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6.0
103921
6.0 |
All Music
Shaggy and Sting might not first appear to be an ideal match, but they're both rooted in reggae and are both international stars, so they share a vernacular that helps turn 44/876 into a surprisingly enjoyable pan-international pop album
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6.0
103923
6.0 |
The FT
They make for an unlikely duo, but the rock elder statesman and the 1990s dancehall-pop star prove a simpatico pairing
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6.0
103926
6.0 |
The Observer
44/876 may be no more exciting than a well-made sofa, but only psychopaths don’t like sofas
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5.0
103920
5.0 |
Rolling Stone
Contains much of the sizzle of classic reggae or dancehall, though a little more substance would've been welcome too
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4.8
103965
4.8 |
Pitchfork
As professional, good-natured, and helplessly uncool as its billing promises
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4.0
104013
4.0 |
Evening Standard
Sad Trombone is a low point and an appropriate summary of the whole bizarre endeavour
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4.0
104539
4.0 |
Clash
Like a hilarious fever dream somehow brought to life
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4.0
103925
4.0 |
The Independent
It’s mildly funny and philosophically intriguing. Little else is in this team-up of exhausted pop forces
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4.0
103927
4.0 |
The Guardian
The sound of two millionaires fretting non-specifically about the state of the world is pretty annoying, especially given their only solutions are Marley-ish bromides about peace and love
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4.0
103928
4.0 |
Uncut
The results has to be the blandest record in which either Sting or Shaggy has ever been involved. Print edition only
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2.7
103924
2.7 |
Earbuddy
This crap is perfectly bland in a way that is slightly nauseating, but it’s not going to give you dry heaves
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2.5
103922
2.5 |
A.V. Club
Mostly, 44/876 is just unremarkable, limply competent reggae lite, designed for Sandals resort lobbies and Sting’s office
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