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Fresh from the success of Xan Tyler’s debut solo album, Holding Up Half The Sky, she has now paired up with Jonathan Brown aka Dusty Stray for their debut collaborative album, Home.

Reaching number 8 in the Scottish Albums Chart, Home is a collection of ten songs that explore the emotional terrain of endings and beginnings. Inspired by ideas of place, belonging, loss, and renewal, the album is as much about inner landscapes as physical relationships. It’s the kind of record that feels intimate from the first note — inviting comfort and familiarity to the listener. At the same time, Home smacks of the originality and freshness that happens when two seasoned solo artists create something together for the first time.

HOLDING UP HALF THE SKY
Released on 4th May 2024 by Last Night From Glasgow, Holding Up Half The Sky reached number 4 in the Scottish Albums Chart. Inspired by stories of female empowerment and exploring themes of sisterhood, survival and aging (some real, some imagined but all personal) the reception it received was far reaching and surprised even Xan.

Plays from 6 Music, BBC Radio Scotland, X Radio and others were followed by many exciting live bookings including her Celtic Connections debut, an appearance at back Doune The Rabbit Hole Festival, a support slot with Peter Capaldi and a tour with The Blow Monkeys among the highlights.

HUHTS was produced by Boo Hewerdine (also co-writer on some songs) and recorded by Jamie Savage at Chem-19. The album featured a host of amazing artists including, Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) on drums , Adam Scott (Album Club) on bass, John Rooney (Starry Skies) lead guitar, Emma Pollock (The Delgados) guest vocals, violist John McCusker, cellist Pete Harvey and Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren.

PAST COLLABORATIONS
Xan is known not only as a ‘genre agnostic’ ‘musical butterfly’ but also as someone who seeks and adore­s the rich learning opportunities and deep connections that collaborating with others brings.

In 2021 Xan released Clarion Call on Ariwa Records with dub reggae icon Mad Professor. This was the second time the pair collaborated with the first being in 2000 when they teamed up to make A Dub Showcase which also featured a vocal cameo from the late great Lee Scratch Perry.

2020 Let It Come Down was the name given to Xan’s collaboration with Shimmy Disc legend Kramer who previously produced the likes of Galaxie 500, Low and Daniel Johnston. Their album was called Songs We Sang In Our Dreams and Pitchfork gave it an uncharacteristically high 7.7 rating saying “Tyler is a perfect foil … delivering precise, roving melodies that play off the structure provided by Kramer’s acoustic guitar and piano chords.” The album was released on cult US label Joyful Noise.

In 2016 Xan made We Are The Light And The Dark with David Liddell under the moniker Glasshouse.

XAN’S HISTORY
Xan Tyler is a Londoner now based in Fife Scotland. She has had a remarkable and extensive career. After getting her start in music as a backing and session singer she then went on to collaborate with numerous artists, producers and labels on a variety of projects. This included not only as previously mentioned Mad Professor and Kramer but also dance music producers Timo Maas and Martin Buttrich, folk artists Naomi Bedford and Paul Simmons. Xan was also one half of synth-pop duo Technique signed to Alan McGee’s Creation Records. Xan has appeared on a host of record labels including Platipus, Ministry and Poptones.