Name: Goes West
Brand: William Tyler

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MRGE645.2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-01-25

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Sales:8.875

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673855064529

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

MRGE645.1

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673855064512

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Artist

William Tyler

Genre US

Folk

Label US

Merge Records

William Tyler is an American musician and guitarist known for his folk, indie folk, and pop rock style. Born on December 25, 1979 in Nashville, TN, he has made a name for himself as a solo artist after being a member of Lambchop and Silver Jews. Throughout his career, Tyler has collaborated with notable artists such as Bonnie "Prince" Billy, Charlie Louvin, and Candi Staton. With musical talent running in the family, his father is Dan Tyler and his mother is Adele Tyler.
As a versatile musician, William Tyler's music encompasses various genres including folk, indie folk, and pop rock. His unique style resonates with listeners who appreciate heartfelt melodies and captivating guitar playing.
Prior to pursuing a solo career, Tyler gained experience as a member of renowned bands such as Lambchop and Silver Jews. These early collaborations allowed him to refine his skills while also establishing connections within the music industry.

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"I met William Tyler on a train going south out of London. He had a nervous and cryptic and welcoming aura and was the first Nashville native (there is such a thing) that I’d ever met. We both carried more than we could manage on that trip, and I realized later that his bags were full of books. Books about psychology, philosophy, the Civil War, and astrology. Books—I realize now as I write this—about measuring and deciphering the boundaries of kindness and cruelty. William and I bonded early in our relationship over Barry Hannah, a hell raising writer from Mississippi who practically reinvented the way that words could be assembled on a page. Like Hannah, William Tyler knows the South—as a crucible of American histories and cultures, an entity capable of expansive beauty and incomprehensible violence, often in the same beat..

In the music of William Tyler, the South is not apart from America; the South is America condensed. And like Hannah—and this part is important—William moved to California, where Goes West was written. William’s new record, Goes West, is the best music that he’s ever made. I’m sure of this because I know and love all of his music intimately, and this album moves me the most, and the most consistently. The band that performs Goes West alongside William—including guitarists Meg Duffy and Bill Frisell, bassist and producer Brad Cook, keyboardist James Wallace, drummer Griffin Goldsmith, and engineer Tucker Martine—is the best and most sympathetic group of players that William could have assembled to play these songs. M.C. Taylor, Durham NC.

Goes West

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