Tyler Ramsey (Album Release Tour) at Hernando's Hide-A-Way

At the core of any great singer-songwriter lies this inherent trait of stage presence, one

where an entire room, no matter the size, is pulled in by this lyrical tractor beam — all

eyes, emotions and energies aimed in one direction at a single voice. For Tyler Ramsey,

it’s being able to honestly connect with the listener.

Albeit a genuinely humble soul, don’t let Ramsey fool you. When it comes to the

modern-day singer-songwriter, he remains a bastion of musical talent and lyrical

aptitude — a melodic voice-of-reason and safe haven amid a 21st century world

seemingly gone mad. The former lead guitarist of Band of Horses, Ramsey has also

released four acclaimed solo albums, including “For The Morning” in 2019.

Ramsey’s latest album “New Lost Ages” (out Feb. 9) was captured at the legendary

Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington, by storied producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes,

Father John Misty, The Shins, Built to Spill). The 10-song LP is an ongoing sonic quest

— meticulously wandering across the musical landscape, this undulating tone of indie,

rock and folk stylings.

The new album is about peeling back the layers of oneself, to locate and open up the

dusty boxes of your past from the back of the closet of your mind. It’s memories and

mistakes, lessons and lifelines bringing the present moment into focus — the future

bright with possibility and purpose, so long as you never forget the road to the here and

now.

Alongside bassist Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes) and drummer Sean Lane

(Ann Wilson), Ramsey found himself fronting a full-on rock outfit in the studio,

a scenario that conjured fresh inspiration and straightforward determination within the

recording process — something genuinely heard and felt in the hauntingly poignant

number “These Ghosts.”

Pushing further and farther down the rabbit hole of “New Lost Ages,” the melodies are

aimed at sincere connectivity through honesty and vulnerability — symbiotic realms

that nurture the genuine splendor and lore of Ramsey’s recordings and stoic stage

presence in a live setting.

If anything, everything Ramsey has absorbed in his travels — onstage and on the road

— is continually channeled through the unique lens of his words, unique tunings and

guitar chords. It’s a whirlwind of sound and scope, all radiating from one human being

with guitar in-hand, a silent room of curious souls awaiting the next number of beauty

and grace conjured by Ramsey with such ease.