When Sturgill Simpson released his debut album, High Top Mountain in 2013, many listeners called it an Outlaw Country masterpiece. More than that, the album caused fans and critics alike to put the ...

Today, the Kentucky native calls Paris, France his home base. He wrote all of the songs from Passage Du Desir—and countless others—while living in the city. His journey to France began when he hit the ...

You have to hand it to Sturgill Simpson: He found a loophole in his own “quit after five albums” retirement plan. In April, Sturgill informed the world that he will now be known as Johnny Blue Skies.

It is Friday, which means new music. NPR's music editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen and critic and correspondent Ann Powers have listened to a lot of the albums out today, and they have a roundup for us. First ...

Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has always done things his way, and his iconoclasm will be in full force in July when he releases an album under the nom de plume “Johnny Blue Skies” — which he’s ...

When last we left Breathitt County-born Sturgill Simpson, his persona was, by his own hand, getting decommissioned. The artist who had spent the previous decade derailing country music convention, ...

It's been a busy week for new music. NPR's Music team discusses new albums by Sturgill Simpson, Cassandra Jenkins and more. It is Friday, which means new music. NPR's music editor Daoud Tyler-Ameen ...