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Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds β Mutiny After Midnight
By Martin Anderson
June 25, 2026 at 2:56 PM EDT
If you know Sturgill Simpson, then you know Johnny Blue Skies. He got the name from a bartender when he was just getting started singing open mics (can you imagine seeing him back then?!) As Pitchfork describes this, βThe album threads disco stabs through country rock and political lyrics, a soundtrack for the best party at the end of the world.β
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