One can find the deceptive lyricism of The Police and the signature haunting of Sting’s baritone in the songs Loving you and The hills on the border. The folk influences in Captain Bateman seamlessly engage eclectic instruments that rush and flow while listening. The deluxe version of this album comprises an alternative experimentation with Captain Bateman’s Basement, an interesting electronic addition to his already illustrious repertoire.

The album, having been conceived and recorded during the pandemic, reveals the contemplative nature of Sting’s lyricism throughout his songs. The boyish charm of Gordon Sumner of The Police, and the heydays of the 1970s, has been replaced by a pensive veteran, looking upon life and its myriad intricacies. Sting’s sombre mood resonates in The bells of St Thomas, Waters of Tyne (deluxe version) and the final song in the album. The deluxe version of the album has Sting covering the laidback Otis Redding classic, Sitting on the dock of the bay.

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In what has been a humbling two years for humanity, Sting manages to create the connection between lands, past and present, and genres in an album that captures the varied complexities of humankind.

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