City On Fire is the latest album release from one of my favourite artists Tyler Hilton released today I have chosen a picture from when I saw him in 2015. I've been lucky enough to see this talented man live 5 (I think) times now. If you ever get the opportunity I honestly would urge you not give up the chance I first saw him live in 2012 and saw one of his shows last year and its been an experience every time.
It's been just over four years since Hilton's last album release, instead choosing to release EP Live in the Garden and Various singles which have all been leading us to here, a new album Hilton's self proclaimed break from 'artistic jail' and creating the sound he originally set out to make.
Hilton's Lyrics have tis undeniably honest storytelling way about. There's a real raw emotion that pours out of tracks like "I don't wanna be scared" and "When I see you, I see home", there's awe in "the way that she loves", there's relief in "When the night moves", there's grit behind "City on Fire", frustration in "Overtime" and a whole lot of fun in in "Find me one.
His songs are relateable You can find reflections of real life within them. This album has definitely been worth the wait.
I look forward to the next UK tour. But until that time comes, I'll be over here listening to these great new tunes. And with Tyler Hilton hinting that a new EP won't be long to follow up with the material he left off the album It seems like this is going to be a great year for fans of his music.
If you have been a long time lurker of this blog then you will know that I am a massive Tyler Hilton fan. I have seen him live numerous times and he is just an amazing performer. I thoroughly recommend you listen to anything in his catalogue of music.
His most recent release "Overtime" written alongside fellow One Tree Hill alumni and regular touring partner Kate Voegele who also lends her vocals to the track, is this weeks choice for Music Monday, there voices blend together in seamless harmonies to really add to this track.
Tyler Hilton is a master of the love song and even better at a heartbreak one. He writes amazing lyrics that you can really relate to and Overtime is a great example of that.
Hopefully this is just the beginning of more new music to be heading our way as his last full length album was released in 2014. He continues to tour heavily so check out his website to check if he will be playing near you anytime soon as he is one act you should not miss with an amazing live energy.
Country music is a huge love of mine, I love the story telling aspect to country music... as well as the good ole' country twang.
Jana Kramer has some amazing songs in her repertoire "Whisky" being one of my personal favourites from her self titled album released in 2011. Along with other amazing songs like "As good as you were bad", "Over you by now" and "I hope it rains".
"I got the boy" was the first release from her new album Thirty-One, set for a Uk release in October. Other songs already available to the public are "Love", "Circles" and "Bullet"
The song has a great narrative of finding that someone you once knew and loved is moving on and getting married. And realising how different the person you were with is to the person they are now. And with the chorus figuring out the differences between your loves. It's also an eye-opener into seeing how all our loves are important and define us and help us grow.
"I got the first kiss and she'll get the last
She's got the future, I got the past
I got the class ring, she got the diamond and wedding band
We stood impatiently in a queue with half an hour to wait until
they opened the doors. Amusing ourselves with the game Claire invented “uh huh!”
a game that consists of going uh huh at hot guys that pass you by (yeah we know
superficial but who the hell cares) its easily played on the busy streets of
Edinburgh where many a hot guy passes by, wouldn’t suggest it in small towns
don’t think it would be half as fun.
Tonight the 12th of June 2012 at the HMV Picture
House Edinburgh we would be seeing TYLER
HILTON! A man whose sexy voice was introduced to me first by the Show One
Tree Hill and when I made Claire watch the show last year she quickly became a
fan of both show and of Tyler Hilton. So when we found out about his UK tour
there was no way that we weren’t getting tickets to see him. So on March 12th
we ordered our tickets a whole 92 days before the event took place.
The stage pre show
As we stood in the hall taking pictures of the stage we were
so close to the stage with a perfect view. Alex Goot was the first act on
stage, someone I admit I had never heard of before, his set was fantastic and
by the sounds of it the audience agreed with me.
Alex Goot during his amazing set
In the small break after Alex Goot came of the stage. We
heard a girl behind us turn to her friend and say “When is Chris Keller coming
on?” we couldn’t help but laugh and it took everything in me and Claire not to
turn around and tell her that Chris Keller was fictional (let’s all let her
keep believing that he’s real might break her heart otherwise)
The Incredible Tyler Hilton
Then Tyler Hilton graced the stage just him and his guitar
walked up to the mic and said “Hey guys, my name is Tyler, thanks for coming
out here tonight” before he started to sing Kicking my heels. It’s when you see
him live that you realise that though his recordings are good they do not do
him justice he is simply phenomenal live way better that I could have ever
imagined. His set was amazing her played Kicking
My Heels, Jenny, Ain’t No Fooling Me, You’ll Ask for Me,
Prince of Nothing Charming and Loaded Gun is set was short and I could
have listened to him all night but I had never been happier to see someone
live.
Tyler Hilton coming on stage and singing Kicking my Heels
Boyce Avenue where the main event tonight as it was there
tour, a band that Claire and I listened to after we had bought tickets for tonight’s
gig and very quickly fell in love with their music. There covers of some songs
are way better than the originals. When Alejandro, Daniel and Fabian Manzano
got on stage it was magical the crowd got wilder (if that was even possible
after how they had reacted to Tyler Hilton) and there set was incredible with a
nice mixture of their fantastic covers and there amazing original works.
Alejandro from Boyce Avenue
As the night was ending Claire and I went to the back of the
room to queue for the meet and greet as promised by Tyler Hilton and I am so
glad we did because after being squished for fifteen minutes the people working
at HMV Picture House said that there could only be one more minute of meet and
greet and I understand that they have to be shut by a particular time but I
would have been so disappointed if we didn’t get to meet Tyler fortunately we
did and he is the nicest, because of time we couldn’t get a picture with him
and he was incredibly apologetic but he wanted to sign as many fans items as he
could.
Tyler Hilton signing our stuff
It was an amazing night and Claire had caught a Bouce Avenue Guitar pick, we both got our t-shirts and tickets signed by the one and only Tyler Hilton and went home on a
total high after having such an incredible night. Everything was fantastic, wish I could do it all again.
Claire's signed t-shirt
Claire and her signed ticket
The guitar pick claire managed to catch when thrown out to the audience
