William Tyler (musician)

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William Tyler
William Tyler performing at Brudenell Social Club Leeds UK 2019.jpg
William Tyler performing at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK in 2019
Background information
Birth nameWilliam Armistead Tyler
Born (1979-12-25) December 25, 1979 (age 44)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres Folk, indie folk, pop rock
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1998–present
Labels Merge, Tompkins Square, Third Man
Website www.williamtyler.net

William Armistead Tyler (born December 25, 1979, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American musician and guitarist who plays "cosmic country," folk, indie folk, and pop rock. [1] [2] [3] [4] His debut studio album, Behold the Spirit, was released on November 22, 2010. Adam Bednarik produced the album with Tyler on Tompkins Square Records. [3] [5] He has since released three additional solo albums.

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Background

Tyler was born to Daniel E. "Dan" Tyler and Adele B. Tyler on December 25, 1979, in Nashville, Tennessee. [2] His father is a noted songwriter in his own right who wrote "The Light in Your Eyes" by LeAnn Rimes, co-wrote "Baby's Got a New Baby" by S-K-O, and co-wrote "Modern Day Romance" by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; in addition, both of his parents co-wrote "Bobbie Sue" by The Oak Ridge Boys. [2] [6] Tyler has a younger sister named Elise. William and Elise Tyler were the owners and founders of The Stone Fox in Nashville, Tennessee, which was a music restaurant/café/bar that opened on September 20, 2012 and held its final live show on January 31, 2016. [7] [8] [9] [10] William is a 1998 graduate and his sister Elise is a 2002 graduate of University School of Nashville.

Music

Before he became a solo artist, Tyler was a member of Lambchop and Silver Jews beginning in 1998. [3] Tyler first joined Lambchop at the age of 19 because Kurt Wagner approached him about playing the organ in the band. However, it turned out that he got to play guitar because he admittedly said "I couldn't really play" the organ. Before releasing music under his own name, Tyler used The Paper Hats as working title for his solo music. [1] [11] In 2010, Tyler released a universally acclaimed album entitled Behold the Spirit , [3] and in 2013 released another critically acclaimed album entitled Impossible Truth . [12] This was followed by his third full length, Modern Country , which was hailed by Rolling Stone magazine as one of the "best country albums of 2016". [13]

Producer

In 2015 Tyler produced the debut album for Jake Xerxes Fussell. Tyler was also one of two co-producers on the track "Survivor" from Mary J. Blige's 2017 album Strength of A Woman . [14]

Discography

YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
US
[upper-alpha 1] 		US
Folk
[16] 		US
Heat
[17] 		US
Indie
[18] 		US
Rock
[upper-alpha 2] 		UK
Ameri
cana
[20] 		UK
Coun
try
[21] 		UK
Indie
[22]
2010Behold the Spirit
  • Released: November 22, 2010
  • Label: Tompkins Square
  • Format: CD, digital download
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2013 Impossible Truth
  • Released: March 19, 2013
  • Label: Merge
  • Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download
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2016Modern Country
  • Released: June 3, 2016
  • Label: Merge
  • Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download
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2019 Goes West
  • Released: January 25, 2019
  • Label: Merge
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
82 [upper-alpha 3] 59227247
2020Music From First Cow
  • Released: March 6, 2020, as soundtrack for First Cow
  • Label: Merge
  • Format: LP, digital download
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2021 Lost Futures
(with Marisa Anderson)
  • Released: August 27, 2021 [24]
  • Label: Thrill Jockey
  • Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming
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EPs

Notes

  1. ↑ All of the US peak positions listed here is from Billboard 's Top Album Sales, not the actual Billboard 200. [15]
  2. ↑ All of the US rock peak positions listed here are from the Rock Album Sales chart, a component chart of the actual Top Rock Albums chart. [19]
  3. ↑ Goes West never entered Billboard's official Americana/Folk Albums chart but reached number seven on its sales component chart. [23]

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