Product details
- Label High Top Mountain Records
- Artist Johnny Blue Skies
- Format 1LP
- Country United States
- Released Date 2026
- Genre Blues
- Sealed No
- Media Condition Near Mint (NM)
- Sleeve Condition Near Mint (NM)
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Condition: Used
Media Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM)
Mutiny After Midnight by Johnny Blue Skies featuring The Dark Clouds (2).
Recorded under the banner of Johnny Blue Skies and released on High Top Mountain Records, this 2026 outing finds a restless artist reaching beyond the familiar and settling squarely into jazz. Written and co-produced by Blue Skies himself, "Mutiny After Midnight" carries the intimacy of a musician steering his own vision, with the Dark Clouds behind him as a tight, sympathetic unit. It arrives as a considered artistic statement rather than a genre exercise, the kind of record that rewards close attention.
Much of that reward lies in the playing. Little Joe is the album's secret weapon, moving fluidly across rhythm, lead, slide, and pedal steel guitar to color the songs with texture and drama, while Blue Skies trades and doubles on rhythm and lead. Raw B lends the music its jazz breadth, splitting time between keyboards and saxophone, and the rhythm section of Black Daddy on bass and Easy Luvin on drums and percussion keeps everything grounded and swinging. Easy Luvin's backing vocals, alongside Blue Skies' own, add warmth to the arrangements. M Alan Parker's engineering and mix keep the ensemble breathing naturally.
For the collector, the presentation matches the music: mastering by Howie Weinberg and Will Borza, a four-page booklet, and a pressing made in Poland. It's a substantial, well-crafted release that belongs on any serious jazz shelf.
Pressing Details:
Track Listing:
A1. Make America Fuk Again
A2. Excited Delirium
A3. Don't Let Go
A4. Stay On That
A5. Viridescent
B1. Situation
B2. Venus
B3. Everyone Is Welcome
B4. Ain't That A Bitch
Credits:
Black Daddy - Bass
Sandro Rybak - Design
Easy Luvin - Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Henry Bright - Engineer [Assistant]
Jonny Ullman - Engineer [Assistant]
Tate Sablatura - Engineer [Assistant]
M Alan Parker - Engineer, Mixed By
Raw B - Keyboards, Saxophone
Howie Weinberg - Mastered By
Will Borza - Mastered By
Little Joe - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Slide Guitar, Pedal Steel Guitar
Johnny Blue Skies - Rhythm Guitar, Lead Guitar, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Producer, Written-By, Mixed By
Notes:
Comes with 4 page booklet.
Made in Poland is written on the bottom of the booklet's first page
Artist: Johnny Blue Skies
Supporting Artists: The Dark Clouds (2)
Format: 1LP
Genre: Blues
Label: High Top Mountain Records
Catalog Number: JBS-TDC-26
Release Year: 2026
Country: United States
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