Sturgill Simpson New Album
Sturgill Simpson Debuts As Johnny Blue Skies
New Album ‘Passage Du Desir’
Out Now
Sturgill Simpson was true to his promise.
The Kentuckian forecast that he would only make five albums under his own name. So, his long-anticipated return is with a new album under a fresh moniker Johnny Blue Skies, to be followed up with an extensive US tour commencing this August.
The beginning of a new era starts with the release of Passage Du Desir, released July 12 on his own independent label High Top Mountain Records, with eight songs produced by Johnny Blue Skies and David Ferguson and recorded at Clement House Recording Studio in Nashville, Tennessee and Abbey Road Studios in London, England.
The new album follows the tenth-anniversary reissue of Simpson’s landmark Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which came out in May. The album marked a career breakthrough for Simpson personally and boldly expanded the larger country music genre. The new special edition features a fully reimagined album cover and vinyl package, pressed on 180g Black Vinyl with an “Old-Style” Tip-On Jacket.
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.
Throughout his career, Simpson has made striking choices, seemingly deliberately to avoid being predictable and pigeon-holed. Passage Du Desir continues the trend with new vivid characters driving further musical expansion. His career has always been a must-listen at every step. Simpson has been feted repeatedly, including a Grammy Award in 2017 for Best Country Album and six Grammy nominations across multiple genres such as country, bluegrass, Americana and rock.
Here’s the opening track “Swamp Of Sadness”:
In addition to his work as a musician, Simpson has acted in film and television, including roles in The Dead Don’t Die, Queen & Slim, Killers of the Flower Moon and The Righteous Gemstones.
‘Passage Du Desir’ Track List
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
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