Dub Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) Since breaking through in 2014 with his Grammy nominated Metamodern Sounds in Country Music album, Sturgill Simpson has established himself as one of the most daring and most acclaimed artists of our time. His music stretches across genres and styles, from the psychedelic soul of 2016's A Sailor’s Guide To Earth (Grammy nominated for Album of the Year and winner for Best Country Album) to the fuzzed-out rock attack of Sound & Fury in 2019. Now Simpson returns to the music of his native Kentucky with his first bluegrass project, Cuttin’ Grass - Vol. 1 (The Butcher Shoppe Sessions). The album, which he calls "a mixtape for the fans," was dreamed up while he was recovering from Coronavirus, and sees him reimagining songs from across his catalogue backed by some of Nashville's finest acoustic virtuosos. "All the songs I’ve ever written were written on one guitar, my old Martin D-28, and sung in a fashion that's probably closer to bluegrass than to anything else," Simpson explains. "I had it in my mind for a long time that someday I want to cut as many of these songs as possible in this fashion, just organic and stripped down to the raw bones of the composition. If you can’t sit down and play a song like that, it’s probably a pretty shitty song.” Standard black: https://shop.sturgillsimpson.com/product/X9LPSS05/cuttin-grass-vinyl-2-lp-set?cp=107457_108821 Green & Yellow indie variant: https://www.bullmoose.com/p/34838277/sturgill-simpson-cuttin-grass-vol-1-the-butcher-shoppe-sessions-2-lp-indie-retail-exclusive-opaque-yellow-opaque-green-vinyl Edited October 17, 2020 by Dub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Hundred Fifty-Two Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 This sounds really cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 Looking forward to this. Ordered mine from Grimey's. elsanto 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plarocks Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 VMP blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Volume 2, if you're into it https://www.grimeys.com/preorders/sturgil-simpson-cuttin-grass-v2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Really digging this record. Did everyone get a silk screened print with theirs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 1 minute ago, lexicondevil said: Really digging this record. Did everyone get a silk screened print with theirs? Got one with mine lexicondevil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Dub said: Got one with mine From Grimey's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Posted December 17, 2020 Author Share Posted December 17, 2020 16 minutes ago, lexicondevil said: From Grimey's? Yep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroNowhere Posted December 17, 2020 Share Posted December 17, 2020 Anyone know where you can get an indie exclusive online at this point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexicondevil Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 hours ago, Dub said: Yep Grimey's has become my indie of choice and I'm nowhere near there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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