Serenading listeners with a message of meaning is Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and recording artist Tyler Allred with his raw new single, "Anxious Anyway."
The California-born artist grew up in Battle Creek, Michigan, moving back west in 2017 to dedicate his days to music and sobriety. Spending his twenties grappling with heroin addiction, Allred openly speaks about his past if it means helping others get clean. His 2019 release, "Everything Is Fine," eventually landed on an episode of MTV Catfish.
More recently, the passionate recording artist is releasing tracks from his upcoming EP titled 33 Days And A Wake Up, like his recent single, "Anxious Anyway." Recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, the new single is an ode to those recurring feelings of anxiety and seeking the little things in life to help soothe them. It's a relatable, tender song that any listener can find a piece of themselves in.
Jumping into "Anxious Anyway," we're met with comforting and lush acoustic guitar riffs melting into the first verse alongside mid-tempo drums and Tyler Allred's raspy, calming vocals. As he begins expressing his pains and his running tongue, he ventures over to the hook and calls on a lover to say those pretty things to help soothe his stressors.
But many of us know anxiety's recurring ways, and Tyler Allred perfectly describes that morning wave of emotion that leaves us starting the day "Anxious Anyway." It's a raw, honest, and vulnerable single that many listeners can relate to—offering solace and a safe escape from our busy external (and internal) worlds.
Allow Tyler Allred to lend a musical helping hand with his latest single, "Anxious Anyway," now available on all digital streaming platforms.
Welcome to Buzz, Tyler! We genuinely respect the raw and relatable emotion brought to your recent single, "Anxious Anyway." What inspired you to write such a vulnerable song like this?
Thanks, glad to be here. I was recording the third song from the E.P. “It Might Be Fun” at Sunset Sound, and I kept getting distracted by playing the chord progression of “Anxious Anyway.” At the time, I hadn’t decided on what the fourth song would be yet, and I wanted something brand new. I kept playing the guitar part for several weeks and nothing was coming to me. One morning, I woke up, and the opening line was just there, “I’m vacant enough for the two of us.” I picked up my guitar and just continued singing whatever came naturally, and within a half hour or less, it was written. I didn’t ever physically write the lyrics or spend any time second guessing them, I just went with what came natural. Somehow the songs of mine I like the most are always the easiest to write.
Would you say that "Anxious Anyway" is one of your more personal releases? Or do you frequently release such emotional and vulnerable tracks?
It’s probably up there, couldn’t really say why. It’s definitely one of my personal favorites I’ve written and it does feel authentic to me. I’ve definitely got some others that are the same way but it’s never a goal I have in mind. There’s another unreleased one from the E.P. called “Expectations” that definitely touches on a lot of personal issues as well.
What was the most rewarding part about creating and releasing "Anxious Anyway"? What did you enjoy most?
A few things come to mind. It was the final piece of the E.P. puzzle, so once it was written and recorded, I had the E.P. I was lucky enough to record this song and the entire record at Sunset Sound, where so many of my favorites have been recorded before me, I.E. Elliott Smith, Neil Young, Jim Morrison, etc. I recorded the whole thing with a sound engineer named Alex Miller who was helpful on so many levels and just a great human I’m lucky to consider a friend. The equipment in that place was mind-blowing. I also shot a video for the song with a good friend of mine, Ryan Hillary. He also shot and directed my first video “What’s The Move.”
Why did you choose to release "Anxious Anyway" as a lead single from your upcoming EP 33 Days And A Wake Up? How does this song prepare listeners for what's to come?
It’s just one of my personal favorites and I think it gives a pretty good sense of where I think my music is heading. I like that it’s pretty bare-bones and simple. Just guitars, vocals, and drums.
If listeners could take anything away from "Anxious Anyway," what would you want it to be? What did you want to leave them with?
In all honesty, it never crosses my mind unless I’m asked, and when I’m asked, I never have a good answer. I’ve written a few hundred songs in my life, but I tend to only record the ones that come so easily that I feel like I didn’t even write them.
Sometimes, a line comes in a dream or something, and the song writes itself, like “Anxious Anyway.” That being said, during the writing process itself, I’m not sure the listener ever enters the equation; I’m a bit selfish that way. I definitely hope that people get something out of it and that it has an effect, but I don’t think I have any business telling them what that should be.
Furthermore, half the time I don’t know what my songs mean to me or the meaning evolves over time. In summary, take what you will, and thanks for listening.
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