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. The post Sturgill Simps... more info

Rolling Stone — Sturgill Simpson brought an expanded band to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert last night, blasting through "Brace for Impact (Live a Little)" — the first single from his newest release, A Sailor's Guide to Earth — with help from a three-piece h... more info

KEXP Seattle — Award-winning artist PJ Harvey returns with her ninth full-length this week, her first since 2011’s Mercury Prize-winning album Let England Shake. The songs were inspired by trips to Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Washington D.C. with photographer/filmma... more info

Guardian Music — (Atlantic)Since the days of the wayfaring bards, the touring life has largely been coded male. But not all itinerants enjoy artificial irresponsibility. Breakout country star Sturgill Simpson’s third album is not all about the conflicts of a male l... more info

New York Times — New York Times music critics discuss Sturgill Simpson and Merle Haggard’s creative energy. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — PJ Harvey: The Hope Six Demolition Project I can also recommend Cate Le Bon's Crab Day, The Coathangers' Nosebleed Weekend, and Sturgill Simpson's A Sailor's Guide To Earth Sam Beam and Jesca Hoop's Love Letter For Fire is also... more info

Guardian Music — (Loose/Atlantic) Related: Sturgill Simpson: country music's young outlaw shifts shape again Sturgill Simpson has found a novel way to rebut all the claims that he is the future of Nashville. His third album takes a sharp turn away from the questing, ... more info