Sturgill Simpson is, once again, in the midst of an intriguing creative restart. The ambitious country/psych-rock/bluegrass artist announced earlier this summer that you can call him Johnny Blue Skies ...

Two words, one question: Why not? It’s a fitting ask for someone like Sturgill Simpson. He’s the type of artist who at any given moment can draw on his country music pedigree, knack for gnarly fuzz ...

Ever ask a question, almost dismissively, as if you knew there wouldn’t be any concrete answer at hand? Such an instance occurred last month, when the same question popped up in conversations with ...

Sturgill Simpson didn’t mount a comeback this year: He staged a reinvention. In 2021, Simpson bid farewell to a solo career that stretched from bluegrass picking to rock concept albums and, of course, ...

About halfway through his new album, Sturgill Simpson sings about identity. In a tune aptly titled “Who I Am,” he tempers a sense of loss with “comfort in just knowing nothing ever stays the same.” ...

I was a lot older than I should have been when I discovered not everyone experiences music the same way. Not everyone is moved to tears after three notes of Sigur Ros. Not everyone lies on the thin ...