Nick's Crucial Tracks September 4, 2025

"Hobo Cartoon" by Sturgill Simpson

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[Sturgill posted a cryptic 'Hold Yer Horses' message yesterday](https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2025/09/03/hold-yer-horses-sturgill-simpson-posts-cryptic-image-from-new-instagram-account/) and like the rest of the music world, I'm also wondering what it may mean. Today I thought I'd put on some of his earlier stuff (pre-Johnny Blue Skies), including this song he co-wrote with Merle Haggard.