Genre: Rock
Original Release: 6/3/1997
1. Thinking Out Loud
2:33
2. Strawberry Blonde
3:41
3. Average Joe
2:18
4. Thinly Veiled Disguise
3:31
5. Nothing Good
2:54
6. Pretty Little Cemetery
7. It Never Fails
2:15
8. Clown In Broad Daylight
2:27
9. At Different Times
3:05
10. Child Star
3:08
11. Honest Mistake
2:29
12. So Young
2:42
13. While You're Waiting
3:27
14. April After All
2:41
The quandary of the whole solo singer/songwriter thing is that one listener's deeply personal and affecting music is another's boringly self-absorbed slop. And the fine line between them, between naked emotion and unadulterated pap, is the production, its intent, and above all, the talent trapped in it -- so highly exposed, after all. In this second LP by Sexsmith, it's clear he's a composer of ability, as his lyrics have a quietly moving air and his delicate picking and fingering of his acoustic silently charms. The drums bubble so lightly in the back you never notice them, and the pretty piano on tracks such as "Average Joe" is employed with grace. Best of all, Sexsmith's voice is a dead ringer for 1966-1967 Tim Hardin Read More
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