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It's slightly alarming that Ron Sexsmith opens Blue Boy, his fourth album, with a song about writing a song, which is usually a sure sign of a songwriter about to disappear into his own navel. The next stage is an entire album of songs about the seedy tedium of life on the road. Fortunately, the estimable Steve Earle is in the production chair, so Sexsmith quickly gets back to reality with cuts like the slice-of-life "Cheap Hotel", the jangly mid-paced "Don't Ask Why" and the finger-picking delight "Tell Me Again" with its faintly Cajun feel. The smoky jazz-tinged "Foolproof" is one of this Canadian tune-wrangler's finest achievements to date, displaying his talent for extended melodic lines and revealing an unlikely vocal timbre that recalls Hoagy Carmichael. With its admirably live ambience, Blue Boy goes some way towards restoring the qualities that made Sexsmith's 1995 debut album so promising, and also lets him kick out a little on a few tracks which display slightly rockier, funkier and more soulful aspects of his talent. What Sexsmith has yet to find though, is a producer who will keep him doing takes until he sings in tune all of the time, not just 90 per cent of it. --Johnny Black
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While its an indictment of the shameful state of the music industry that a highly respected songwriter like Ron Sexsmith is unable to maintain a career on a major label, its a testament to Sexsmith's artistic vision that his eventuation into the indie world doesn't alter his creativity a whit. If anything, BLUE BOY is a marked progression for Sexsmith. Though it's produced by Steve Earle and Ray Kennedy, there's no evidence of Sexsmith "going country" here. Earle and Kennedyare perfectly attuned to Sexsmith's post-Beatles pop classicism. They merely highlight in a fresh, interesting way, as on the infectious opener "This Song", where Sexsmith's reedyvoice is brilliantly offset by a soul-powered horn section.Or "Not Too Big", which adds a funky touch to the proceedings. Longtime fans needn't fear; their heroes fragile, transcendently melodic gift remains completely intact here, he's just picked up a couple of new steps along his journey.
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