ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA COMEDY MUSIC TV CELEBRITY KIDS MOVIEFONE Michael Giltz Freelance writer and raconteur Posted: March 6, 2011 03:42 PM BIO Become a Fan Get Email Alerts Bloggers' Index 47 44 0 2Inspiring Funny Hot Scary Outrageous Amazing Weird CrazyCD of the Week: Ron Sexsmith Read More: Chris Martin , Coldplay , Elvis Costello , Long Player Late Bloomer , Paul McCartney , Ron Sexsmith , Entertainment News If you have adventurous ears and like music from all sorts of genres, keep checking in.</p><p> This week, I've got a gem from Ron Sexsmith, which is redundant at this stage.</p><p> His albums come in two flavors: good and very good.</p><p> His new CD -- Long Player Late Bloomer -- is very good.</p><p> MOST POPULAR ON HUFFPOST 1 of 2 WATCH: Two New Yorkers Take A Taxi To Los Angeles 9/11 Responders Warned They Will Be Screened For Terrorism Ties (EXCLUSIVE) Poll Shows One Potential Presidential Hopeful InFOLLOW USBIG NEWS: Celebrities | Britney Spears | LeAnn Rimes | Lindsay Lohan | Tribeca Film Festival | More...</p><p> PHOTOS: The Funniest People Not On TwitterMiranda Kerr & Orlando Bloom Step Out To 'The The Funniest Someecards For Easter 2011Weekly Roundup of eBay Vintage Clothing Finds News Web Like 276K April 24, 2011 | Log In | Sign Up Get Alerts SHARE THIS STORY Submit this story Get Entertainment Alerts Sign UpPHOTO GALLERIES Like 2K Like 20K FRONT PAGEPOLITICS BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TECH COMEDY SPORTS STYLE WORLD FOOD LIVING IMPACT EDU LOCALLike Richard Thompson and other perennial favorites of critics and fellow musicians, every album or so by Ron Sexsmith is touted as "the one" -- the album that's going to break him out and finally get Sexsmith the commercial rewards he so richly deserves.</p><p> I'd love to think so, but don't you believe it.</p><p> Chances are, if you're smart and daring enough to lay some money down on a CD by a man who crafts brilliant pop music for adults, Ron Sexsmith will become a new favorite of yours AND a well-kept secret you can feel special for sharing with the likes of Sheryl Crow, John Hiatt, Elvis Costello, kd lang andmore rock music writers than you can shake a stick at.</p><p> On the plus side, this means you can continue tosee Sexsmith perform in venues around the country where intimacy rather than spectacle is thewatchword and -- hopefully -- where fans are there to hear him perform, rather than just there to be seenand heard by everyone around them.</p><p> But maybe I'm wrong.</p><p> Maybe the planets are aligning to give him the audience he deserves.</p><p> A documentary film about him just debuted on TV in the UK.</p><p> Love Shines -- also a track on his new album - - will play at the SXSW event this month.</p><p> The acclaim for his new CD is certainly deafening.</p><p> And withmost of his albums, the more I listen to it the more it sinks into my brain and won't let go.</p><p> Sexsmith has a McCartney-esque gift for melody, but they're not the sort of hooks that grab you by the throat.</p><p> They're sneaky, slithery things that slide into your subconsciousness -- always hummable, alwaysmemorable but in a very low-key manner.</p><p> First you listen, then you sing along, then you start hearing themelodies in your head all the time.</p><p> By the fourth or fifth listen to Long Player Late Bloomer, you'll swear you've known these songs all your life.</p><p> You can stream all the new songs on MySpace right now.</p><p> For Sexsmith, it's also quite a forceful album.</p><p> His voice always brings a melancholy air, a blue-ish tinge to all he sings.</p><p> But here the arrangements practically rock out, especially for an act whose mellowness is oneof his chief attributes. "Get In Line" is an amusing opener about everyone trying to bring him down or explain to Sexsmith what he's doing wrong in his career.