Tylan, formerly of Girlyman, will be releasing her first solo album, One True Thing, on June 18th. Today, she's spending Seven Questions In Heaven with us.
Describe your music for our readers who may not be familiar with you.
Genre-wise my music is alt-folk singer-songwriter. Lyric-and melody driven. Musically/lyrically I've been compared to Patty Griffin, Janis Ian, Bruce Springsteen, etc. If I'm going to flatter myself, I'll say I'm like the love child of Woody Guthrie and KD Lang, if such a thing were possible or desirable.
Who are your musical influences and idols?
There are so many artists under the radar who haven't gotten the recognition they deserve, people like AG, Kris Delmhorst, Coyote Grace, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Antje Duvekot. I'm constantly inspired by my peers who have been doing this for years, writing incredible songs, recording CDs on their own dime, working their asses off, and playing night after night for very little money. I also look up to great songwriters like Ani DiFranco, Paul Simon, Dar Williams, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles, Indigo Girls, Bruce Springsteen, etc.
What was the first album, cassette, or CD you bought with your own money?
Michael Jackson's Thriller was the first album I was completely obsessed with, but I'm not sure I was old enough to buy it myself. I probably went to the mall and bought Wham's Make It Big myself. George Michael was just the consummate pop star to me back then.
