Sturgill Simpson METAMODERN SOUNDS IN COUNTRY MUSIC

Tributee: Ora. Personnel: Sturgill Simpson (vocals, acoustic guitar, background vocals); Laur Joamets (electric guitar, slide guitar); Dave Cobb (classical guitar, percussion); Mike Webb (Mellotron, keyboards); Kevin Black (bass guitar); Miles Miller (drums, percussion, background vocals). Audio Mixers: Dave Cobb; Sturgill Simpson. Recording information: LCS, Nashville, TN. Sturgill Simpson won many fans with his 2013 debut album, High Top Mountain. It is unapologetic in its evocation of '70s outlaw country. For his sophomore date, he and his band entered a Nashville studio with producer/engineer Dave Cobb (Jason Isbell), and cut Metamodern Sounds in Country Music live-to-tape in four days. These songs and their production values, though immediately reconizable, are more varied and textured than those of his debut--there's no pedal steel here for one thing. The Waylon Jennings-esque quality in Simpson's singing voice remains, but that's built in. His songwriting and confidence have gro