Artist:     Tyler Hilton

Album:     City on Fire

Label:     Hooptie Tune Records

Release Date:     1.18.2019

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Four and a half years after California native Tyler Hilton released his last full-length studio album, today he is back with his fifth studio record entitled City on Fire. Hilton co-wrote each of the 12 original tracks with his longtime friend and guitarist, Jaco Caraco and even worked on the LP with his old roommate and member of Lady Antebellum, Charles Kelley, who also contributed background vocals.

Filled with a vast blend of genres, the singer-songwriter describes it as Western indie-rock. Hilton created this record during a time of change in his life, dealing with the losses of people close to him, along with the horrific wildfires in California. Using music to work through it all, he calls this the favorite album of his entire career. T Hilton’s City on Fire is one of those modern country albums that sounds familiar, only better. The title track is moving, telling the story of a man losing everything he cares about, and what lengths he would go to reconcile that inside himself. Moving into the excellent second track, the second single released from this record, “How Long ‘Til I Lose You” is a mid-tempo tune that the “when” of losing someone, rather than the “if.” “How long ’til I lose you? / How long ’til I’m swept up, carried away / Hanging on to all that I can / How long ’til I lose you?” Hilton sings in the chorus. Other fine songs include “Find Me One,” a bluegrass tune with strings. while, “Anywhere I Run” and “The Way that She Moves” are solidly “Western.” Get your blues fix with “Get Down.” Get your Tyler Hilton fix by catching him while he tours. https://tylerhilton.com/

— Laura Sedor