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Johnny Blue Skies Announces 'Mutiny After Midnight' as Groove-Driven Follow-Up

The project embraces a dance-focused concept with a physical-only rollout through High Top Mountain/Atlantic Outpost.

Overview

  • Sturgill Simpson, performing as Johnny Blue Skies, confirmed Mutiny After Midnight in a mailed letter, describing a party-as-protest album built squarely on groove.
  • The record was made at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Sound in Nashville and was self-produced, with many songs written on the spot.
  • The release is planned only on vinyl, CD and cassette via High Top Mountain Records/Atlantic Outpost, with SPIN reporting a March 13 street date that has not been formally confirmed.
  • The band is billed as Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds, featuring Miles Miller, Laur Joanets, Kevin Black and Robbie Crowell.
  • Simpson pledged an upcoming arena and theater tour with no opening act, though dates have not yet been announced.