Passage Du Desir

AlbumJul 12 / 20248 songs, 41m 43s
Progressive Country Country Rock
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8.5 / 10

Sturgill Simpson’s outstanding album under a new stage name expertly balances cosmic and outlaw country and reintroduces himself as the premier Nashville outsider.

9.7 / 10

Sturgill Simpson's first LP under his new name isn't a comeback—it’s a recalibration firing on all cylinders. The album’s only imperfection is that it ends.

Review: Sturgill Simpson as Johnny Blue Skies' 'Passage Du Desir' is a brilliant exploration of metamodern heartache.

New alter ego elevates Sturgill Simpson to another level of outlaw, cosmic country on new album Passage Du Désir. Read MOJO's review.

Misfit American country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson adopts an ironic pseudonym for this deeply emotional mix of honky-tonk and bluesy guitar

In the end, the serenity of Johnny Blue Skies’s ‘Passage du Desir’ belies an intense human longing.

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4.0 / 5

Johnny Blue Skies - Passage Du Desir review: Nothing ever stays the same.

9 / 10