Childers recalls speaking to him afterward, with Simpson telling him that his songwriting was stellar but that his sounds and instrumentation needed work. 4, the Lexington-based songwriter released an album of the same name that has garnered acclaim from a bevy of national outlets, including Rolling Stone, NPR and Noisey.Ĭhilders described the coming together of “Purgatory” as the “perfect storm,” helped by the production hand of red-hot Kentucky native Sturgill Simpson as well as renowned producer Dave Ferguson, who worked with Simpson on his Grammy-winning 2016 album “A Sailor’s Guide to Earth.” Childers says he met Simpson when he and drummer Miles Miller, who also appears on “Purgatory,” came to one of Childers’ shows in Nashville, Tennessee. ![]() When he was 13, he started playing guitar and writing songs.Īfter 13 years of writing and playing regularly – but falling short of successfully putting out a record – Childers has at last escaped his musical “Purgatory.” On Aug. He attended church twice a week, where he recalls playing with Hot Wheels during sermons while admiring the gospel-like hymnals, which helped to foster his passion for music. Born to a coal worker and nurse in Lawrence County, Kentucky, Tyler Childers’ upbringing was similar to many in the commonwealth.
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