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A bold and haunting debut, Purgatory announces Tyler Childers as one of the most vital voices in contemporary Americana. Co-produced by Grammy Award winners Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, this 10-track album is a gritty, soulful, and sharply written journey through the heart of Eastern Kentucky — a place Childers knows intimately and brings vividly to life in every lyric.
Like the best Southern storytellers before him, Childers weaves tales of sin and salvation, love and loss, with an honesty that hits hard and lingers long. From the fiery opener “I Swear (To God)” to the reflective closer “Lady May,” Purgatory blends bluegrass, outlaw country, and Southern rock into a sound that feels both timeless and urgently fresh.
Anchored by standout tracks like “Feathered Indians,” “Whitehouse Road,” and “Universal Sound,” Purgatory is a semi-autobiographical collection that reads like a Southern gothic novel — complete with moonshine, cocaine, angels, demons, and the ghosts of a wild youth. It's a dark, dazzling portrait of a man finding light at the edge of his own reckoning.
Tracklist:
I Swear (To God)
Feathered Indians
Tattoos
Born Again
Whitehouse Road
Banded Clovis
Purgatory
Honky Tonk Flame
Universal Sound
Lady May
A bold and haunting debut, Purgatory announces Tyler Childers as one of the most vital voices in contemporary Americana. Co-produced by Grammy Award winners Sturgill Simpson and David Ferguson, this 10-track album is a gritty, soulful, and sharply written journey through the heart of Eastern Kentucky — a place Childers knows intimately and brings vividly to life in every lyric.
Like the best Southern storytellers before him, Childers weaves tales of sin and salvation, love and loss, with an honesty that hits hard and lingers long. From the fiery opener “I Swear (To God)” to the reflective closer “Lady May,” Purgatory blends bluegrass, outlaw country, and Southern rock into a sound that feels both timeless and urgently fresh.
Anchored by standout tracks like “Feathered Indians,” “Whitehouse Road,” and “Universal Sound,” Purgatory is a semi-autobiographical collection that reads like a Southern gothic novel — complete with moonshine, cocaine, angels, demons, and the ghosts of a wild youth. It's a dark, dazzling portrait of a man finding light at the edge of his own reckoning.
Tracklist:
I Swear (To God)
Feathered Indians
Tattoos
Born Again
Whitehouse Road
Banded Clovis
Purgatory
Honky Tonk Flame
Universal Sound
Lady May