Metamodern Sounds in Country Music
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| Studio album by Sturgill Simpson | ||||||||||
| Released | May 13, 2014 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||||||||
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| Length | 34:29 | |||||||||
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| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||||||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 |
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| AllMusic |   |
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| Paste | (9.2/10) |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.7/10) |
| PopMatters | (8/10) |
| Rolling Stone |  |
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music is the second studio album by American country music singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. The album was produced and engineered by Dave Cobb and was released on May 13, 2014, through High Top Mountain/Thirty Tigers & Loose Music (Europe).
The title of the album is likely a reference to the Ray Charles album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music.
Prior to its official release, the entire album was available to stream on MSN's Listening Booth and NPR Music's First Listen.
To further promote the album, Simpson performed on Late Show with David Letterman,Conan, and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. Simpson also performed a set for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.
"Turtles All the Way Down" was featured on FX's The Bridge.
His cover of "The Promise" by 80's band When In Rome was featured in the Season 2 Episode 9 of the HBO series The Leftovers.
Metamodern Sounds in Country Music received "universal acclaim" according to Metacritic, earning a normalized score of 81 out of 100 based on ten reviews by music critics.
Jonathan Bernstein of American Songwriter noted Simpson's cover of When in Rome's "The Promise," stating that he "turns the song into a countrypolitan torch song that culminates in a cathartic release."
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