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| image = William Tyler performing at Brudenell Social Club Leeds UK 2019.jpg |
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| caption = William Tyler performing at [[Brudenell Social Club]], Leeds, UK in 2019 |
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| birth_name |
| birth_name = William Armistead Tyler |
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|12|25}} |
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| birth_place = [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee, U.S. |
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| instrument |
| instrument = Guitar |
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| genre |
| genre = [[Folk music|Folk]], [[indie folk]], [[pop rock]] |
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| occupation |
| occupation = Musician |
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| years_active |
| years_active = 1998–present |
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| label |
| label = [[Merge Records|Merge]], [[Tompkins Square Records|Tompkins Square]], [[Third Man Records|Third Man]] |
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| associated_acts |
| associated_acts = [[Lambchop (band)|Lambchop]], [[Silver Jews]] |
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| website |
| website = {{URL|www.williamtyler.net}} |
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'''William Armistead Tyler''' (born December 25, 1979, in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee) is an American musician and guitarist who plays [[Folk music|folk]], [[indie folk]], and [[pop rock]].<ref name=uncut>{{cite journal|last=Thomson|first=Graeme|title=We're New Here: William Tyler|journal=Uncut|volume=May 2013|issue=192|page=78|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|issn=1368-0722|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=nashvillescene>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/on-his-new-impossible-truth-nashville-guitarist-william-tyler-evokes-the-wordless-ghosts-of-past-singer-songwriters/Content?oid=3320478|title=On his new Impossible Truth, Nashville guitarist William Tyler evokes the wordless ghosts of past singer-songwriters|last=Hurt|first=Edd|date=March 14, 2013|work=[[Nashville Scene]]|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-tyler-mn0000811452|title=William Tyler - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation|Rovi]]|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ascap>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx|title=Tyler William Armistead (Work IPI-342726077)|id=IPI ID-342726077|author=Tyler William Armistead|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP) |
'''William Armistead Tyler''' (born December 25, 1979, in [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]], Tennessee) is an American musician and guitarist who plays "cosmic country," [[Folk music|folk]], [[indie folk]], and [[pop rock]].<ref name=uncut>{{cite journal|last=Thomson|first=Graeme|title=We're New Here: William Tyler|journal=Uncut|volume=May 2013|issue=192|page=78|publisher=[[IPC Media]]|issn=1368-0722|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=nashvillescene>{{cite web|url=http://www.nashvillescene.com/nashville/on-his-new-impossible-truth-nashville-guitarist-william-tyler-evokes-the-wordless-ghosts-of-past-singer-songwriters/Content?oid=3320478|title=On his new Impossible Truth, Nashville guitarist William Tyler evokes the wordless ghosts of past singer-songwriters|last=Hurt|first=Edd|date=March 14, 2013|work=[[Nashville Scene]]|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=am>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-tyler-mn0000811452|title=William Tyler - Music Biography, Credits and Discography|last=Jurek|first=Thom|publisher=[[Rovi Corporation|Rovi]]|work=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref><ref name=ascap>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/Home/ace-title-search/index.aspx|title=Tyler William Armistead (Work IPI-342726077)|id=IPI ID-342726077|author=Tyler William Armistead|publisher=[[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers]] (ASCAP)|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref> His debut studio album, ''Behold the Spirit'', was released on November 22, 2010. [[Adam Bednarik]] produced the album with Tyler on [[Tompkins Square Records]].<ref name=am/><ref name=first>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/behold-the-spirit-mw0002063019|title=Behold the Spirit - William Tyler|last=Jurek|first=Thom|date=November 22, 2010|publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref> He has since released three additional solo albums. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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==Music== |
==Music== |
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Tyler was |
Before he became a solo artist, Tyler was a member of [[Lambchop (band)|Lambchop]] and [[Silver Jews]] beginning in 1998.<ref name=am/> 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.<ref name=uncut/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1216434-The-Paper-Hats|title=The Paper Hats|website=Discogs|accessdate=2 September 2018}}</ref> In 2010, Tyler released a universally acclaimed album entitled ''[[Behold the Spirit (album)|Behold the Spirit]]'',<ref name=am/> and in 2013 released another critically acclaimed album entitled ''[[Impossible Truth]]''.<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/impossible-truth/william-tyler/critic-reviews |title=Critic Reviews for Impossible Truth|author=[[Metacritic]]|date=March 21, 2013|publisher=[[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=June 13, 2013}}</ref> This was followed by his third full length, ''[[Modern Country (musician)|Modern Country]]'', which was hailed by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine as one of the "best country albums of 2016".<ref name="40 Best Country Albums of 2016">{{cite web |title=40 Best Country Albums of 2016 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/country/lists/40-best-country-albums-of-2016-w452950/william-tyler-modern-country-w453940 |website=Rollingstone.com |date=7 December 2016 |accessdate=June 13, 2018}}</ref> |
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=== Producer === |
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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 (album)|Strength of A Woman]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/william-tyler-mn0000811452/credits|title=William Tyler {{!}} Credits|website=AllMusic|language=en-us|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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! width="40"| [[Top Album Sales|US]]<br />{{efn|group=upper-alpha|All of the US peak positions listed here is from ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Top Album Sales]], not the actual [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-tyler/chart-history/tsl/|title=William Tyler Chart History (Top Album Sales)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref>}} |
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! width="40"| [[Folk Albums|US<br />Folk]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-tyler/chart-history/flk/|title=William Tyler Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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! width="40"| [[Folk Albums|US<br />Folk]] |
