William Tyler Announces ‘Time Indefinite,’ Guitarist’s 1st Solo Album Since 2019

William Tyler will release his first solo album in six years, Time Indefinite, on April 25 through Psychic Hotline. The guitarist shared a three-part suite of songs as the record’s lead singles.

Taking its title and inspiration from the 1993 Ross McElwee-directed documentary film of the same name, Time Indefinite was recorded by Tyler with his longtime collaborator Jake Davis. The project began after the COVID pandemic prompted Tyler to move back to Nashville, leaving most of his possessions – including his record collection – behind in Los Angeles. He discovered a vintage tape machine while cleaning out his late grandfather’s office in Jackson, Mississippi and began using it to create loops.

Some of those loops became part of Tyler’s collaboration with Four Tet’s Kieran Hebden, 2023’s Darkness, Darkness/No Services, while others – along with ideas recorded to his phone – were crafted by Tyler and Davis into pieces on Time Indefinite. Rather than clean the recordings up, the pair “embrace[d] the hiss and wobble” the technology provided.

Tyler shared the three-song opening suite composed of “Cabin Six,” “Concern” and “Star of Hope.” The tracks, which can be experienced as a single recording and individually, arrived with accompanying video footage culled from Tyler’s family’s home movies.

Watch the uncut video of “Cabin Six,” “Concern” and “Star of Hope” below:

Tyler will host three listening events presenting the album on hi-fi sound systems at Public Records in Brooklyn, at In Sheep’s Clothing in Los Angeles, and at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee where Tyler will also perform the album live.

Time Indefinite Tracklist

1. Cabin Six
2. Concern
3. Star of Hope
4. Howling at the Second Moon
5. A Dream, A Flood
6. Anima Hotel
7. Electric Lake
8. The Hardest Land to Harvest
9. Held