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The second time I've seen this wonderful band. This time they hadn't needed to borrow a (white) bassist, and this was, for me, a quite exceptional performance with often intricate, and always powerful drumming, what I think of as loping African bass lines not unlike those of Tinariwen, astonishing guitar playing of huge dexterity despite being generally lighthearted and cheerful, and at times very fast, and I imagined SRV would have been blown away by the Mali-bluesy licks. The frontman's singing, part-time guitar playing and wonderful dancing are consistently joyous throughout. For background refer to their Wikipaedia page. Songhoy Blues, a band not to be missed.

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Delighted to watch these jovial Malian characters in the Winchester Discovery Centre recently. The desert guitar and flamboyant lead singer sends your mind wandering as you desperately try to imagine how much energy these guys must generate playing infront of their songhoy and tuareg people in northern Mali.

The singer had amazing dance moves which brought a huge smile on my face for the whole time. The guitarist was insanely talented and together with the epic drummer and bass-player, they took the whole crowd with them. They were humble, grateful and I really loved seeing them. Till next time!

These guys blew me away the stage presence wow, just had a sneaky peek to see if there were any gigs next year , yes I know were in the middle of a pandemic but they’re new song is constantly on in my ears need to see them again now !

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Songhoy Blues deliver 2020's most joyous album with the essential Optimisme

Optimisme is the spectacular third album from mali’s greatest rock band songhoy blues.

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Has any band ever captured the pure, unadulterated joy of music more perfectly than Songhoy Blues ? They formed in Bamako, Mali nearly a decade ago. Having been exiled from the north of the country by a regime that, among other things, banned music, they know better than most how vital for the soul this basic human right is. 

Theirs are protest songs that, far from calling on the listener to take up arms, demand that you dance.

Optimisme , their third album, has a tougher edge than their previous releases, and opener Badala (which apparently means ‘we don’t give a fuck’ in Songhay) announces their arrival with a gloriously filthy classic rock riff.

Crammed with staccato rhythms and an irresistible desert-blues shuffle, the whole record fizzes with energy, the gentle, acoustic start of Por Toi blossoming thrillingly into a moment of intensely funky disco. 

Worry, meanwhile, is a rare English-language track, and its message – ‘ Don’t worry, you’ve got to be happy/Keep fighting today, that smile will come one day ’ – is presented with such clear-eyed belief that it would make even the hardest heart leap. 

In a year like 2020, we all need Optimisme – an essential album that gets better with every listen.

Emma has been writing about music for 25 years, and is a regular contributor to Classic Rock, Metal Hammer, Prog and Louder. During that time her words have also appeared in publications including Kerrang!, Melody Maker, Select, The Blues Magazine and many more. She is also a professional pedant and grammar nerd and has worked as a copy editor on everything from film titles through to high-end property magazines. In her spare time, when not at gigs, you’ll find her at her local stables hanging out with a bunch of extremely characterful horses.

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The music I feel most connected to beyond rock is from Mali. The melodies are so fluid, so elegant and most of all so trance-inducing. It often sits on one chord and notes played revolve around that chord. It can feel like a drone at times, and in the case of Songhoy Blues it rocks, lulls and the percussion grooves are not only trance-inducing but dance-inducing.

Many of the musicians we know from Mali are in exile, driven out by Islamists threatening musicians and kidnapping them; the members of Tinariwen know this firsthand. There is sadness, defiance and celebration in the music Songhoy Blues brought to the Tiny Desk from a record called Music in Exile, which is co-produced by an artist most of us rock lovers know best from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs , Nick Zinner. Rock and the desert blues, already closely connected in attitude and sound, fuse nicely with his touch — and can be felt in blissful rawness here.

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The Story of Songhoy Blues

‘ ‘ Songhoy Blues has always been about resistance. We started the group during a civil war, in the face of a music ban, to create something positive out of adversity’ – Aliou Toure, lead singer

Sons of Mali. Groundbreaking Artists. Refugees. Virtuosos. Survivors. Rock Stars. Unforgettable & undeniable,  SONGHOY BLUES  represent the future of African rock n’ roll. 

