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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)

The Aristocrats: Culture Clash

On July 16, 2013, “Boing!” label released “Culture Clash”, the second Aristocrats (The) studio album. It was recorded in January, 2013 at “Sound Emporium” in Nashville, Tennessee, and was produced by Mark Niemiec, Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann.

Personnel:

  • Guthrie Govan – guitar
  • Bryan Beller – bass
  • Marco Minnemann – drums, percussion
  • Marc Niemiec – recording
  • Phil Hilborne – engineer
  • Dan Shike – mastering
  • Mike Mesker – design
  • Mauro Marchesi, Tom Colbie – design, layout
  • Victoria Plotnitskaya – photography

Track listing:

  1. Dance of the Aristocrats – Marco Minnemann
  2. Culture Clash – Guthrie Govan
  3. Louisville Stomp – Bryan Beller
  4. Ohhhh Noooo – Marco Minnemann
  5. Gaping Head Wound – Guthrie Govan
  6. Desert Tornado – Marco Minnemann
  7. Coctail Umbrellas – Bryan Beller
  8. Living the Dream – Bryan Beller
  9. And Finally – Guthrie Govan