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Modern Countryis the fourth full-length album by guitarist and composerWilliam Tylerand his first recorded outside of his hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. It features an ensemble backing group consisting of multi-instrumentalistPhil Cook(Hiss Golden Messenger, Blind Boys of Alabama), bassistDarin Gray(Tweedy, Jim ORourke), and percussionistGlenn Kotche (Wilco). The album was tracked at April Base Studios in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and finished in Nashville, recorded and mixed byJon Ashley, and produced by Tyler andBrad Cook. While there is never a comfort zone in instrumental music, Tyler attempts to leave any perceived one behind withModern Country. His first album for Merge, 2013sImpossible Truth, found Tyler exploring the boundaries of composition for solo guitar in a manner that paid homage to everyone from Leo Kottke to Brian Wilson. It was an epic song cycle that veered from cathedral-like psychedelic hymns to pastoral folk melodies. In contrast,Modern Countryfinds Tyler exploring more focused melodic themes rather than ethereal wanderings. These arent pop songs, per se, but they are closer in spirit to Neu!, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, and Bill Frisell.
