Album: A Sailor's Guide to Earth by Sturgill Simpson (2016)
Genre: Country
Record Label: Atlantic
Format: Album

Description: "A Sailor's Guide to Earth" is the third studio album by American country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. Released on April 15, 2016 on Atlantic Records.
All songs written and composed by Sturgill Simpson except "In Bloom", which is composed by Kurt Cobain
A Sailor's Guide to Earth received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 87, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 13 reviews.

Artist Background: Born in Kentucky and based out of Nashville, Tenn., singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson first made a name for himself among fans of independent country music as the frontman of the high-energy band Sunday Valley. Looking to revitalize the neo-traditional sounds that fellow Kentuckians Ricky Skaggs and Keith Whitley pioneered in the '80s, Simpson went solo. By the end of the year, he was opening for Dwight Yoakam in front of a sold-out audience in Mission, Texas. Simpson's first proper solo rel... Part of the Jackson, KY music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Country movement.

Related Artists: Johnny Blue Skies, Tyler Childers, Billy Strings, Turnpike Troubadours

Music Scene: Part of the Jackson, KY music scene. Emerged in the contemporary era. Associated with Country movement.

Tags: Country, 2010s, Album, Atlantic

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"A Sailor's Guide to Earth" is the third studio album by American country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. Released on April 15, 2016 on Atlantic Records.
All songs written and composed by Sturgill Simpson except "In Bloom", which is composed by Kurt Cobain
A Sailor's Guide to Earth received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from music critics, the album has received an average score of 87, indicating "universal acclaim", based on 13 reviews.

A Sailor's Guide to Earth

Sturgill Simpson

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