Stereogum — Sturgill Simpson’s excellent new album A Sailor’s Guide To Earth is a concept record. It’s structured as a letter to Simpson’s infant son, and there’s really only one song that breaks that mold. “Oh Sarah,” a ballad that shows up late o... more info
Rolling Stone — Earlier this month, before A Sailor's Guide to Earth rowed itself to the top of the country, folk and rock charts during its first week of release, Sturgill Simpson and his seven-piece touring ensemble visited Bob Clearmountain's L.A. studio to pr... more info
Rolling Stone — Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide to Earth is the Number One country album in America this week, with 55,000 copies sold during its first seven days out.
Released on Atlantic Records and boosted by live performances on programs like The Da... more info
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He appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
He appeared on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
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Chorus.fm — Sturgill Simpson’s performance of “Call to Arms” on The Daily Show has been posted online along with his cover of Nirvana’s “In Bloom.” It looks like it will be between Sturgill and Rihanna for the top of next week’s charts.
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Rolling Stone — "Is this a choice that everything you own looks really old?" Daily Show host Trevor Noah asked his guest Sturgill Simpson last night, ogling his vintage Gibson guitar. Simpson, who appeared on the program to play "In Bloom" and "Call to Arms" from hi... more info
Starpulse — Country music in some cases, like many musical styles lately, has become predictable and trendy. Expected topics covered via country music are tales sexy trucks, sexy girls, and even sexier beer, o... more info
Rolling Stone — Part of the way through his performance last night at record store Rough Trade in Brooklyn, Sturgill Simpson addressed any anxiety fans might be harboring about his new album. "Anybody that's disappointed, I'm really sorry," he noted during a rare bi... more info
Chorus.fm — Sturgill Simpson performance of “Brace for Impact (Live a Little)” on Stephen Colbert can be found on YouTube or by hitting read more. Sturgill and Colbert also teamed up to perform a new Waffle House theme song together.
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