I featured ‘These Days’ yesterday to ease into the more involved production of Cobblestone Runway. Today’s song shows the extent to which Sexsmith fiddled around in the studio on this record.

‘Dragonfly On Bay Street’ features a disco backing track and synthesized robotic sound effects… it’s the closest Sexsmith will probably ever come to the dance floor. But this tale of a man lost in life who draws momentary inspiration from an insect trapped in the city still feels like a Sexsmith song, just in fancier clothing.

Cobblestone Runway proved a bit polarizing for fans. Some called it a sell-out or an experiment gone too far, while others found it his most mature and fully-realized work yet. I fall somewhere in between. I generally prefer the more subtle production of Blue Boy or more recent albums, but I really love what he did here.