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Sturgill Simpson started off country, but he's almost impossible to classify on his fourth album. There's still that outlaw spirit, but—even more so than on his groundbreaking A Sailor's Guide to Earth—Simpson dives deep into '70s sleaze-funk, psych-rock and the bottom-heavy blues of Derek and the Dominos (spiking it with prog-rock weirdness on the "Best Clockmaker on Mars" and hurricane-force feedback for "Fastest Horse in Town"). ZZ Top guitars collide with new-wave keyboards for "Sing Along." "A Good Look," with shimmering high-hat and spaced-out keys, recalls Beck's Midnite Vultures sound, minus the horns. "Make Art Not Friends" offers two minutes of ambient chill before loping into a needling-guitar groove that dovetails the '90s indie-rock revival. "Last Man Standing" is a '50s greaser-rock lark, while "Ronin" and "Remember to Breathe" are carried by pulsing hip-hop bass and percussion. "Mercury in Retrograde" ("Mercury must be in retrograde again / but at least it's not hanging around pretending to be my friend") serves up a wild mix of beach-bum rhythms, cosmic strings and Skynyrd edge. Somehow, all those ingredients add up to one of the best albums of 2019. © Qobuz
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John Hill, Additional Synthesizer, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - JAMES GADSON, Additional Drums - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Prine, Writer - John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Sean Sullivan, Engineer, Recorded by - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, AssistantEngineer - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Sean Sullivan, Engineer, Recorded by - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, AssistantEngineer - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - JAMES GADSON, Additional Drums - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
John Hill, CoProducer - Daniel Bacigalupi, Masterer - Pete Lyman, Masterer - Bobby Emmett, Keyboards, Synthesizer, CoProducer - Sturgill Simpson, Producer, Mixer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Paul "Paco" Cossette, Mixer, Engineer, Recorded by - Miles Miller, Drums, Percussion, CoProducer - Chuck Bartels, Bass, CoProducer
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
Album review
Sturgill Simpson started off country, but he's almost impossible to classify on his fourth album. There's still that outlaw spirit, but—even more so than on his groundbreaking A Sailor's Guide to Earth—Simpson dives deep into '70s sleaze-funk, psych-rock and the bottom-heavy blues of Derek and the Dominos (spiking it with prog-rock weirdness on the "Best Clockmaker on Mars" and hurricane-force feedback for "Fastest Horse in Town"). ZZ Top guitars collide with new-wave keyboards for "Sing Along." "A Good Look," with shimmering high-hat and spaced-out keys, recalls Beck's Midnite Vultures sound, minus the horns. "Make Art Not Friends" offers two minutes of ambient chill before loping into a needling-guitar groove that dovetails the '90s indie-rock revival. "Last Man Standing" is a '50s greaser-rock lark, while "Ronin" and "Remember to Breathe" are carried by pulsing hip-hop bass and percussion. "Mercury in Retrograde" ("Mercury must be in retrograde again / but at least it's not hanging around pretending to be my friend") serves up a wild mix of beach-bum rhythms, cosmic strings and Skynyrd edge. Somehow, all those ingredients add up to one of the best albums of 2019. © Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:41:08
- Main artists: Sturgill Simpson
- Label: Elektra (NEK)
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2019 Elektra Records ℗ 2019 Elektra Records
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