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Exit Strategy Of The Soul * (CD)

By: Ron Sexsmith (Artist)

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DISC 1 for Exit Strategy Of The Soul * (CD) Album By Ron Sexsmith (Artist)
1   Spiritude
2   This is How I Know
3   One Last Round
4   Ghost of a Chance
5   Thoughts and Prayers
6   Brandy Alexander
7   Traveling Alone
8   Poor Helpless Dreams
9   Hard Time
10   Impossible World
11   Chased By Love
12   Brighter Still
13   Music To My Ears
14   Dawn Anna
 

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Review

Entertainment Weekly (p.72) - "'Brandy Alexander' is a playful, brass-enhanced Van Morrison-type treat....There are other nice moments here, from the soul-folk of 'One Last Round' to the mournful crooning of 'Hard Time'..."
Q (Magazine) (p.110) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[He] has perfected the forlorn angst of a middle-aged man. 'One Last Round,' for example, is about a world gone bad, and he sounds perfectly at home in its downcast melancholy."
Paste (magazine) (p.76) - "Sexsmith's melodies connect instantly -- the two instrumentals that open and close the CD are sublime hymns; spectral, unearthly and rare..."

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Following a long career admired by a small but ever-growing cult of fans, EXIT STRATEGY OF THE SOUL feels like Ron Sexsmith's breakthrough album. Recorded in London and Havana, the album's 14 songs meld old fashioned singer-songwriter pop in the style of Elton John with the rhythmic drive of Cuban music, courtesy of a local horn section that powers nearly all of the tracks. The combination of the Cuban horn section and Sexsmith's introspective, often dark lyrics creates a compelling tension that makes the album one of Sexsmith's most impressive efforts. EXIT STRATEGY OF THE SOUL also includes Sexsmith's version of "Brandy Alexander," a song he co-wrote with fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Feist that earlier appeared on her hit album, THE REMINDER.

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A true artist's artist, Ron Sexsmith has been writing and performing his earnest, soulful songs for nearly thirty years now, engendering praise from a litany of artists too influential and many to name. On his latest album Exit Strategy of the Soul, Sexsmith expands his musical canon with vaulted yet direct string arrangements and sweeping horn sections, resulting in a work equal in musical breadth and emotional depth. Recorded in both the cold of classical London and the sweaty flamboyance of Havana, Cuba, Exit Strategy... is a study of the beauty that can come from the heartfelt melding of seemingly contrary ideas, be they musical, cultural or emotional. Delving deep into Cuban music, Sexsmith recruited legendary Cuban musicians Amaury Perez and Alexander Abreu as well as experienced arranger Joaquin Betancourt to lend latin punch and style to his sweeping, yearnful melodies. Also appearing on Exit Strategy of the Soul is standout track 'Brandy Alexander,' co-written with fellow Canadian singer-songwriter Feist. After the two met at a party where Ron was drinking the concoction, the two entered into a long-distance collaboration with both artists eventually recording their own version of the song for their respective albums. In the career of Ron Sexsmith Exit Strategy of the Soul is at once a culmination and a precipice, a work that feels as complete as it does an artistic jumping-off point. Only the mind of the artist knows his intention and knowing Sexsmith, he's not telling.

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