And now, with the release of their scintillating new album, OPTIMISME , these blues brothers from Bamako officially announce their arrival and their intention to continue singing, playing & dancing their way into the hearts & minds of music fans everywhere. This 11-song, multi-lingual album is a breakthrough effort, led by the infectious & anthemic lead single, “WORRY”, and steeped in deep traditions of classic Malian music & desert blues, fused with an urgent & super-charged sound of now. Produced by Matt Sweeney of beloved indie rockers Chavez , who’s worked with a host of celebrated artists including J ohnny Cash, Run the Jewels, El-P, Cat Power, Will Oldham & Jake Bugg, the album was recorded & mixed by Daniel Schlett ( The War on Drugs, Modest Mouse, Ghostface Killah ) in Brooklyn, NY.

Born from civil war & a shared rejection of Sharia law nearly 10 years ago, SONGHOY BLUES embody a unique & remarkable journey from refugees to budding rock stars. Featured in the 2015 award-winning documentary “ They Will Have to Kill Us First ” about the plight of musicians in war-torn Mali, these are 4 young men with firsthand knowledge of the violence & vagaries resulting from a country torn by tumult & divided by ideology. Their response has been to fight back using the most powerful weapon they have – their music. Now how f*cking punk rock is that, you ask? How about Iggy Pop -level (who featured on their 2017 single, “ SAHARA ”).

First discovered by Damian Albarn’s Africa Express, Songhoy Blues was then introduced to Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeah’s, who produced their debut album, MUSIC IN EXILE, and signed by The Strokes Julian Casablancas to his imprint on Atlantic Records. The band ultimately found dual homes with Transgressive Records in the UK & Fat Possum in the US, and has been actively building their profile ever since. This includes winning fans across 5 continents, and performances at the world’s top music festivals like Glastonbury, Bonnaroo, Roskilde, Montreaux & more, plus two appearances on the legendary UK TV program, ‘ Later…with Jools Holland ’ .

Their last album, 2017’s widely acclaimed RESISTANCE , solidified them as an important group to watch and they’ve followed it up with consistent touring & unforgettable live performances, helping make them a force to reckon with. Already counting such luminaries as  Nile Rodgers, Gary Clark Jr., Toumani Diabate, Run the Jewels, Dave Sitek, & Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes as big fans, this band is poised to put down a unique musical footprint with their electric, eclectic & kinetic songs for years to come.

SONGHOY BLUES closed out 2019 with a flourish, including a sold-out run of UK dates (& this raucous affair at London ’ s famed St. Albert’s Hall for the Meltdown Festival ); a successful N. American tour ; filmed an episode of the new BBC TV program Noughts & Crosses in South Africa ; were featured in the photo exhibition ‘ My Rockstars ’ by Hassan Hajjaj at La Maison Europeenne de la Photographie in Paris ; and collaborated with UK visual artist Andy Morgan on a multimedia exhibition called Rebel Sounds at London’s Imperial War Museum , which ran from June through December. The band was also featured at last year’s Glastonbury Festival in the Life Before Borders short film that was broadcast to the festival audience and documents the hardship African artists endure to even set foot on festival stages around the world.

SONGHOY BLUES are proud supporters of the charities WaterAID UK , Tree Aid , and the Great Green Wall Project for Africa , for which they kicked off the United Nation’s 2019 Climate Change Week in New York City . The band have helped to raise money & awareness toward providing relief in their native Mali, and continue to fight for progress & change everywhere.

Check out the new video for “WORRY” by Malian director Fanse

OPTIMISME is out now on Fat Possum Records.

