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Sturgill Simpson Johnny Blue Skies

Sturgill Simpson marks the beginning of a new era with Johnny Blue Skies

05 June 2024, 17:01 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

After promising to release only five studio albums under his own name, Sturgill Simpson has heralded the beginning of a new era under the moniker Johnny Blue Skies and the forthcoming release of Passage Du Desir.

The album includes eight songs produced by Johnny Blue Skies and David Ferguson and was recorded at Clement House Recording Studio in Nashville, TN and Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Passage Du Desir follows the tenth anniversary reissue of Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.

Since his debut, Simpson has released five full-length studio albums—2013’s High Top Mountain, 2014’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, 2016’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, 2019’s Sound & Fury and 2021’s The Ballad of Dood and Juanita—along with the 2020 projects, Cuttin’ Grass Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

Tracklist:

  1. Swamp of Sadness

  2. If The Sun Never Rises Again

  3. Scooter Blues

  4. Jupiter’s Faerie

  5. Who I Am

  6. Right Kind of Dream

  7. Mint Tea

  8. One for the Road

Passage Du Desir is set for release on 12 July via his own independent label, High Top Mountain Records, and is available to pre-order.

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