TYLER CHILDERS’ COUNTRY SQUIRE OUT TODAY
PERFORMING ON
THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON
ON AUGUST 6
COUNTRY SQUIRE RUN HEADLINING TOUR
INCLUDES STOPS IN VANCOUVER AND TORONTO
“…roots-country bliss…this is gonna be a record that people talk about.” – NPR Music
“…internationally lauded Appalachian prophet…Childers remains a force to be reckoned with. A wrecking ball combination of incredibly perceptive songwriting backed by a world-class honky-tonk country band.” – Rolling Stone
“…a lusty do-si-do. It’ll have you slapping your knees, stomping your feet and tossing your hair…” – Paste
“…a bluegrass-meets-country sound punctuated by Childers’ vivid writing and twangy vocals.” – The Washington Post
“…may be the most anticipated of any produced out of Nashville this season… a collection of poignant stories rooted thoughtfully in country, bluegrass and soul music.” – The Tennessean
“As a singer, songwriter, and composer he’s helping to move country away from oft-maligned tropes and bland hooks…he’s helping to restore heart and quality to a genre rich in tradition and quality.” – No Depression
“…a summery, easy-going tune with plenty of twang.”
– Brooklyn Vegan
“…great modern songwriter…” – Wide Open Country
“…one of country and Americana’s finest storytellers…”
– The Boot
Toronto, ON – August 2, 2019 – Tyler Childers’ highly-anticipated new album, Country Squire, is out today via Hickman Holler Records/RCA Records. Childers’ first release in partnership with RCA Records, Country Squire was produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson and recorded The Butcher Shoppe in Nashville. In celebration of the release, Childers will make his television debut this Tuesday, August 6 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Stream and purchase the album here.
In support of the record, Childers will perform a special sold-out album release show this Monday, August 5 at New York’s Webster Hall. The performance will also be streamed live for free via TylerChildersMusic.com. Additionally, Childers’ extensive Country Squire Run headlining tour kicks off this fall including Canadian stops in Vancouver and Toronto. See below for complete details.
Of the mission behind the album, Childers comments, “I hope that people in the area that I grew up in find something they can relate to. I hope that I’m doing my people justice and I hope that maybe someone from somewhere else can get a glimpse of the life of a Kentucky boy.”
In addition to Childers (vocals, acoustic guitar), the album features a number of world-renowned musicians including Stuart Duncan (fiddle, mandolin, banjo), Miles Miller (drums, background vocals) and Russ Pahl (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, pedal steel, Jaw harp, baritone).
The release of Country Squire continues a series of breakout years for the Kentucky-native, whose critically acclaimed debut album, Purgatory, was released in 2017. The record—also produced by Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson—landed on multiple Best of 2017 lists including NPR Music, Rolling Stone, Noisey, The Bluegrass Situation, Wide Open Country and The Boot. Of the album, NPR Music raves “the intimacy he conjures is his gift, in this private moment made universal, and throughout his remarkable official debut,” while Pitchfork declares “it’s his voice, peppered with both the knowledge of the ages and the innocence of youth, that makes a song…so effective. Then it’s the lyrics, a mix of plain-talk honesty and beguiling metaphors, that tip the scales to timeless.” Since his debut, Childers was named Emerging Artist of the Year at the 2018 Americana Music Association Honors & Awards and has been featured on NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Concert series and Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown. Additionally, he’s toured extensively across the world including over 130 sold-out headline shows as well as multiple dates supporting John Prine. He has also performed at several major festivals including Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza, Newport Folk Festival, Austin City Limits and Stagecoach.
TYLER CHILDERS TOUR DATES:
August 2-3—Happy Valley, OR—Pickathon
August 5—New York, NY—Webster Hall (SOLD OUT)
August 8—Boulder, CO—Fox Theatre (SOLD OUT)
August 11—Lexington, KY—Railbird Festival
August 14—Sedalia, MO—Missouri State Fair
August 22-23—Tonder, Denmark—Tonder Festival
August 24—Amstelveen, Netherlands—Once in a Blue Moon
Festival
August 28—Brighton, UK—The Haunt
August 29—Nottingham, UK—Bodega Social
August 31-September 1—Salisbury, England—End of the Road
Festival
September 30—Morrison, CO—Red Rocks Amphitheatre* (SOLD OUT)
October 4—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 5—Thackerville, OK—Winstar Casino (SOLD OUT)
October 7—Fayetteville, AR—Town Center (SOLD OUT)
October 8—Tulsa, OK—Cain’s Ballroom (SOLD OUT)
October 11—Austin, TX—Austin City Limits Music Festival
October 14—Phoenix, AZ—The Van Buren
October 15—San Diego, CA—The Observatory North Park (SOLD OUT)
October 17—Los Angeles, CA—The Wiltern†
October 18—Oakland, CA—Fox Theater† (SOLD OUT)
October 22—Vancouver, BC—Commodore Ballroom† (SOLD OUT)
October 24—Bend, OR—Bend Concert Series @ Oregon Spirit
Distillers†
October 25—Seattle, WA—Paramount Theatre†
October 26—Spokane, WA—Knitting Factory Concert House†
(SOLD OUT)
October 29—St. Louis, MO—Stifel Theatre†
October 31—Chicago, IL—Aragon Ballroom†
November 2—Milwaukee, WI—Riverside Theater†
November 3—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue† (SOLD OUT)
November 4—Minneapolis, MN—First Avenue† (SOLD OUT)
November 12-15—Punta Cana, Dominican Republic—All the Best
Fest
December 6—Detroit, MI—The Fillmore‡
December 8—Toronto, ON—Rebel‡
December 10—Boston, MA—House of Blues
December 11—Philadelphia, PA—The Fillmore
December 13—Washington, DC—The Anthem
December 14—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel (SOLD OUT)
December 15—Brooklyn, NY—Brooklyn Steel
December 18—Raleigh, NC—The Ritz‡ (SOLD OUT)
December 19—Charlotte, NC—The Fillmore‡ (SOLD OUT)
December 21—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle‡ (SOLD OUT)
December 22—Atlanta, GA—The Tabernacle‡ (SOLD OUT)
January 17, 2020—Dublin, Ireland—The Grand Social
January 18, 2020—Manchester, UK—Manchester Academy 2
January 19, 2020—Glasgow, UK—St. Luke’s & The Winged Ox
January 21, 2020—London, UK—O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
January 22, 2020—Nijmegen, Netherlands—Doornroosje
January 24, 2020—Copenhagen, Denmark—Pumpehuset
January 26, 2020—Stockholm, Sweden—Slaktkrykan
January 28, 2020—Berlin, Germany—Franz
January 29, 2020—Amsterdam, Netherlands—Paradiso Noord
*with Robert Earl Keen
†with Courtney Marie Andrews
‡with Liz Cooper & The Stampede
