Sturgill Simpson Performs 'In Bloom' and 'Call To Arms' on 'THE DAILY SHOW'

Sturgill Simpson performed "In Bloom" and "Call To Arms" last night on "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah." Additionally, earlier this week, he stopped by "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" for a performance of "Brace For Impact (Live A Little)."

The performances celebrate Simpson's highly anticipated new album, A Sailor's Guide To Earth, which was released last Friday on Atlantic Records (purchase here).

Simpson will tour throughout 2016 including two newly confirmed shows at Nashville's historic Ryman Auditorium on October 28 and 29. Tickets go on-sale today (Friday, April 22) at 10:00AM CT. Other dates include upcoming sold-out shows at Austin's Moody Theater (two nights), Dallas' The Bomb Factory, Houston's White Oak Music Hall, Lexington's Lexington Opera House (two nights), Knoxville's Tennessee Theater, Indianapolis' Egyptian Room, Louisville's Louisville Palace, Chicago's Riviera Theatre and Minneapolis' First Avenue. See below for complete details.

Produced by Simpson, A Sailor's Guide To Earth was written-beginning to end-as a letter to his first child, who arrived during the summer of 2014.

Recorded primarily at Nashville's The Butcher Shoppe, Simpson was joined in the studio by Grammy Award-winning engineer David Ferguson (Johnny Cash, John Prine, "Cowboy" Jack Clement) and assistant engineer Sean Sullivan. Along with members of his touring band, the album features Dave Roe on bass, Dan Dugmore on steel guitar, Dougie Wilkinson on bagpipes, Garo Yellin and Arthur Cook on cello, Jonathan Dinklage and Whitney LaGrange on violin and special guests The Dap-Kings.

A Sailor's Guide To Earth is Simpson's third full-length album and follows his breakthrough, Grammy-nominated 2014 release, Metamodern Sounds In Country Music. Beloved by critics and fans, the record was featured on year-end "best of" lists from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, the Village Voices' Pazz and Jop, Rolling Stone Country, NPR Music, American Songwriter, Stereogum, the Los Angeles Times, KCRW, Pitchfork, The Washington Post and many others.

A SAILOR'S GUIDE TO EARTH TRACK LIST:

1. Welcome to Earth (Pollywog)
2. Breakers Roar
3. Keep It Between The Lines
4. Sea Stories
5. In Bloom
6. Brace For Impact (Live A Little)
7. All Around You
8. Oh Sarah
9. Call To Arms

STURGILL SIMPSON TOUR DATES:

May 5-Austin, TX-Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)

May 6-Austin, TX-Austin City Limits Live at the Moody Theater (SOLD OUT)

May 7-Dallas, TX-The Bomb Factory (SOLD OUT)

May 10-Houston, TX-White Oak Music Hall (SOLD OUT)

May 11-Oklahoma City, OK-Criterion Theater (Tickets)

May 16-Lexington, KY-Lexington Opera House (SOLD OUT)

May 17-Lexington, KY- Lexington Opera House (SOLD OUT)

May 18-Chattanooga, TN-Tivoli Theater (Tickets)

May 20-Knoxville, TN-Tennessee Theater (SOLD OUT)

May 21-Indianapolis, IN-Egyptian Room - Old National Centre (SOLD OUT)

May 22-Louisville, KY-Louisville Palace (SOLD OUT)

June 2-Royal Oak, MI-Royal Oak Theatre (Tickets)

June 3-Chicago, IL-Riviera Theatre (SOLD OUT)

June 4-Milwaukee, WI-Riverside Theater (Tickets)

June 5-Minneapolis, MN-First Avenue (SOLD OUT)

October 28-Nashville, TN-Ryman Auditorium (ON-SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 22)

October 29-Nashville, TN-Ryman Auditorium (ON-SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 22)

Photo Credit: Reto Sterchi

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