“As a man who identifies as a country music singer, I feel Americana ain’t no part of nothin’ and is a distraction from the issues that we’re facing on a bigger level as country music singers,” he said, nodding to the title of his debut album, Purgatory. “It kind of feels like purgatory.” When I first heard Mr. Childers make this statement, I was confused. I felt like the statement alienated a lot of artist in which Tyler idolizes and a lot of artists in general that do not have any other way in which to identify. This being because of the shit that is on mainstream country, rock, blues, etc. radio. I wanted more clarification to this statement. Not from his fans or those trying to breakdown the statement on social media, but a clarification from Tyler Childers himself. To my knowledge, that never came. However, looking back at the statement, taking in account the success of this band, and with the release of the new single, “All Your’n,” the message is becoming much clearer.

If you dare to turn on your radio, set the dial to a majority of modern country stations, you will hear noises in which you cannot identify as traditional country music. We won’t spend any time mentioning the songs or the artists, but you know the bullshit that I am referring to here. The point is, country music has been alive and well for a long time. In the honky tonks, Whitey Morgan and the 78s have been stomping around for years. Dale Watson has been putting out tunes since 1995. The emergence and success of Cody Jinks has helped bring the push for real country music alive and on the radio again. You can find all of these artists on satellite radio. But, that’s not good enough. It’s not good enough for Tyler Childers. It should not be good enough for us as fans. Some people like to say that this is “selling out.” I have to respectfully disagree that such a notion even exists. If we, the fans, had the opportunity to create something, we would want that creation to be as successful as it possibly can be. Mr. Childers is doing that. “All Your’n” is doing much more than that.