William Tyler

new mixtape for april; i am one day into a three week tour and...

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 09:49:36 -0400

new mixtape for april; i am one day into a three week tour and wanted to leave everyone with some pastoral road sounds. enjoy!

Alex Cox on “The Parallax View”

Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:53:44 -0400

Alex Cox on “The Parallax View”

apocalypse vibes and phaser on the violin

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 19:24:45 -0400

apocalypse vibes and phaser on the violin

john martyn breaks a string onstage and then proceeds to...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 10:33:46 -0400

john martyn breaks a string onstage and then proceeds to understandably kick ass

mike davis layin it down.

Tue, 19 Mar 2013 01:12:01 -0400

mike davis layin it down.

i just posted the first part of the amazing doc on the making...

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:10:00 -0500

i just posted the first part of the amazing doc on the making and unmaking of one of my favorite films of all time. the failure of ‘heaven’s gate’ marks a supreme cultural shift for our country, and i happened to be born right around the time it came out

not with a bang but a whimper

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 11:07:33 -0500

not with a bang but a whimper

the brilliant artwork for ‘impossible truth’ ,...

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 10:55:23 -0500

the brilliant artwork for ‘impossible truth’ , designed by my dear friend sam smith, took a lot of its initial inspiration from the underground Las Vegas home of Girard Henderson. Henderson’s house was built 25 feet underground as a sort of art deco fallout shelter, the lights were on dimmers to mimick day/dusk/night. When i first saw photos of the house I immediately thought that we needed to incorporate this imagery into the artwork. This record is built around twin themes of apocalyptic expectation and the weight of nostalgia, and what better way to meld that than with such a striking concept of a ‘home’ built in style, meant to withstand the end of the world. And of course, it had to be underneath Vegas, the city which along with Los Angeles most represents to me the extremes of American dreaming…..fantasy and greed built in the middle of the desert with little regard for the environs or sustainability.

Sam took Polidori’s photos and used them as a stepping off point for something truly unique with our cover. Since this album is in many ways a somber tribute to the bygone era of 70s singer songwriters, I also wanted to incorporate some sort of photo of myself for the cover, but in a way that was strange and sardonic. Sam cropped an off the cuff photo of me standing in a parking lot; the motorcycle in the background is one of those perfect accidents….Then he re-imagined the fallout house of Henderson and we wound up with something that is pretty unique i think. Hipgnosis would be proud of Sam I believe!

I named my album “Impossible Truth” in honor of...

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 12:40:53 -0500

I named my album “Impossible Truth” in honor of Albert Brooks; it was the title of the first short film he did for the inaugural episode of “Saturday Night Live”. Sadly, that clip does not live on You Tube. But a lot of other vintage Brooks clips do. Enjoy

whole bunch of spring tour dates posted on the shows page. the...

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:29:00 -0500

whole bunch of spring tour dates posted on the shows page. the year of ‘impossible truth’ starts in march. ready to choogle

a lot of folks, including myself, have made resolutions for 2013...

Sat, 05 Jan 2013 11:30:24 -0500

a lot of folks, including myself, have made resolutions for 2013 involving reading more books. here a few from last year that helped inspire “impossible truth”, my forthcoming album on merge. you can tell i enjoy ‘light’ reading. happy new year

just put a new mix up for you guys…a lot of these tunes...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 11:08:53 -0500

just put a new mix up for you guys…a lot of these tunes have been floating around my head for a while and provided inspiration for my upcoming merge release ‘impossible truth’. i hope everyone has a great holiday and can’t wait to see folks near and far in the new year

You’ve heard of Impossible Truth, now for Possible Truth

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:01:47 -0500

You’ve heard of Impossible Truth, now for Possible Truth

my new record will be on Merge!

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 12:00:55 -0500

my new record will be on Merge!

this week tompkins square is releasing a set of trading cards...

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 10:56:43 -0500

this week tompkins square is releasing a set of trading cards entitled “obscure giants of acoustic guitar” along with a box set version of the “Imaginational Anthem” series. included in the box set is a special live disc of mine entitled “elvis was a capricorn” recorded at various locales over the last year. they are out friday…..happy thanksgiving and see everyone soon.

http://www.tompkinssquare.com/

heading to New York tomorrow for CMJ and getting to play with a...

Tue, 16 Oct 2012 09:35:11 -0400

heading to New York tomorrow for CMJ and getting to play with a passel of fine folks at the Merge night.

listen and learn

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:26:33 -0400

listen and learn

i did a session with the fine folks from “we own this...

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:31:05 -0400

i did a session with the fine folks from “we own this town” last may..thanks to jeremy ferguson and doug lehman. and yes, that is a swedish newspaper in the background.

http://www.nyctaper.com/2012/09/william-tyler-september-6-and-7-2...

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 12:51:10 -0400

http://www.nyctaper.com/2012/09/william-tyler-september-6-and-7-2012-hopscotch-festival-2-performances-flac-mp3-streaming/

thanks to NYC taper for posting these. Hopscotch was so much fun and always an honor to get to hang and play with so many superb people

headed to north carolina tomorrow! playing a show at harvest...

Tue, 04 Sep 2012 09:28:51 -0400

headed to north carolina tomorrow! playing a show at harvest records in asheville with steve gunn and chuck johnson tomorrow night, then a three day stint in the triangle for the Hopscotch fest. Especially excited/honored to be playing the Three Lobed/WXDU day party on Friday, but I am also going to be jamming with Hiss Golden Messenger and Megafaun, in general just seeing a lot of primo folks and hopefully finding time to eat something.