Praise for Songhoy Blues

50 Best Albums of 2017 – MOJO

50 Best Albums of 2017 – Rolling Stone

“ Malian guitar band ready to take on the world. 4/5” – The Guardian UK

“ Insistent and determined but also headed for the ecstatic ” – The New York Times

“ A masterpiece of desert blues; blending American guitar licks with Malian groove ” – NME                

“ Songhoy Blues puts its own exuberant take on African sounds ” – The Washington Post

“ Songhoy Blues confirms its status as a group to watch very closely .” Rolling Stone France

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September 2021

• Fri 3 Sep London, Brockwell Park Wide Awake Festival 2021 IDLES, A Certain Ratio, Altin Gün, Black Country New Road, Black Midi…

August 2021

• Sat 28 Aug Leeds, The Wardrobe Last Time Out #4 Songhoy Blues, Ayanna Witter Johnson, Last Time Out DJs
• Fri 27 Aug ➙ Sun 29 Aug Thetford, Euston Hall Red Rooster 2021 Richard Hawley, Jade Bird, Songhoy Blues, Ida Mae, Ian Siegal…

December 2020

• Sat 12 Dec Online / Streaming Events Clash x WaterAid #BathroomSessions - Session 3 Songhoy Blues, Yuna, Herizen, Frank Casino

September 2020

• Thu 3 Sep ➙ Sun 6 Sep Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens End Of The Road Festival 2020 Pixies, King Krule, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bright Eyes…

November 2019

• Sat 23 Nov Various Venues Glasgow The Great Western Songhoy Blues, !!! (chk chk chk), Cass McCombs, The Pastels, Sacred Paws…
• Sat 23 Nov Glasgow, Queen Margaret Union Songhoy Blues, !!! (chk chk chk)
• Mon 11 Nov O2 Academy Birmingham Vampire Weekend, Songhoy Blues
• Sat 9 Nov O2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester Vampire Weekend, Songhoy Blues
• Thu 7 Nov Edinburgh, Usher Hall Vampire Weekend, Songhoy Blues

August 2019

• Fri 16 Aug ➙ Sun 18 Aug Nr Fairmile, Beautiful Days Festival Beautiful Days 2019 Skunk Anansie, Ziggy Marley, Levellers, The Stranglers, Sleaford Mods…
• Sun 11 Aug London, Meltdown @ Southbank Centre Songhoy Blues, Snapped Ankles

January 2019

• Mon 28 Jan Brighton, Komedia Songhoy Blues
• Sun 27 Jan London, EartH (Hackney Arts Centre) Songhoy Blues
• Wed 23 Jan Manchester, Band On The Wall Songhoy Blues

August 2018

• Wed 8 Aug ➙ Sun 12 Aug Newquay, Boardmasters Festival Site Boardmasters Festival 2018 Catfish and the Bottlemen, Kano, Miles Kane, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Raye…
• Thu 2 Aug ➙ Sat 4 Aug Beauly, Belladrum Estate Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival Amy Macdonald, Ward Thomas, Fun Lovin' Criminals, Brass Gumbo, Rhythm 'N Reel…
• Thu 2 Aug ➙ Sun 5 Aug East Lulworth, Lulworth Castle Bestival 2018 London Grammar, Jorja Smith, Diplo, Django Django, Mark Ronson (DJ Set)…
• Thu 2 Aug ➙ Sun 5 Aug Cambridge, Cherry Hinton Hall Cambridge Folk Festival 2018 First Aid Kit, Eliza Carthy & The Wayward Band, Peggy Seeger, Gordie MacKeeman & His Rhythm Boys, Irish Mythen…
• Fri 27 Jul ➙ Sun 29 Jul Tanworth In Arden, Umberslade Estate Lunar Festival 2018 Goldfrapp, The Stranglers, Basement Jaxx (DJ Set), The Go! Team, Songhoy Blues…
• Thu 19 Jul ➙ Sun 22 Jul Salisbury, Larmer Tree Gardens Larmer Tree Festival 2018 First Aid Kit, Jake Bugg, Public Service Broadcasting, tune-yards, Nick Mulvey…
• Tue 26 Jun ➙ Sun 1 Jul Glynde Place Love Supreme Jazz Festival 2018 Elvis Costello & The Imposters, Level 42, Mr Jukes, Songhoy Blues, PP Arnold…

January 2018

• Thu 25 Jan London, O2 Forum Kentish Town Songhoy Blues

December 2017

• Sun 3 Dec Glasgow, Òran Mór Songhoy Blues
• Fri 1 Dec Bristol SU Live Songhoy Blues

