William Tyler (musician)

William Tyler
William Tyler performing at Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK in 2019
Background information
Birth name	William Armistead Tyler
Born	(1979-12-25) December 25, 1979 (age 45) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Folk, indie folk, pop rock
Occupation	Musician
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Merge, Tompkins Square, Third Man
Formerly of	Lambchop, Silver Jews
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]}

He was a member of the band Lambchop from 1998 to 2010 and the band Silver Jews from 2001 to 2009. ^[5] His debut solo studio album, Behold the Spirit, was released on November 22, 2010. Adam Bednarik produced the album with Tyler on Tompkins Square Records. ^{[3] [6]} He has since released three additional solo albums.

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] [7]} 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. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} 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] [12]} In 2010, Tyler released a universally acclaimed album entitled Behold the Spirit , ^[3] and in 2013 released another critically acclaimed album entitled Impossible Truth . ^[13] 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". ^[14]

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 . ^[15]

Discography

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [A]	US Folk [17]	US Heat [18]	US Indie [19]	US Rock [B]	UK Ameri cana [21]	UK Coun try [22]	UK Indie [23]
2010	Behold the Spirit Released: November 22, 2010 Label: Tompkins Square Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	Impossible Truth Released: March 19, 2013 Label: Merge Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	Modern Country Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Merge Format: CD, 2×LP, digital download	—	13	8	44	—	—	—	—
2019	Goes West Released: January 25, 2019 Label: Merge Format: CD, LP, digital download	82	[C]	5	9	22	7	2	47
2020	Music From First Cow Released: March 6, 2020, as soundtrack for First Cow Label: Merge Format: LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2021	Lost Futures (with Marisa Anderson) Released: August 27, 2021 [25] Label: Thrill Jockey Format: LP, CD, digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

EPs

• New Vanitas (2020)
• Understand (2021) (with Luke Schneider)

Notes

1. All of the US peak positions listed here is from Billboard 's Top Album Sales, not the actual Billboard 200. ^[16]
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. ^[20]
3. Goes West never entered Billboard's official Americana/Folk Albums chart but reached number seven on its sales component chart. ^[24]

References

1. Thomson, Graeme. "We're New Here: William Tyler". Uncut. May 2013 (192). IPC Media: 78. ISSN   1368-0722 . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
2. Hurt, Edd (March 14, 2013). "On his new Impossible Truth, Nashville guitarist William Tyler evokes the wordless ghosts of past singer-songwriters". Nashville Scene . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
3. Jurek, Thom. "William Tyler - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic . Rovi . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
4. Tyler William Armistead. "Tyler William Armistead (Work IPI-342726077)". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). IPI ID-342726077. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
5. "Friends and Bandmates Reflect on the Life of David Berman". Nashville Scene. 2019-08-15. Retrieved 2025-04-26.
6. Jurek, Thom (November 22, 2010). "Behold the Spirit - William Tyler". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
7. Tyler, Daniel. "DanTyler.net". Dan Tyler. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
8. Vienneau, Nancy (February 21, 2013). "The Stone Fox in West Nashville is friendly yet daring". The Tennessean . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
9. Rodger, D. Patrick (May 2, 2012). "New Venue Alert: William Tyler & Co. To Open The Stone Fox in West Nashville This Summer". Nashville Scene. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
10. NashvillePost.com (September 30, 2012). "The Food Biz: Fox made of stone". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
11. "The Stone Fox". The Stone Fox. September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
12. "The Paper Hats". Discogs. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
13. Metacritic (March 21, 2013). "Critic Reviews for Impossible Truth". CBS Interactive . Retrieved June 13, 2013.
14. "40 Best Country Albums of 2016". Rollingstone.com. 7 December 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
15. "William Tyler | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
16. "William Tyler Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard . Retrieved February 19, 2019.
17. "William Tyler Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
18. "William Tyler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
19. "William Tyler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
20. "Rock Album Sales" . Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
21. "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company . Retrieved February 19, 2019.
22. "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
23. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
24. "Americana/Folk Album Sales" . Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
25. Goldner, Sam (August 27, 2021). "Marisa Anderson / William Tyler: Marisa Anderson / William Tyler". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 27, 2021.

External links

• Official website