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Sturgill Simpson Debuts Melancholy New Music at Outside Lands Festival
Sturgill Simpson introduced his alter ego Johnny Blue Skies at a rocking Outside Lands festival set, featuring two songs from 'Passage du Desir'
The ambitious country/ psych-rock/ bluegrass artist announced earlier this summer that you can call him Johnny Blue Skies now, the better to match the melancholy tone of his eighth studio album, Passage du Desir. Beginning the set with rollicking versions of “Railroad of Sin,” from his 2013 debut LP, and “Brace for Impact,” from 2016’s A Sailor’s Guide to Earth, Simpson and his band shook off any rust right away. Did you need a friend?/Did you see a broken man you thought you could mend?” Simpson punctuated the verses with lyrical lead guitar parts, harmonizing with bandmate Laur Joamets’ playing.
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