A major contemporary writer/ artist, Ron Sexsmith has amassed a sizable and consistently enthralling body of work since making his major label self-titled debut in 1995, followed by such eloquent musical gems as Other Songs (1997), Blue Boy (2001), Retriever (2004) and Time Being (2006). On his ninth album, the cagily titled Exit Strategy Of The Soul, Sexsmith once again brings a provocative new wrinkle to his expansive aesthetic. Informed but not entrapped by soul and gospel music, ornamented by a Cuban horn section and his own gorgeously imperfect piano playing, the album achieves a sort of metaphysical dimension while maintaining breathtaking intimacy. Working once again with Swedish born, London-based producer Martin Terefe on such memorable songs as the horn-drenched "This Is How I Know", the aching 'Hard Times", the playful "Brandy Alexander" and the buoyantly humanistic "Brighter Still". 'Exit Strategy Of The Soul' is framed by a pair of evocative instrumentals redolent of Randy Newman's film music "Spiritude" and "Dawn Anna".

Track Listing

Disc 1:

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. The Impossible World
11. Chased By Love
12. Brighter Still
13. Music To My Ears
14. Dawn Anna