William Tyler

William Tyler is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, a town where guitarists are as common as television sets or pigeons. At an early age, he began playing and recording with artists that resided at the fringes of the country and folk vernacular, such as the Silver Jews, Lambchop, and Cortney Tidwell. read more…

William Tyler is a native of Nashville, Tennessee, a town where guitarists are as common as television sets or pigeons. At an early age, he began playing and recording with artists that resided at the fringes of the country and folk vernacular, such as the Silver Jews, Lambchop, and Cortney Tidwell. He also found himself doing session work with artists as diverse as country legend Charlie Louvin and soul singer Candi Staton. All the while, Tyler was at home working on fragmentary guitar pieces and tape collages under the moniker the Paper Hats, calling on the spirit of Sandy Bull and the early Siltbreeze catalog.

In 2008, his longtime friend and sometime collaborator Volker Zander released a Paper Hats LP “Deseret Canyon” on his Apparent Extent imprint, and the two toured in Europe. Now Tyler has released his first album under his own name, “Behold the Spirit” (Tompkins Square), a collection of acoustic and electric guitar works intertwined with open form audio landscapes and delicately arranged instrumentation. Equal parts Appalachian drone and ambient noise, “Behold the Spirit” is a series of homages to ancient melodies, dead languages, and ghosts. Live, Tyler has collaborated or shared bills with Michael Chapman, Yo La Tengo, Lambchop, Eric Carbonara, David Daniell, Rhys Chatham, Wooden Wand, Paul Metzger, Mountains, Steve Gunn, among others.

Discography

as the Paper Hats

• “Come and See” (Sebastian Speaks) 2004
• “Deseret Canyon” (Apparent Extent) 2008

as William Tyler

• “Between Radnor and Sunrise” on “Imaginational Anthem Volume 4” (Tompkins Square) 2010
• “Behold the Spirit” (Tompkins Square) 2010
• “Tears and Saints” on the “Benefit for the Revovery in Japan” compilation (Antiopic)

News

• The Quietus reviews William Tyler's The Impossible Truth Jun 6, 2013
• William Tyler featured in Spin's 30 Must-See Acts at Bonnaroo 2013 Jun 6, 2013
• PopMatters reviews William Tyler's Impossible Truth May 28, 2013
• Spin features William Tyler's Impossible Truth on The 40 Best Albums of 2013 So Far May 28, 2013
• Any Decent Music features William Tyler's Impossible Truth Apr 27, 2013
• Spin announces William Tyler playing Bonnaroo Apr 24, 2013
• William Tyler featured on NPR's All Things Considered Apr 23, 2013
• Consequence of Sound reviews William Tyler's live performance at Cafe Ghion Apr 13, 2013
• William Tyler does session with Daytrotter Apr 3, 2013
• Mountain Xpress features William Tyler Apr 2, 2013
• American Songwriter features Q & A with William Tyler Apr 2, 2013
• Spin reviews William Tyler's Impossible Truth Mar 22, 2013
• Pitchfork reviews William Tyler's Impossible Truth Mar 22, 2013
• Consequence of Sound reviews William Tyler's Impossible Truth Mar 21, 2013
• William Tyler on Spin's The 5 Best Things We Saw at SXSW Thursday Mar 15, 2013
• The New Yorker reviews William Tyler performance at SXSW Mar 15, 2013
• William Tyler's featured in LA Times' Essential Tracks Mar 6, 2013
• Spin interviews William Tyler Mar 5, 2013
• Listen to William Tyler's full album Impossible Truth Mar 4, 2013
• Aquarium Drunkard reviews William Tyler's new album Impossible Truth Feb 25, 2013
• William Tyler: One of Spin's 5 Best New Artists for February '13 Feb 1, 2013
• William Tyler – “Cadillac Desert” on Stereogum Dec 13, 2012
• Hear Lambchop Guitarist William Tyler's Misty 'Cadillac Desert' Dec 12, 2012
• Listen to 'Cadillac Desert' from William Tyler on Pitchfork Dec 12, 2012
• William Tyler's "Country of Illusion" featured on Pitchfork Dec 5, 2012

Tour Dates

Date	Venue	Location	With	Tickets
Thu 6/20/2013	Bottletree	Birmingham, Alabama	Secret Stages Festival w/ Floating Action
Fri 7/19/2013	Ace Of Cups	Columbus, Ohio
Sat 7/20/2013	Foam	St. Louis, Missouri,
Sun 7/21/2013	The Waiting Room	Omaha, Nebraska
Tue 7/23/2013	Fox Theatre	Boulder, Colorado,
Wed 7/24/2013	Kilby Court	Salt Lake City, Utah
Thu 7/25/2013	Visual Arts Collective	Boise, Idaho
Fri 7/26/2013	Capitol Hill Block Party	Seattle, Washington	Bleached, Girl Talk, Glass Candy
Sat 7/27/2013	Mississippi Studios	Portland, Oregon
Mon 7/29/2013	Palm Lounge	Eureka, California,
Tue 7/30/2013	Rickshaw Stop	San Francisco, California	Daughn Gibson
Wed 7/31/2013	Golden State Theater	Monterey, California,
Thu 8/1/2013	Catalyst Atrium	Santa Cruz, California,	Ty Segall, Daughn Gibson, Mike Donovan
Fri 8/2/2013	The Echo	Los Angeles, California	Daughn Gibson
Sat 8/3/2013	The Casbah (San Diego)	San Diego, California	Daughn Gibson
Sun 8/4/2013	Rhythm Room	Phoenix, Arizona	Daughn Gibson
Mon 8/5/2013	Lowbrow Palace	El Paso, Texas
Wed 8/7/2013	Mohawk (Inside Stage)	Austin, Texas
Thu 8/8/2013	Bryan Street Tavern	Dallas, Texas
Fri 8/9/2013	Lamar Lounge	Oxford, Mississippi,
Wed 8/21/2013	The Bishop Bar	Bloomington, Indiana	Angel Olson
Thu 8/22/2013	Zanzabar	Louisville, Kentucky	Angel Olson
Sat 8/24/2013	MOTR Pub	Cincinnati, Ohio	Angel Olson