Sturgill Simpson Raids His Own Catalog For Surprise Bluegrass Album Returning to a form he fell in love with after first moving to Nashville, the genre-defying singer recorded Cuttin' Grass Vol. It’s called Cuttin’ Grass Vol. Sturgill Simpson, June 2020 (Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Sturgill Simpson is releasing a new album this Friday, October 16. 1 - The Butcher Shoppe Sessions… 1: The Butcher Shoppe Sessions later this week.. Posted By: Staff October 15, 2020 @ 4:40 am Country Daypop. Sturgill Simpson unveiled that he’s releasing his first solo bluegrass album Cuttin’ Grass Vol. Sturgill revealed the album news via Instagram with an image of the album cover and the caption: “Welp,..was hoping to surprise everybody on Thursday but somebody somewhere (Germany) … Sturgill Simpson is set to release a new 20-song bluegrass album, Cuttin’ Grass: Vol 1 – The Butcher Shoppe Sessions, this Friday, Oct. 16.