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Johnny Blue Skies: Passage du Desir

On July 12, 2024, “High Top Mountain” label released “Passage du Desir”, the eight Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) album. It was recorded in 2024, at “Abbey Road” in London, “Clement House” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by David R. Ferguson and Sturgill Simpson.

Personnel:

  • Johnny Blue Skies – vocals, guitar, mixing, photography
  • Jake Bugg – acoustic guitar
  • Dan Dugmore – pedal steel guitar
  • Sierra Hull – mandolin, siren
  • Mike Rojas – accordion, keyboards, melodica
  • Steve Mackey – bass guitar
  • Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion
  • Matt Combs – strings
  • Sean Sullivan – engineer
  • Cameron Davidson – engineer assistant 
  • Ed Farrell – engineer assistant
  • David R. Ferguson – mixing
  • David Glasser – mastering
  • Fetzer Design – art direction
  • Dreez Nutz – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Johnny Blue Skies.

  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

Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

On May 13, 2014, “High Top Mountain” label released “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music”, the second Sturgill Simpson studio album. It was recorded 2013 – 2014, at “Low Country Sound” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Dave Cobb.

Personnel:

  • Sturgill Simpson – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Dave Cobb – classical guitar, percussion, engineer, mixing
  • “Dood” Fraley – Master of Ceremonies
  • Laur Joamets – electric guitar, slide guitar
  • Mike Webb – keyboards, mellotron
  • Kevin Black – bass guitar
  • Miles Miller – drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Justin Herlocker – engineer assistant
  • John Netti – engineer assistant
  • Sturgill Simpson – mixing
  • Pete Lyman – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Sturgill Simpson, except where noted.

  1. Turtles All the Way Down
  2. Life of Sin
  3. Living the Dream
  4. Voices
  5. Long White Line – Buford Abner
  6. The Promise – Clive Farrington, Michael Floreale, Andrew Mann
  7. A Little Light
  8. Just Let Go
  9. It Ain’t All Flowers
  10. Panbowl (hidden track)