Sturgill Simpson released Mutiny After Midnight, his second album under his Johnny Blue Skies alter-ego, just a couple of weeks ago. When he first announced the record, Simpson said it would only be available on physical editions; he did upload it to YouTube upon release, but subsequently took it down a few days later. Last week, he shared a nice statement expressing gratitude for his fans amid the album rollout, assuring them that he'll "probably" put Mutiny After Midnight on streaming services "at some point." "Plus," he added," I've always really wanted to leak my own record." Unfortunately, somebody beat him to the punch.
In the past couple of days somebody who claimed to be Simpson uploaded Mutiny After Midnight to Bandcamp. After the link was shared to Simpson's Subreddit, he took to Instagram yesterday to clear the air, saying his team was in contact with Bandcamp about refunding those who purchased the fraudulent album. Simpson posted in a series of stories:
No ..we are not selling the digital album on bandcamp kids…but somebody pretending to be us is claiming they are. Do not buy this because: 1. It doesn't exist 2. They ain't him
We are in contact with bandcamp and all appropriate parties in the process of acquiring all cc and transaction information / TC dump IP related info. We got all them tools bitches! All those affected will be refunded and the miserable shit asses responsible will be keelhauled
we're gonna duke nukem
If you'd like to listen to Mutiny After Midnight the way Simpson intended, you can grab physical copies here. You can also check out the official video for album highlight "Situation" below.
