Tyler Dettloff is a musician and poet from the swampy Delirium Wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. His latest album Reconcileis a 13 song folk-blues rocker.
Image from Reconcile lead single “Alibi” music video
Recorded and mixed by Dead River Sound Produced by Lost Dog Records
Songwriting, guitar, vocals by Tyler Dettloff Drums by Stephanie Whitton Bass by Ryan Staples Guitar by Blind Bob Quinn Slide guitar by Sven Gonstead Piano, organ, keys by Charlie Millard
EP “No Hitter” released 1/2/2024; 7 songs with DIY production alongside a poem of the same name, “no hitter” (below):
a complete game in which a pitcher yields no hits to the opposing team.
also I’m committed to non-violence.
some short songs written in winter 2022-2023.
a collection of playful boxing matches between drums and acoustic guitar.
a piñata covered in cutting room floor sweepings.
no candy just psyche and charisma and Frank Stanford and Josephine Mandamin and Charles Mingus and Albert Camus and ptsd and post-roe and seasonal affective disorder.
a swing and a misanthropy.
released January 2, 2024
Credits: Songwriting and performances of guitar, drums, bass, and keyboard by Tyler Dettloff. Recording and mixing by Tyler Dettloff. Produced by Lost Dog Records.
Voices featured in [interlude] are Frank Stanford from “It Wasn’t a Dream, It Was a Flood” documentary, Josephine Mandamin from Great Lakes Commons “Sacred Water Walk” feature, Charles Mingus from the documentary film “Mingus” directed by Thomas Reichman, and Albert Camus’s “The Human Crisis” read by Viggo Mortensen.
Tyler Dettloff 