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! width="40"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br />Heat]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-tyler/chart-history/tln/|title=William Tyler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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! width="40"| [[Top Heatseekers|US<br/>Heat]] |
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! width="40"| [[Independent Albums|US<br />Indie]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/william-tyler/chart-history/ind/|title=William Tyler Chart History (Independent Albums)|magazine=Billboard |accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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! width="40"| [[Billboard charts|US<br />Rock]]<br />{{efn|group=upper-alpha|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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/2019-02-09/rock-album-sales|title=Rock Album Sales|magazine=Billboard|url-access=subscription |accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref>}} |
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! width="40"| [[Official Americana Albums Chart|UK<br />Ameri<br />cana]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/americana-albums-chart/20190201/americana/|title=Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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! width="40"| [[Official Charts Company|UK<br />Coun<br/>try]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/country-artists-albums-chart/20190208/21/|title=Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20 |publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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! width="40"| [[UK Independent Singles and Albums Charts|UK<br />Indie]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20190201/131/|title= Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=February 19, 2019}}</ref> |
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| align="left"| '''''Behold the Spirit''''' |
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* Released: November 22, 2010 |
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* Label: [[Tompkins Square Records|Tompkins Square]] |
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| align="left"| '''''[[Impossible Truth]]''''' |
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* Released: March 19, 2013 |
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* Label: [[Merge Records|Merge]] |
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| align="left"| '''''Modern Country''''' |
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| align="left"| '''''[[Goes West (album)|Goes West]]''''' |
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* Released: March 6, 2020, as soundtrack for ''[[First Cow]]'' |
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* Released: August 27, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/marisa-anderson-william-tyler-lost-futures/|title=Marisa Anderson / William Tyler: Marisa Anderson / William Tyler|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Goldner|first=Sam|date=August 27, 2021|access-date=August 27, 2021}}</ref> |
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===EPs=== |
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*''New Vanitas'' (2020) |
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*''Understand'' (2021) <small>(with Luke Schneider)</small> |
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Latest revision as of 20:27, 8 May 2024
William Tyler | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | William Armistead Tyler |
Born | Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | December 25, 1979
Genres | Folk, indie folk, pop rock |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | 1998–present |
Labels | Merge, Tompkins Square, Third Man |
Website | www |
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.
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||
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US [A] |
US Folk [16] |
US Heat [17] |
US Indie [18] |
US Rock [B] |
UK Ameri cana [20] |
UK Coun try [21] |
UK Indie [22] | ||
2010 | Behold the Spirit
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2013 | Impossible Truth
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2016 | Modern Country
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— | 13 | 8 | 44 | — | — | — | — |
2019 | Goes West
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82 | [C] | 5 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 47 |
2020 | Music From First Cow
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2021 | Lost Futures (with Marisa Anderson)
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EPs
[edit]- New Vanitas (2020)
- Understand (2021) (with Luke Schneider)
Notes
[edit]- ^ All of the US peak positions listed here is from Billboard's Top Album Sales, not the actual Billboard 200.[15]
- ^ 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]
- ^ Goes West never entered Billboard's official Americana/Folk Albums chart but reached number seven on its sales component chart.[23]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Thomson, Graeme. "We're New Here: William Tyler". Uncut. May 2013 (192). IPC Media: 78. ISSN 1368-0722. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c d Jurek, Thom. "William Tyler - Music Biography, Credits and Discography". Allmusic. Rovi. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Tyler William Armistead. "Tyler William Armistead (Work IPI-342726077)". American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). IPI ID-342726077. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Jurek, Thom (November 22, 2010). "Behold the Spirit - William Tyler". Allmusic. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Tyler, Daniel. "DanTyler.net". Dan Tyler. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ Vienneau, Nancy (February 21, 2013). "The Stone Fox in West Nashville is friendly yet daring". The Tennessean. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ NashvillePost.com (September 30, 2012). "The Food Biz: Fox made of stone". NashvillePost.com. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Stone Fox". The Stone Fox. September 20, 2012. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "The Paper Hats". Discogs. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ Metacritic (March 21, 2013). "Critic Reviews for Impossible Truth". CBS Interactive. Retrieved June 13, 2013.
- ^ "40 Best Country Albums of 2016". Rollingstone.com. 7 December 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ^ "William Tyler | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "William Tyler Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Rock Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Official Americana Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Official Country Artists Albums Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ "Americana/Folk Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
- ^ Goldner, Sam (August 27, 2021). "Marisa Anderson / William Tyler: Marisa Anderson / William Tyler". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 27, 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1979 births
- American country guitarists
- American folk guitarists
- American male guitarists
- American fingerstyle guitarists
- Merge Records artists
- Living people
- Musicians from Nashville, Tennessee
- Silver Jews members
- Lambchop (band) members
- Country musicians from Tennessee
- 21st-century American guitarists
- 21st-century American male musicians
- Third Man Records artists