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Turtles, truck stops, and transcendence: Sturgill Simpson’s ‘Metamodern Sounds in Country Music’
By Wendell G. Kensey and Megan Anderson at SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news)
· July 16, 2026
· 11 min read
Somewhere between a holler in Appalachia and the outer edge of the observable universe sits Metamodern Sounds in Country Music.
It is a record populated by truck drivers, mystics, sinners, philosophers, lovers, drug users, and seekers, all somehow occupying the same weathered landscape. One mi...
Key takeaway By the time Simpson released his second album in 2014, he had already lived enough lives for several country singers.
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Category: local ·
Published: July 16, 2026 ·
Source: SaportaReport (Atlanta civic/news) ·
Reading time: 11 min
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It is a record populated by truck drivers, mystics, sinners, philosophers, lovers, drug users, and seekers, all somehow occupying the same weathered landscape. One mi...
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