NEW YORK (Top40 Charts/ Yep Roc Records) - Ron Sexsmith, 'one of the finest songwriters we have,' (Paste) has completed 'Exit Strategy of the Soul,' which is set for a July 8 release via Yep Roc Records. Featuring fourteen new songs, all of them written or co-written by Sexsmith, the album stands tall as one of the greatest he has made to date.
Produced by Martin Terefe, who also produced 2005's 'Retriever' and 2002's 'Cobblestone Runway,' 'Exit Strategy of the Soul' was recorded in varied locations including studios in London, England and Havana, Cuba. Its ambitious arrangements, backed by punctuating and swelling horns and strings, complete an album that is one of Sexsmith's most wide-ranging in breadth of sound and feel.
With Sexsmith's disarmingly warm, inviting voice and his brilliant lyrical melancholy, the album contains observations on spirituality, love and the ever present hope that the beauty of life can overcome the world's harshness. Also included here is Sexsmith's recording of 'Brandy Alexander,' a song he co-wrote with fellow Canadian, Feist, whose slightly different version appears on her 2007 hit album 'The Reminder.' Sexsmith penned new lyrics for the version that appears on his album.
Sexsmith will join Nick Lowe on a US tour during the latter half of April. See below for dates.
Track listing for 'Exit Strategy of the Soul'
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
April Tour Dates:
4/21 Nashville, TN The Belcourt Theatre w/ Nick Lowe
4/22 Atlanta, GA Variety Playhouse w/ Nick Lowe
4/23 Carrboro, NC The Arts Center w/ Nick Lowe
4/25 Charlottesville, VA Satellite Ballroom w/ Nick Lowe
4/26 Annapolis, MD Rams Head On Stage w/ Nick Lowe
4/27 Pittsburgh, PA Byham Theater w/ Nick Lowe
