Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson) - Passage Du Desir (July 12, 2024)

Sturgill Simpson Walked Away From Music. Johnny Blue Skies Is Just Getting Started

BNM: Johnny Blue Skies / Sturgill Simpson: Passage du Desir

 

This is goddamn great

 

easily my favorite music of the year so far, goddamn, missed his music so much

 

Right Kind of Dream is phenomenal. The whole thing is but that one and Jupiter's Faerie really stuck out

 

this is just wonderful. wowie.

 

Album of the year so far and sits comfortably with his best records. “Jupiter’s Faerie” is truly special

 

Just going to continue the echo chamber , this is stunning.

 

Straight heat from Sturg. Guy can chameleon into so many musical angles. What an artist.

 

Inject the One for the Road outro directly into my veins

 

This was the only thing I wanted to listen to over the weekend. Another home run for Sturgill. Mint Tea is the one that's stuck in my head.

 

Very excited to finally spin this today.

 

"Right Kind of Dream" is wild. I also don't think I've ever heard him sing as smoothly as he does on "If the Sun Never Rises Again." Beautiful tune.

Still not sure that he'll ever top Sound & Fury for me, but this is nice.

 

@Craig Manning

 

Busy, busy weekend on my end, so I haven’t had much time with this or the new Donovan Woods yet. Excited to dive in more fully over the next few days.

 

This album is already taking my Jason Isbell spot this summer… throw it on no matter what when the weather is nice.

 

Fear of recency bias is the only thing keeping me from smashing the "This is his best album" button. For now I'll just say it's been so long since an album dropped and was literally the only thing I wanted to listen to for days.

The "there's no happy endings..." part into the final chorus of Jupiter's Faerie is some transcendent shit. That song, Right Kind of Dream, and One for the Road feel like classics.

 

As much as ive listened to this already, this is the best one.

Passage du Desir
Sailors Guide
Sound and Fury
Metamodern
Dood
High Top Mountain

 

It's so difficult to rank but I'd go:

Sound and Fury
Passage
Metamodern
Sailor's Guide
High Top Mtn
Dood

 

Sound and Fury
Sailor's Guide
Metamodern
This one
The rest

 

Love the love for Sound & Fury in here

Sailor's Guide
(Passage - a little to early to lock it in)
Sound & Fury
Metamodern Sounds
High Top
Dood

 

Sailor's Guide
This
Metamodern
S&F
Dood
High Top, which still rules

 

Metamodern
This
Sailor's
S&F
Dood
High Top

 

Pretty interesting to see Metamodern only top one list, feel like that is usually pretty well regarded as his best everywhere outside this site. It’s easily my favorite of his.

 

Yeah I love Sturg, and I love this new album and the way he reinvents himself - but Metamodern is/was a masterpiece that really set the stage for who he is. Still reigns supreme for me. Even the last ranked album would still be an A-/B++ from me.

Metamodern
Sailors Guide
Passion
Sound and Fury
High Mountain Top
Dood (still absolutely adore, Played Out, Jaunita and One In The Saddle all amazing)