William Tyler

William Armistead Tyler (born December 25, 1979, in Nashville, Tennessee) is an American guitarist and composer who plays "cosmic country," folk, indie folk, and pop rock.

He was a member of the band Lambchop from 1998 to 2010 and the band Silver Jews from 2001 to 2009. 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. 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. 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. 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. In 2010, Tyler released a universally acclaimed album entitled Behold the Spirit, 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". He collaborated with London based electronic music producer Four Tet (Kieran Hebden + William Tyler) to release the album 41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s released on 19 September 2025.

As 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.

In 2019, Tyler provided music for Kelly Reichardt’s film First Cow and officially released the music as a soundtrack album the following year.

Discography Year Album details Peak chart positions US USFolk USHeat USIndie USRock UKAmericana UKCountry UKIndie 2010 Behold the Spirit — — — — — — — — 2013 Impossible Truth — — — — — — — — 2016 Modern Country — 13 8 44 — — — — 2019 Goes West 82 5 9 22 7 2 47 2020 Music From First Cow — — — — — — — — 2021 Lost Futures — — — — — — — — 2025 Time Indefinite — — — — — — — —

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