“I wanted to make an album you could take anywhere,” says Tyler Farr of his Columbia Nashville debut, “and I can take this one to a barn party on a back road and have everybody rock out, and at the same time kids can enjoy it and dance to it.”He pauses and laughs. “And I could play it for my grandma! I wanted everybody to be able to listen to it, and I think we accomplished that.”As someone who believes that sharing music is not about fences, Tyler recorded a stylistically rich debut album, true to his roots and influences, yet with a freshness and personality that allow it to stand alone in contemporary country music. The project ranges from power ballads, displaying a voice honed by years of classical training, to edgy tracks influenced by Tyler’s relationship with his good friend, country rapper Colt Ford.“

The album is who I am,” he says, “and it is different. It’s going to be one of the most diverse albums out there. I spent two years listening to songs, picking those I thought represented me the best—not just great songs, but the right songs. There are things that will make you cry and some that are pure fun, like ‘Hot Mess,’ or one I did with Colt called ‘Chicks, Trucks, and Beer.’ ‘Hello Goodbye’ is a break-up song, a big ballad, and then there are songs like one I wrote with Craig Wiseman called ‘Makes You Wanna Drink’ and one called ‘Redneck Crazy.’ If it’s great music,” Tyler adds, it isn't about the instrumentation or the style: “You either rock or you don’t, and if it rocks, I like it.”Bringing the project to fruition was part of a journey that has transformed the young singer’s outlook.