November 2017

• Wed 29 Nov Manchester Academy Songhoy Blues
• Tue 28 Nov Church Leeds Songhoy Blues
• Mon 27 Nov Brighton & Hove, The Old Market Songhoy Blues

September 2017

• Sun 24 Sep Cardiff, Tramshed Songhoy Blues
• Sat 23 Sep Cardiff, Tramshed Songhoy Blues
• Fri 22 Sep ➙ Sat 23 Sep Liverpool, Baltic Triangle Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia The Black Angels, Songhoy Blues, LOOP (1), Laetitia Sadier, Adrian Sherwood…

August 2017

• Fri 18 Aug ➙ Sun 20 Aug Ottery St Mary, Escot Park Beautiful Days 2017 The Sisters Of Mercy, Public Service Broadcasting, The Waterboys, Songhoy Blues, New Model Army…
• Fri 18 Aug ➙ Sun 20 Aug Lowlands 2017 Mumford & Sons, alt-j, The xx, Editors, Bastille…
• Fri 18 Aug ➙ Mon 21 Aug Stirling, Cardross Estate Doune The Rabbit Hole Songhoy Blues, Liars, Start To End, Jenny Hval, Holy F***…
• Sun 16 Jul London, Somerset House Songhoy Blues, Submotion Orchestra
• Thu 22 Jun Kingston Upon Thames, The Hippodrome Songhoy Blues
• Wed 21 Jun ➙ Sun 25 Jun Glastonbury, Worthy Farm Glastonbury Festival 2017 Radiohead, The xx, Royal Blood, Kris Kristofferson, First Aid Kit…
• Wed 29 Mar Manchester, The Ruby Lounge Songhoy Blues
• Sat 25 Mar Glasgow, Barrowland Saturday By Night Bonobo, Songhoy Blues, Thundercat, Loyle Carner
• Thu 23 Mar London, Omeara Songhoy Blues

October 2016

• Mon 3 Oct London, Barbican Centre Mariza, Songhoy Blues, Sam Lee, Debashish Bhattacharya

September 2016

• Sat 3 Sep ➙ Sun 4 Sep Brighton, Preston Park Together The People Brian Wilson, Suede, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats, The Horrors, Peter Hook…
• Fri 2 Sep ➙ Sun 4 Sep Birmingham, Moseley Park & Pool Moseley Folk Festival 2016 Levellers, Billy Bragg, Oysterband, Sam Lee, Luke Concannon (Nizlopi)…

August 2016

• Fri 26 Aug ➙ Sat 27 Aug Thornhill, Drumlanrig Castle Electric Fields Festival Primal Scream, The Charlatans, Everything Everything, Wild Beasts, Public Service Broadcasting…
• Thu 18 Aug ➙ Sun 21 Aug Brecon Beacons Green Man 2016 Belle & Sebastian, Laura Marling, James Blake, Wild Beasts, White Denim…
• Mon 4 Jul London, Underbelly Festival Southbank Tom Odell, Cate Blanchett, Steve Coogan, Maria Friedman, Songhoy Blues, Toby Jones …
• Sat 21 May London, The Roundhouse Songhoy Blues
• Fri 20 May Brighton & Hove, The Old Market Songhoy Blues, Fatoumata Diawara

February 2016

• Fri 26 Feb Sheffield, Foundry Songhoy Blues
• Fri 26 Feb The Auditorium at Sheffield University Songhoy Blues

November 2015

• Wed 4 Nov London, KOKO Songhoy Blues
• Tue 3 Nov Brighton, Concorde 2 Songhoy Blues, Blaenavon

October 2015

• Tue 27 Oct Bristol, The Fleece Songhoy Blues
• Mon 26 Oct Birmingham, Hare & Hounds Songhoy Blues
• Sun 25 Oct Manchester, Gorilla Songhoy Blues
• Sat 24 Oct Brighton, Concorde 2 Songhoy Blues
• Fri 23 Oct Leeds, Brudenell Social Club Songhoy Blues
• Thu 22 Oct Glasgow, SWG3 Songhoy Blues

