's the latter tone that defines her performances on this album".


AllMusic

2018

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Andy Kellman

2018

"As her 1993 blockbuster debut approached its 25th anniversary, Toni Braxton proceeded to collect accolades while moving forward ... Her every-few-years release schedule was maintained with this short album, in which she responds to a habitually philandering lover with her distinctive mix of fire and finesse. This has more of the former element than any previous Braxton release".