So a few weeks ago it was announced that Johnny Blue Skies, AKA Sturgill Simpson, was bypassing the usual streaming platforms to distribute his new album “Mutiny After Midnight“, due out March 13th, opening up pre-orders for physical media only. That means vinyl, cassettes and CD’s. Pre-orders sold out in record time, as did the old-school media-ripping tools for those of us that still remember how to capture a physical track to load onto an MP3 player.
So imagine his fans surprise and joy when they woke this morning to find he had uploaded the ENTIRE Johnny Blue Skies album in full, no skips to YouTube.
Mutiny After Midnight Tracklist and Album Details:
PRODUCED BY JOHNNY BLUE SKIES
ALL SONGS BY J.S. SIMPSON
MUSICAL CONTRIBUTION BY THE DARK CLOUDS
Johnny Blue Skies Rhythm & Lead Guitar /Vocals / Backing Vocals
Little Joe Rhythm, Lead, & Slide Guitar / Pedal Steel
Black Daddy Bass
Easy Luvin Drums / Percussion /
Backing Vocals
Raw B Keys / Saxophone
SIDE 1
1. Make America Fuk Again (4:30)
2. Excited Delirium (2:02)
3. Don’t Let Go (4:47)
4. Stay On That (4:36)
5. Viridescent (5:14)
SIDE 2
6. Situation (5:44)
7. Venus (6:03)
8. Everyone Is Welcome (5:33)
9. Ain’t That A Bitch (6:42)
There’s not much I can say about this release other than how much I appreciate what appears to be a giant middle finger to the machine-like cookie-cutter system of song distribution the Nashville churn & burn practices.
