Episode 6: Tyler Asay!

Hello friends, I'm excited to share this week's conversation with Tyler Asay: singer, rhythm guitarist, and chief songwriter of The Tisburys, a local indie/power pop/rock band. (As Tyler discusses during the episode, they're accustomed to slashes when it comes to describing their music.)

Episode 6: Tyler Asay (the Tisburys)

Bub & Pop | Episode 6: Tyler Asay (recorded January 16, 2026) Join music journalist Matt Hoffman at the Boom Room in Fishtown as he has a conversation with Tyler Asay, lead singer and songwriter from The Tisburys. He talks about the band’s past, present, and future, along with some of his

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I've gotten to know Tyler over the last two or so years. We met through Philly Music Fest, which I profiled for Glide and have gone on to review for them and others, and have stayed in touch. (As I mention during the podcast intro, he's always been persistent and never anything approximating annoying – the lesson to young musicians is to not be shy about reaching out!) I really enjoyed the Tisburys' last LP, 2025's A Still Life Revisited, which wound up being one of my faves of the year, and it was fun to hear Tyler talk about the new record and to think aloud about differernt producers who might be a good fit for it.

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