Sturgill Simpson first broke out in 2014 withMetamodern Sounds in Country Music.
Thematically, though, the singer has a razor-sharp focus.
Hello my son, he croons in a barrel-chested baritone on the album opener.
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(Simpson has been sober for nearly a decade.)
A wonderful interpreter, he also completely reinvents Nirvanas In Bloom from a grunge rager into a gorgeous ballad.
Overall, the album is strikingly intimate.
Its all a dream, he confides on Breakers Roar and reiterates on Oh Sarah.
The same might be said for the collection itself.
