Sean Kingston

Rating: NN

Is Sean Kingston the new Haddaway? With his mindless Euro-dance-inflected FM reggae club bangers, it’s easy to imagine the next generation’s A Night At The Roxbury dudes accosting women on the dance floor to the incessant thump of Kingston’s latest hit, Fire Burning.

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And, like Haddaway asking that timeless question What Is Love? in 93, 19-year-old Kingston spends much of his sophomore album considering the same conundrum over 808s and neon synths, Auto-Tune cranked to 11.

Face Drop sees Kingston’s ex-girl getting her comeuppance for underestimating him, while Why U Wanna Go finds the singer bartering promises of Gucci for his woman’s affection.

No doubt Kingston can write a tune that sticks in the ear like a small insect. But just like having an insect in your ear, once the novelty wears off, it starts to get irritating.

Top track: Fire Burning