Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds - Mutiny After Midnight

Arriving March 13, 2026, Mutiny After Midnight is the "uncensored and depraved" second installment from the elusive Johnny Blue Skies (the legendary Sturgill Simpson). Following his 2024 debut Passage Du Desir, this new venture—a collaboration between High Top Mountain and Atlantic Outpost—marks a "fearless and forward-thinking" shift in a career built on defying industry stereotypes. Recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound Studios, the album is a "soulful and realized" democratic effort with his band, The Dark Clouds, featuring a sound that Johnny himself describes simply: "We set out to achieve one goal: to make a dance record."

Drawing deep inspiration from the fusion-funk of the band Stuff and the grit of Marvin Gaye’s In Our Lifetime, the album is split between the "dark state of the world" and the "bright state of love." From the "rip-roaring rock" of the provocative opener "Make America Fuk Again" to the "tender and poetic" intimacy of "Viridescent," the record captures a band "weaponizing their collective neurodivergence" to create something "fun, messy, and intentional." This 140-gram black vinyl edition is a "foundational document" for the modern outlaw—a record built on "poetic songwriting, constant evolution, and the brotherhood of a band."