Album Reviews8/10
Six Years On, Willie Nelson’s Cowboy Arms Sessions Still Cuts Through the Grass
A record of bluegrass reimaginings, played by a tight band at a single session, with one original song to anchor it.
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Tag: Sturgill Simpson
Album Reviews7.9/10
Sturgill Simpson trades Merle Haggard for ZZ Top on ‘Sound & Fury’
Sturgill Simpson's Sound & Fury is a bold, uneven rock record that mostly lands. Here's our track-by-track review.
Album Reviews8/10
Sturgill Simpson Covers Bluegrass Standards Live-In-The-Studio on ‘Cuttin’ Grass, Vol. 1′
A live-in-the-studio record of bluegrass covers, warm, honest, and worth the listen.
Album Reviews8/10
Sturgill Simpson’s ‘High Top Mountain’ Gets Quiet — and Mostly Earns It
Sturgill Simpson's High Top Mountain trades noise for a lean, traditional sound. A record about loss, anger, and quiet sitting.
Sturgill Simpson Trades Flash for Focus on The Ballad of Dood & Juanita
A brief tale of Dood and Juanita, wherein Sturgill Simpson's ten songs weave a narrow, singular narrative of two souls ever crossing paths.
Album Reviews8.6/10
Ten Years On, Sturgill Simpson’s Fatherly Advice Album Still Sounds Like Nothing Else in Country
Sturgill Simpson's genre-bending letter to his son blends soul, funk, and orchestral pop into a mostly brilliant album.