Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

Prior to its official release, the entire album was available to stream on MSN's Listening Booth and NPR Music's First Listen.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/04/307746474/first-listen-sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-in-country-music|title=First Listen: Sturgill Simpson, 'Metamodern Sounds In Country Music'|publisher=NPR|last=Ganz|first=Jacob|date=2014-05-04|accessdate=2014-11-10}}

To further promote the album, Simpson performed on Late Show with David Letterman,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbs.com/shows/late_show/video/C6978963-9AF3-32CF-879C-375245E83608/david-letterman-sturgill-simpson-life-of-sin/|title=The Late Show Sturgill Simpson – "Life of Sin"|publisher=CBS|accessdate=2014-11-10}} Conan,{{cite web|url=http://teamcoco.com/video/sturgill-simpson-09-10-14|title=Sturgill Simpson 'Living The Dream' 09/10/14|publisher=TeamCoco.com|accessdate=2014-11-10}} and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/15616|title=Sturgill Simpson: Turtles All the Way Down – Video|publisher=NBC.com|accessdate=2014-11-10|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031203514/http://www.nbc.com/the-tonight-show/segments/15616|archivedate=2014-10-31}} Simpson also performed a set for NPR's Tiny Desk Concert series.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/344246400/sturgill-simpson-tiny-desk-concert|title=Tiny Desk Concerts – Sturgill Simpson|publisher=NPR|accessdate=2014-11-10}}

"Turtles All the Way Down" was featured on FX's The Bridge{{cite web|url=http://radiotexaslive.com/sturgill-simpsons-turtles-all-the-way-down-to-be-featured-on-fx-the-bridg/|title=Sturgill Simpson Music to be Featured on FX’s ‘The Bridge’|publisher=Radio Texas Live|last=Logan|first=Buddy|date=2014-08-26|accessdate=2014-11-10}} and Paramount's Yellowstone.

Simpson's cover of "The Promise" by When in Rome was featured in the Season 2 Episode 9 of the HBO series The Leftovers.

{{Music ratings

|MC=81/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/metamodern-sounds-in-country-music/sturgill-simpson|title=Reviews for Metamodern Sounds in Country Music by Sturgill Simpson|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=2014-11-10}}

|rev1=AllMusic

|rev1Score={{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/metamodern-sounds-in-country-music-mw0002639263|title=Metamodern Sounds in Country Music – Sturgill Simpson|publisher=AllMusic|last=Jurek|first=Thom|accessdate=2019-11-16}}

|rev2=American Songwriter

|rev2Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2014/05/sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-country-music/|title=Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=American Songwriter|last=Bernstein|first=Jonathan|date=2014-05-19|accessdate=2014-11-10}}

|rev3=The Daily Telegraph

|rev3Score={{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/11307497/Sturgill-Simpson-Metamodern-Sounds-in-Country-Music-album-review.html|title=Sturgill Simpson, Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, album review|work=The Daily Telegraph|last=Chilton|first=Martin|date=2014-12-22|accessdate=2019-05-08}}

|rev4=Exclaim!

|rev4Score=9/10{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sturgill_simpson-metamodern_sounds_in_country_music|title=Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=Exclaim!|last=Henderson|first=Stuart|date=2014-05-13|accessdate=2019-05-08}}

|rev5=The Irish Times

|rev5Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-in-country-music-1.1795490|title=Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=The Irish Times|last=Breen|first=Joe|date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2019-05-08}}

|rev6=Mojo

|rev6Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=Mojo|issue=251|date=October 2014|page=91}}

|rev7=Pitchfork

|rev7Score=7.7/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19386-sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-in-country-music/|title=Sturgill Simpson: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=Pitchfork|last=Deusner|first=Stephen M.|date=2014-05-16|accessdate=2014-11-10}}

|rev8=Record Collector

|rev8Score={{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/metamodern-sounds-country-music|title=Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds In Country Music|work=Record Collector|issue=429|last=Staunton|first=Terry|date=July 2014|accessdate=2019-05-08}}

|rev9=Rolling Stone

|rev9Score={{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/metamodern-sounds-in-country-music-20140530|title=Metamodern Sounds in Country Music|work=Rolling Stone|last=Murray|first=Nick|date=2014-05-30|accessdate=2014-11-10|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617043544/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/metamodern-sounds-in-country-music-20140530|archivedate=2018-06-17}}

|rev10=Uncut

|rev10Score=8/10{{cite web|url=https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-in-country-music|title=Sturgill Simpson – Metamodern Sounds In Country Music|work=Uncut|last=Hughes|first=Rob|date=2014-06-12|accessdate=2019-05-08|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508123217/https://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/sturgill-simpson-metamodern-sounds-in-country-music|archivedate=2019-05-08}}

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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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| title5 = Long White Line

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| title6 = The Promise

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• Michael Floreale
• Andrew Mann

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| title8 = Just Let Go

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| title9 = It Ain't All Flowers

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| title10 = Panbowl

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| length10 = 3:02

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===Musicians===

• "Dood" Fraley – Master of Ceremonies
• Sturgill Simpson – vocals, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Laur Joamets – electric guitar, slide guitar
• Kevin Black – bass guitar
• Miles Miller – drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Mike Webb – keyboards, mellotron
• Dave Cobb – classical guitar, percussion

• Dave Cobb – producer, engineer, mixing
• Justin Herlocker – assistant engineer
• John Netti – assistant engineer
• Sturgill Simpson – mixing
• Pete Lyman – mastering

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 59 and the Top Country Albums at No. 11, with 5,500 copies sold in the US for the week.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2014/05/12221-country-musics-top-10-albums-the-week-of-may-21-2014/ |title=Country Music's Top 10 Albums: The Week Of May 21, 2014 |author= Matt Bjorke |date= May 21, 2014 |work=Roughstock }} As of January 2017, the album has sold 228,600 copies in the US.{{cite news |url=http://roughstock.com/news/2017/01/41331-top-10-country-albums-chart-january-23-2016 |title=Top 10 Country Albums Chart: January 23, 2017 |first= Matt|last= Bjorke |date= January 22, 2017 |work=Roughstock }}

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