{"title":"Ron Sexsmith","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRon Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter known for his heartfelt and introspective music. Born on 8 January 1964 in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, he has been captivating audiences with his soulful voice and poetic lyrics for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith a career spanning over three decades, Ron Sexsmith has released numerous albums that have garnered critical acclaim and loyal fans worldwide. His unique blend of folk, pop, and rock influences creates a sound that is both timeless and contemporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKnown for his honest and vulnerable songwriting style, Ron's music resonates with listeners on a deep emotional level. Whether performing solo or with a full band, his live performances are intimate experiences that leave audiences moved by the raw emotion in his voice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"long-player-late-bloomer","title":"Long Player Late Bloomer","description":"\u003cp\u003e180 gram audiophile vinyl in gatefold sleeve with exclusive innersleeve with lyrics. he comes from the land that gave the world leonard cohen, joni mitchell, gordon lightfoot and rufus wainwright. he's the definition of a 'songwriters' songwriter' - elton john once said that ron has the voice of an angel, chris martin duetted with him on 'gold in them hills', nick hornby named a book after one of his songs, bruce springsteen used his version of the american classic 'comrade fill no glass for me' as warm-up music on tour, elvis costello loves his work and has toured with him on several occasions, bob dylan has played his music on his celebrated radio hour show. many stars have covered his songs including rod stewart, tom jones, elvis costello and most recently michael bubl, whose multi-platinum album 'crazy love' features a duet with ron on his song 'whatever it takes'. produced by bob rock (metallica, bon jovi and michael bubl), long player late bloomer was recorded in los angeles, toronto and vancouver. the album features a star-studded cast of musicians, including guitarist rusty anderson (paul mccartney), bassist paul bushnell (elton john, no doubt), keyboard player jamie edwards (aimee mann) and drummer josh freese (devo, nine inch nails). long player late bloomer is ron's eleventh studio album. it features 13 new sexsmith penned songs.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":50442355179851,"sku":"338948","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a59b45c5-1720-460d-9faf-969e3e847378_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726996810"},{"product_id":"hermitage-1","title":"Hermitage","description":"\u003cp\u003eCanadian songwriting hero Ron Sexsmith comes back into our lives with a new album on Cooking Vinyl. Ron worked with producer Don Kerr to create this album; the two set up in Ron’s living room to record where Ron played all the instruments for the album, with the exception of the drums. The result is the songwriter’s most self-assured collection, still charmingly subtle yet increasingly full of musical vigor, as on \u003ci\u003eChateau Mermaid\u003c\/i\u003e, an ode to his own Stratford Graceland, or the surprisingly hopeful \u003ci\u003eSmall Minded World\u003c\/i\u003e in which Sexsmith croons, \"Oh now don’t feel blue ‘cos they don’t get you, you’ll win this small minded world\". This new zen can be heard from the first moments of Kinks-esque album opener, \u003ci\u003eSpring of the Following Year\u003c\/i\u003e, as the serene sound of birds situate the listener into Sexsmith’s state of grace.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cooking Vinyl","offers":[{"title":"Pink | LP","offer_id":50458610958667,"sku":"1092727","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50458615021899,"sku":"1087437","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/2fac3399-9c07-4012-af07-da301ee2834e_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727212293"},{"product_id":"carousel-one","title":"Carousel One","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Carousel One' was produced by Jim Scott and features an incredible cast of studio musicians helping to bring Ron's songs to life including bass player Bob Glaub, whose previous clients include John Lennon, Lucinda Williams, Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Dolly Parton, Graham Nash and hundreds of others; guitarist Jon Graboff (John Lee Hooker, Dr John); drummer Don Heffington (Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Lone Justice); and keyboard player John Ginty (Dixie Chicks,Whiskeytown, Neal Casal, Matthew Sweet). The album takes its name from the luggage retrieval belt at Los Angeles airport where bags off Toronto inbound flights are delivered. 2014 was an incredible year for Ron Sexsmith. In March, his 2013 album 'Forever Endeavour' won the Juno Award as Best Adult Alternative Album marking the third Juno win in Ron's career. In April, Sir Peter Blake (the man who created the cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) unveiled a mural he was commissioned to do for the Royal Albert Hall in London featuring people who have played there. 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Working at Eastcote with Martin Terefe again felt really free. I'd forgotten how spontaneous his approach to recording could be. Every day I'd walk to the studio thinking about whichever song we were gonna do and I'd try to reimagine each one going a different way than I originally intended and usually by the time I arrived I was ready to try out something new.”\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eOn producer Martin Terefe and the players on the record:\u003cbr\u003e“Well, Martin's very open-minded and instinctual. He doesn't have knee-jerk reactions to things. The studio complex is filled with musicians wandering in and out of the various studios so you never know who's gonna end up on your record. Some of the musicians had played on earlier albums of mine like Claes Bjorklund and Ed Harcourt and it was great to work with them again. But there were also a few cameo appearances such as the great Robbie McIntosh (McCartney, The Pretenders etc) who played on 4 tracks and even noted producer Chris Kimsey wandered in and ended up singing a bit of one tune. One of my fave moments was when my neighbour's daughter Nora Joy Stephens (from Stratford where I live) flew over to sing on the final song of the album. She has a lovely voice and is a fine songwriter herself.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn inspiration:\u003cbr\u003e“It just sort of happens by nature of where I am in my life. I'm always in a different place emotionally which I think is true of most people. I walk everyday and it gives me lots of time to work out things in my head. I never worry about repeating myself. The 31 year old Ron from my debut album could not write these songs and the 61 year old Ron could not have written those songs. 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