August 2015

• Thu 20 Aug ➙ Mon 24 Aug Crickhowell, Glanusk Park Green Man 2015 Festival Leftfield, Hot Chip, Super Furry Animals, St Vincent, The Fall…
• Thu 13 Aug ➙ Mon 17 Aug Winchester, Matterley Estate BoomTown Fair Squarepusher, Spor, Noisia, Surgeon, Machinedrum…
• Thu 16 Jul ➙ Sun 19 Jul Southwold, Henham Park Latitude Festival 2015 alt-j, Caribou, Wild Beasts, Santigold, Femi Kuti and The Positive Force…
• Fri 10 Jul London, Somerset House Gary Clark Jr, Songhoy Blues
• Fri 3 Jul ➙ Sat 4 Jul Winchester, Vicarage Farm Blissfields 2015 AVTV, Akala, Alex Adair, Alex The Kidd, Alkatraz…
• Thu 25 Jun ➙ Sun 28 Jun Glastonbury, Worthy Farm Glastonbury Festival 2015 Florence + The Machine, Motorhead, Mary J Blige, Alabama Shakes, James Bay…
• Fri 29 May ➙ Sun 31 May Cheltenham Racecourse Wychwood Festival 2015 Boney M, The Undertones, Dreadzone, Thrill Collins, Talk In Code…
• Thu 28 May London, Village Underground Songhoy Blues
• Wed 27 May Brighton, Concorde 2 Tinariwen, Songhoy Blues
• Sat 23 May Swansea, The Welfare Songhoy Blues
• Fri 15 May ➙ Sun 17 May Wallingford, Braziers Park Wood Festival Tunng, Songhoy Blues, Treetop Flyers, CC Smugglers, Spiro…
• Fri 15 May Norwich, The Spiegeltent Songhoy Blues
• Thu 14 May ➙ Sat 16 May Various Venues Brighton The Great Escape 2015 18+, 1987, 36?, A.O.S.O.O.N, AK/DK…

February 2015

• Mon 23 Feb London, The Camden Assembly Songhoy Blues
• Sat 21 Feb Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cumberland Arms Kate Tempest & Eliza Carthy in conversation, Marika Hackman, Songhoy Blues, The Moulettes, Kings of the South Seas, Tom Robinson with Gerry Diver, Stornoway …
• Thu 5 Feb Winchester, The Arc Songhoy Blues
• Wed 4 Feb Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach Songhoy Blues, HMS Morris, Toby Hay
• Tue 3 Feb Birmingham, Sunflower Lounge Songhoy Blues
• Mon 2 Feb London, Oslo Songhoy Blues

January 2015

• Sat 31 Jan Bristol Beacon Songhoy Blues
• Fri 30 Jan Tywyn, Magic Lantern Cinema Songhoy Blues
• Thu 29 Jan Leeds, Howard Assembly Room Songhoy Blues
• Wed 28 Jan Aldershot, West End Centre Songhoy Blues
• Tue 27 Jan Sheffield, The Harley Songhoy Blues
• Sun 25 Jan Glasgow, Òran Mór Songhoy Blues
• Sat 24 Jan Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall Songhoy Blues

November 2014

• Mon 17 Nov Brighton, The Green Door Store Songhoy Blues
• Wed 30 Jul London, Servant Jazz Quarters Songhoy Blues
• Fri 25 Jul ➙ Sun 27 Jul Various Venues Sheffield Tramlines Festival 2014 Katy B, Public Enemy, The Cribs, Sister Sledge, Annie Mac…

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Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

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Sturgill Simpson Announces Johnny Blue Skies Album ‘Passage Du Desir,’ & ‘Why Not? Tour’

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Sturgill Simpson Announces New Album, Tour; Says He Will Only Record Under the Name ‘Johnny Blue Skies’ From Now On

By Chris Willman

Chris Willman

Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic

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Singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson has always done things his way, and his iconoclasm will be in full force in July when he releases an album under the nom de plume “Johnny Blue Skies” — which he’s indicating will be the name that all his future albums will come out under.

