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- Record Label: High Top Mountain/Atlantic
- Release Date: Mar 13, 2026
- Summary: Sturgill Simpson's first album credited under the expanded name Johnny Blue Skies & The Dark Clouds was recorded in Nashville. Originally reported to be released only on CD, vinyl or cassette on March 13th, a streaming version became available on his YouTube channel on 2 Mar 2026.
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- Record Label: High Top Mountain/Atlantic
- Genre(s): Country, Americana, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Apr 14, 2026The urgency is tangible, as is the sense that while Simpson is smashing up genres as a rapid response to extreme times, he’s also landed on one of the best ideas of his increasingly remarkable career. Mutiny After Midnight doesn’t propose an escape from the now, it demands we confront it head-on, by being our most righteous and uninhibited selves. [Jun 2026, p.84]
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Mar 5, 2026It’s brand-new music that already sounds like a linchpin of mid-century America.
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Mar 5, 2026Mutiny After Midnight feels shorter than its 45 minute runtime, even if it’s a little light on true earworms you can’t get out of your head; Simpson’s urgency is infectious.
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Mar 5, 2026This record’s full engagement with its modern moment refuses to engage on that moment’s terms, instead offering its own blissful, unified escape.
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Apr 2, 2026It's fiery and unflinching, but fun, a reflection of Johnny Blue Skies' outlook over the sometimes more dour Simpson.
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Mar 10, 2026Musically and lyrically, Mutiny plays like he’s expanded 2016’s “Call to Arms” to album length. .... The best songs here are lean and sinewy showcases for his backing band, the Dark Clouds.
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Mar 5, 2026Mutiny After Midnight isn’t a thinking man’s record. It’s an indulgent, immersive record for dark corners and raging libidos, purposely evoking a bygone era where Trump was working for his father rather than running the country.