William Tyler

William Tyler and Luke Schneider are the leader and pedal steel player, respectively, of the band the Impossible Truth, whose spring West Coast tour starts in Seattle on April 17. Rather than just drive straight from their hometown of Nashville to the Emerald City

Watching William Tyler play live it’s almost impossible not to be immediately pulled in; mesmerized by the melodies that unspool from the strings of his guitar and wrap themselves around the room. His songs don’t demand your attention, they ask for it and you’re only ever too happy to give it.

I started playing one of my own songs he chuckles recalling a tourist visit to a pre-civil war basement bar "but a Turkish embassy worker shut me down and said: 'That's not good play Stairway to Heaven.

His right hand’s fingernails have thickened and grown for the sole purpose of flicking strings with precision and authority.

William Tyler w/ Miss Monster @ Songbyrd Music House — 1/30/24

William Tyler performs at Ottobar on August 29, 2023.

When asked nowadays how best to describe his own music, William Tyler says he prefers going to his default position. It is like the quiet parts of Pink Floyd without any of the singing.