</p><p> Heaven? Peace and love? He'll "Believe It When I See It." "Middle OfLove" is probably the key radio track -- the song that seems like the winner that can finally get himplayed on the air.</p><p> And the title tune is his forceful statement of purpose -- he's not driven by the need forcommercial success, but it sure would be nice.</p><p> Sexsmith isn't depressed by having more clippings thanalbum sales and he doesn't feel beaten yet.</p><p> If anything, he's coming into his own. "I'm a late bloomer/ I'ma slow learner/ And I've heard the penny drop/ I'm a small player/ With a tall order/ To come out ontop." As I've said, this is pop music for adults.</p><p> Some people write songs about passionate first love, wild-eyed romance.</p><p> Sexsmith delivers the even more romantic sound of someone who appreciates more and morewhat they have every day.</p><p> Some pop songs are for wooing on a first date.</p><p> Sexsmith's tunes will break yourlover's heart with their beauty on your anniversary.</p><p> On "Miracles," he sings, "It's a miracle/ Here in thishand I hold/ Here in this band of gold/ How even the silence/ Seems to say more than enough." A songabout a happy marriage? Now that's romantic.</p><p> His list of great albums is long and growing, from the notable breakthrough Ron Sexsmith -- touted loudly and widely by Elvis Costello -- to peaks like Whereabouts and Retriever to the one-off collaboration with drummer Don Kerr, Destination Unknown .</p><p> I've been obsessed at times with tunes like Striking Distance Of Obama Popeater: Brad and Angelina's Strict Nanny Requirements Shelterpop: Unplugging Appliances: Do I REALLY Have to Do This? What To Do About Smelly Feet Noam Chomsky Is the World Too Big to Fail? The Contours of Global Order AOL Real Estate: Prince William and Kate to Live in Royal Mansion TV Squad: Maria Menounos Relives Her Paparazzi 'Wardrobe Malfunction' on 'Lopez' (VIDEO) DON'T MISS HUFFPOST BLOGGERS 1 of 5 Sam Waterston Saving Easter Island’s Marine Ecosystems David O.</p><p> Russell FDR Said it All in 1936 -- Who Will Follow in His Steps Today? Like 1K Like 1K Like 1K Like 664 Like 3K Like 55 Like 52 Lindsay Lohan Is 'Angry' About Jail Sentence READ MORE Antoine Dodson Arrested READ MORE "Gold In Them Hills" and "Snow Angels" and his holiday tune "Maybe This Christmas" is always part of my December music mix.</p><p> Simply trying to decide who to compare him to let's you know the depth of histalent.</p><p> An American Prefab Sprout? A happier Elliott Smith? A Paul McCartney who bizarrely can't scorehits? A less quirky Joni Mitchell? Here's Elvis Costello weighing in with high praise indeed.</p><p> Here's Sexsmith dueting with Chris Martin of Coldplay on "Gold In Them Hills." And hey, why not buy Long Player Late Bloomer and turn it into the unlikeliest/likeliest hit of the year? 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Brilliant, definitely underappre ciated artist.</p><p> Love all his albums but my favorite is Time Being.</p><p> IF you are sick of the pop fluff out there, pick up his stuff.</p><p> You will not be dissapoint ed.</p><p> Buy a link here Sponsored Links DO NOT buy Auto Insurance! A secret to saving you money now. $9 Auto Insurance is here! www.Consumer-Insurance.org ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA COMEDY MUSIC TV CELEBRITY KIDS MOVIEFONE Advertise | Log In | Make HuffPost your Home Page | RSS | Careers | FAQ | Contact Us User Agreement | Privacy | Comment Policy | About Us | Powered by Movable Type Copyright © 2011 TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc. | "The Huffington Post" is a registered trademark of TheHuffingtonPost.com, Inc.</p><p> All rights reserved.</p><p> Permalink | Share it Get AlertsFRONT PAGEPOLITICS BUSINESS ENTERTAINMENT MEDIA TECH COMEDY SPORTS STYLE WORLD FOOD LIVING IMPACT EDU LOCAL
