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Sturgill Simpson, as Johnny Blue Skies, Releases ‘Mutiny After Midnight’ Early on YouTube

The move undercuts his physical-only plan to spotlight a dance-driven pivot with a renewed Atlantic partnership.

Overview

  • The full album appeared on YouTube over the weekend and remains unavailable on other streaming platforms.
  • Vinyl, CD and cassette editions are still slated to arrive on March 13 as originally scheduled.
  • Simpson acknowledged the upload on Instagram, writing that he posted the whole album on YouTube “for the real ones.”
  • The record was cut at Dan Auerbach’s Easy Eye Studio with his band the Dark Clouds and arrives via High Top Mountain in partnership with Atlantic.
  • Early coverage notes a disco- and country-funk tilt with hedonistic, topical lyrics, opening on the provocatively titled “Make America Fuk Again.”