Sturgill is one of my favorite artists going right now, and one of my favorite artists to write about. I’ve been tangling ...
You have to hand it to Sturgill Simpson: He found a loophole in his own “quit after five albums” retirement plan. In April, Sturgill informed the world that he will now be known as Johnny Blue Skies.
The genre-crossing country singer’s new LP, released under the name of his alter ego, is full of songs of love and lust, with ...
In a career spent thumbing his nose at Nashville, Mutiny After Midnight, is another bold departure from mainstream country.
About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense of loss with “comfort in just knowing nothing ever stays the same.” ...
Sturgill Simpson has more or less kept his focus on what’s ahead. None of the solo albums he’s released in the past decade have been the same. And even when he rerecorded a bunch of songs on 2020’s ...