Jim Cuddy

On sale dates

• BT+: Wednesday, January 8 at 1 p.m.
• BT and Jim Cuddy Fan Club: Thursday, January 9 at 1 p.m.
• Public: Friday, January 10 at 1 p.m.

Jim Cuddy has written many of the songs that have become indelible in the soundtrack of Canadian lives. With the release of his sixth solo album, All The World Fades Away, he continues to contribute to that extraordinary songbook. The songs on All The World Fades Away map Cuddy’s unique compendium of memories and the emotions they stir. They are poignant, personal, and relevant, not just to his life, but also to our own.

While most rootsy singer-songwriter albums detail what the artist sees looking up, down, and around, All The World Fades Away goes deeper. Its windscreen is wider, maybe because Cuddy is that rare musician with decades to draw from and whose story is very much an arc in progress. “I’ve begun to wonder why some images have stayed with me over the years and others haven’t. So yes, this album is about looking back. However, I tried to make sure the record is affirming of life as it is now, reflecting how much I like where I’m at today. It’s not wrapping up or being nostalgic for old times. It’s just…surveying,” relates Cuddy.