Sturgill Simpson: A Sailor’s Guide to Earth review – hard-hitting country soul

(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, metaphysical country of his second record, bringing on board the Dap-Kings to transform his songs into hard-hitting country soul. Simpson spends much of A Sailor’s Guide to Earth pondering his responsibilities to his young son, but not in a cloying...

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16:08 on April 14 2016

Sturgill Simpson streaming new LP, playing it live at Rough Trade Brooklyn!

Brooklyn Vegan — Sturgill Simpson's new album, A Sailor's Guide to Earth, is out this week. It furthers his expansive view on country music, lyrically centered around the birth ... more info

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17:36 on April 14 2016

'A Sailor's Guide to Earth' review: Sturgill Simpson mixes country, soul for a song cycle of advice for baby son

Newsday — Sturgill Simpson's breakthrough 2014 album "Metamodern Sounds in Country Music" was impressively eclectic in its attempt to redefine country. more info

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22:30 on April 14 2016