Sturgill Simpson has made his new Johnny Blue Skies album, Mutiny After Midnight, available to stream on YouTube ahead of its March 13th release.
Spanning nine tracks, Mutiny After Midnight was recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound Studios, with each song written on the spot. Simpson said he and his band — now billed as Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds — made an “album centered firmly on groove,” inspired by hours of watching fusion-funk greats Stuff and revisiting albums like Marvin Gaye’s In Our Lifetime, where the end-of-the-world response is “let’s dance and make love.” He further explained that the songs are divided between the dark state of the world and the bright state of love, but that for all its big ideas, the band’s simple goal was “to make a dance record.”
Simpson previously said the album would only be available physically, including on vinyl, CD, and cassette via High Top Mountain Records in partnership with Atlantic Outpost. However, fans can enjoy the record digitally via the YouTube stream below.
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Mutiny After Midnight marks Simpson’s second album as Johnny Blue Skies after he introduced the moniker with 2024’s Passage Du Desir. He plans to support the new album on an a tour in 2026, with specific dates still forthcoming.
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Mutiny After Midnight Tracklist:
01. Make America Fuk Again
02. Excited Delirium
03. Don’t Let Go
04. Stay on That
05. Viridescent
06. Situation
07. Venus
08. Everyone Is Welcome
09. Ain’t That a Bitch
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