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A press release notes that “after promising to release only five studio albums under his own name,” Simpson is marking “the beginning of a new era” with the name change to Johnny Blue Skies. He did not release any statements about why he’s making the switch. But in a 2021 interview with Rolling Stone, Simpson did indeed vow that the album he was putting out at the time, “The Ballad of Dood and Juanita,” would be his last as Sturgill Simpson. “I always said there would be five, and I wondered if I’d go back on that. But it really has cemented every step of the way how much I don’t want to carry all that weight,” he told the magazine at the time. “Not having to stand up there behind my name would allow me to be even more vulnerable, in a way.”

The track list for the new album encompasses the songs “Swamp of Sadness,” “If The Sun Never Rises Again,” “Scooter Blues,” “Jupiter’s Faerie,” “Who I Am,” “Right Kind of Dream,” “Mint Tea” and “One for the Road.” It was produced by the artist now known as Johnny Blue Skies along with David Ferguson, with sessions taking place at Clement House Recording Studio in Nashville and Abbey Road in London.

Fans will need to pre-register for the tour to queue up for tickets. Registration is open now through June 10 at sturgillsimpsonlive.com for a pre-sale that begins June 12 at 10 a.m. local time. After that, a “limited number” of tickets will be reserved for a general on-sale June 14.

Tickets will be restricted from resale except through Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange, which aims to circumvent secondary-market price increases by only allowing tickets to be resold for the original price.

Stops the Simpson tour will be making along the way include Forest Hills Stadium in New York Oct. 19 and Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Oct. 25 and .

The new concerts join the two Simpson shows that were previously booked for the coming months, both festival dates — an Outside Lands gig in the Bay area in early August that will precede the official tour opening by more than a month, and two Austin City Limits Festival appearances on successive weekends in October.

All the fall headlining shows are being billed as “an evening with Sturgill Simpson”— aka no opening act — with the exception of a Sept. 20 concert at the Gorge in Washington state that will feature Lord Huron as opener.

Unpredictable as Simpson’s ways may be, it’s highly likely the tour will feature material from the artist’s landmark album “Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.” Simpson celebrated the 10th anniversary of the record in May with a commemorative reissue on vinyl featuring new and more elaborate packaging.

While he has been largely absent from the touring circuit, Simpson has taken a turn into acting, with roles in Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” and “The Righteous Gemstones.”

Sturgill Simpson’s tour dates:

August 9-11—San Francisco, CA—Outside Lands

September 14—Los Angeles, CA—The Greek Theatre*

September 15—Santa Barbara, CA—Santa Barbara Bowl*

September 17—West Valley City, UT—Maverik Center*

September 19—Bend, OR—Hayden Homes Amphitheater*

September 20—George, WA—The Gorge Amphitheatre†

September 22—Missoula, MT—KettleHouse Amphitheater*

September 24—Moorhead, MN—Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheater*

September 25—Minneapolis, MN—Roy Wilkins Auditorium*

September 27—Lexington, KY—Rupp Arena*

September 28—Detroit, MI—Fox Theatre*

October 1—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*

October 2—Chicago, IL—Salt Shed*

October 4—Brandon, MS—The Brandon Amphitheater*

October 4-6—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival

October 8—Oklahoma City, OK—Criterion*

October 9—Rogers, AR—Walmart AMP*

October 11-13—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival

October 15—St. Louis, MO—Fabulous Fox Theatre*

October 18—Pittsburgh, PA—Petersen Events Center*

October 19—Forest Hills, NY—Forest Hills Stadium

October 22—Cary, NC—Koka Booth Amphitheatre*

October 24—Duluth, GA—Gas South Arena*

October 25—Nashville, TN—Bridgestone Arena*

November 12—Philadelphia, PA—The Met*

November 15—Hampton, VA—Hampton Coliseum*

November 18—Washington, DC—The Anthem*

November 20—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*

November 21—Toronto, ON—Massey Hall*

November 23—Boston, MA—MGM Music Hall at Fenway*

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