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". As guitarist and producer he is part of the London based duo
Four Tet (
Kieran Hebden + William Tyler) that released on 19 September 2025 the album
41 Longfield Street Late ‘80s.
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==