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Sex & Cigarettes
R&B / Soul · 2018 · 8 tracks · 30m

Sex & Cigarettes

Toni Braxton

A lean, explicit, and deeply intimate return to form. Braxton's legendary contralto is stripped of 90s artifice, sounding smokier and more vulnerable than ever.

March 23, 2018 · Def Jam Recordings

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A raw, sophisticated exploration of heartbreak that trades melodrama for stark, adult honesty.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 30m
01
Deadwood
3:59
02
Sex & Cigarettes
3:47
03
Long as I Live
4:51
04
Foh
2:47
05
Sorry
3:56
06
My Heart
4:09
07
Coping
3:54
08
Missin’
3:30
Moments Worth Listening For
The gritty, uncharacteristic rasp in her lower register during the bridge of the title track.
The way the percussion mimics a steady, anxious heartbeat on Long as I Live.
The jarring, effective use of profanity in Foh that breaks her usual polished persona.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Sex & Cigarettes sound next to the rest of Toni Braxton's catalogue?

Bittersweet+1.4σ

Bittersweet saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

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