Category Archives: Tyler Lyle

I’ll keep this simple (because I’ve already used pretty much every superlative and/or adjective in my vocabulary to talk about him previously): Tyler Lyle is one of my favorite songwriters. Below is a video Halfway House shot at SXSW of … Continue reading →

Tyler Lyle released a fantastic 5-track EP titled Expatriates yesterday, a collection of songs, as Tyler says in his magnificent (as per usual) liner notes, meant ‘for the last few dark cold days of winter when the books are heavier, the … Continue reading →

This Tyler Lyle cover of the Jackson Browne-penned classic ‘These Days’ isn’t new, but it is absolutely stunning and has recently found itself back in steady rotation around here. Also: it’s my favorite cover to surface this year. Enjoy. mp3: These … Continue reading →

It’s not, obviously, but I’ve always thought of Thanksgiving as the start of winter. Perhaps it’s because I want to forget Autumn due to the pain I inflict on myself with the amount of food I consume (it is worth … Continue reading →

It’s rare, but sometimes a single word can be a declaration and a chorus all at once. The amens that warmly and definitively close the vignettes of young men, young girls, priests, old men and others throughout ‘Young Men’ by Tyler … Continue reading →

I’m going to keep this short and to the point today, because a lot of extra words aren’t needed: Tyler Lyle is giving away one of my favorite albums of 2011, The Golden Age & The Silver Girl. It’s a smart, … Continue reading →

I’m finding it a bit hard to come up with new superlatives for what I think of the music that Tyler Lyle is creating, and the new song he allowed us to hear today titled ‘Never Reach My Destination’ doesn’t … Continue reading →

There was a point during my first listen to the haunting, fantastic ‘Medusa (: Persius :: Atman: Brahman)’ by Tyler Lyle that I wondered if this was the same Tyler Lyle who wrote The Golden Age and The Silver Girl? … Continue reading →