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Born in the sin black, Hell hot, Holy Ghost South, Tyler never completely frees himself from the red Georgia clay in his veins, blending rootsy americana with the gypsy folk and African rhythms he was exposed to while living in Europe. His songs include characters like Charlie Chaplain and Oedipus, lovable alcoholics, blind painters, revolutionaries, dreamers, drifters, pesky preachers and those who are human to the utmost.
In a very honest and challenging presentation, Lyle fights his ghosts in the open- on stage- revealing his doubts and shortcomings, disarming the listener and preparing them a place in the caravan into the dark. "It's a hallowed scene, but we don't know what it means" says Lyle in "Pinewood Chests." In another song he sings "go deep down brother, feel it all/ cause there's peace at the bottom, if there's peace at all." This is what separates Lyle from his peers- he wants to take us on a journey- he says "I'm not happy unless there has been some sort of transformation between point A and point B. By the end of the song, I want the listener to be in a different place altogether than where she first entered."
That's what Lyle's upcoming release "Notes From the Parade" is concerned with: "It's about the weight of motion and how it interacts with us as humans- how in your favorite story, you can know the whole journey, the tragedy, the joy, how it all ends, but if you re-read it, the weight of it all doesn't go away when the characters are meeting each other for the first time. You feel in your chest, the hidden part of the iceburg that the characters don't yet know- except we are those characters and the joy and the tragedy are here inside of us, only we don't know what it looks like yet."
Lyle has been performing publicly since 2005, and has shared the stage with acts like Besides Daniel, Wild Sweet Orange, Allie Moss, Bess Rogers (of Ingrid Michaelson), David Berkeley, and others. He is occasionally featured on WDVX's Blue Plate Special in Knoxville and is a regular contributor to the ATL Collective.
Press
"Deeply contemplative, yet accessible; deeply personal, yet universal—his music lands on a short list of my favorites. We at Relief are not-quite-patiently awaiting the release of his next album, Notes from the Parade." - reliefjournal.com
"His lyrics show great maturity and wisdom beyond his 22 years." - Indie Rock Poet
"Tremendous talent." - Reveal Audio
"Tyler Lyle sometimes makes enough money to pay rent by playing his music in small venues, bars, or friends' houses, but really he's plays music because he loves...everything about it: its capacity to empower and to disarm, to soften and to support, to facilitate the unlikely union. And even more than music, he's about knowing people, experiencing life, and having a good beer--I know, because I watched the way he savored his Guinness." - redthoughtmedia.com
Discography
Some Songs EP- EP 2007
Notes From The Parade- 2009
Live From The Earl- 2009 (limited)
Live Instrumentation
Tyler Lyle: banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, omnichord, harmonica
Contact
US Booking: Jordan Ann Poe
EU Booking: Noelle Geniso