Tyler Parkford
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Birth name | Tyler Davis Parkford |
Born | Long Beach, California, U.S. | March 1, 1985
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Tyler Parkford is an American musician, best known as the keyboardist and vocalist for Los Angeles-based band, Mini Mansions. He is also one half of the lounge pop duo Mister Goodnite.
Early life[]
Parkford grew up in Long Beach, California.[1] He studied classical piano as a child and later learned to play the guitar.[2] He attended film school at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[3] It was there that he met future bandmate Zach Dawes. Along with Queens of the Stone Age bassist Michael Shuman, the trio formed Mini Mansions in 2009.
Career[]
In 2013, Parkford teamed up with Drab Majesty’s Alex Nicolaou to form Mister Goodnite, a pop act that layers vocals over samples of retro pop, prog, and psych records. He described the concept behind the project as a man who dies and is doomed to spend eternity in purgatory as a lounge singer.[4] Mister Goodnite's first mixtape, Songs About Love And Lack Thereof, was released in 2013.[5] The first single, "Don't Trust Me", was released on September 4, 2013.[6] A video for "You’re Too Cool" premiered on October 14, 2013.[7]
Parkford contributed to the soundtrack of 2017 feature film Kate Can't Swim, and released a song from the soundtrack titled "Nothing In The Rain" in 2016.[8]
Mister Goodnite released their second mixtape, Nite in the Attic, in 2017. The mixtape paid homage to Light in the Attic Records, with each song sampling a different record from the label's back catalogue.[9] The lead single, "Fast Times in the LBC", was released on April 27, 2017.[10] A video for "Old Enough" premiered on June 25, 2017.[11] They released another single, "Adulteress", on July 2, 2017.[12]
Parkford has been a touring member of The Last Shadow Puppets since 2016.[13] He also appeared on the band's The Dream Synopsis EP.
He co-wrote three songs on Albert Hammond Jr.'s 2018 album, Francis Trouble.[14]
In addition to appearing on Arctic Monkey's 2018 album, Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino, Parkford accompanied the band on their world tour, playing the keyboard and providing backing vocals.[15][16]
Discography[]
With Mini Mansions
- Mini Mansions EP (2009)
- Mini Mansions (2010)
- ... Besides ... EP (2012)
- The Great Pretenders (2015)
- Flashbacks: A Collection of B-Sides From The Great Pretenders (2016)
- Works Every Time EP (2018)
- Guy Walks Into a Bar... (2019)
Other appearances on albums
- Mister Goodnite – Songs About Love And Lack Thereof (2013)
- Brody Dalle – Diploid Love (2014)
- Kimbra – The Golden Echo (2014)
- Unloved – Guilty of Love (2016)
- The Last Shadow Puppets – The Dream Synopsis (2016)
- Mister Goodnite – Kate Can't Swim Original Soundtrack (2017)
- Mister Goodnite – Nite in the Attic (2017)
- Albert Hammond Jr. – Francis Trouble (2018)
- Arctic Monkeys – Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino (2018)
- Miles Kane – Coup de Grace (2018)
- Lana Del Rey – Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019)
References[]
- ^ http://thefourohfive.com. ""I remember buying records..." // The 405 meets Mini Mansions". The 405. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Getting the Poison-to-Punch Ratio Just Right: Mini Mansions Steps Into the Limelight". PopMatters. July 28, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Sounds of LA: Mini Mansions". dailybruin.com. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ "Mister Goodnite Rises and Shines". owl and bear. March 13, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "MISTER GOODNITE'S NEW MIXTAPE "SONGS ABOUT LOVE AND LACK THEREOF"". psychedelicjudaism.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Check out "Don't Trust Me," the Dreamy Debut Single From Los Angeles' Mister Goodnite". Complex. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Sandra Burciaga Olinger (October 14, 2013). "Hot New Music: Mister Goodnite "You're Too Cool"". Grimy Goods. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Riddell, Rose (September 6, 2016). "Listen: Mini Mansions' Tyler Parkford releases new song, 'Nothing In The Rain'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ Riddell, Rose (July 4, 2017). "Interview: Mister Goodnite on the 'Nite In The Attic' mixtape + 'Adulteress' premiere". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ Buddie, Indie (May 3, 2017). "Mister Goodnite 'Fast Time in the LBC'". Indie Buddie. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ "Premiere: Mister Goodnite Wakes Up From Three Year Hiatus With 'Old Enough' Video". bullettmedia.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Buddie, Indie (July 6, 2017). "Mister Goodnite 'Adulteress'". Indie Buddie. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Bartleet, Larry (March 25, 2016). "The Last Shadow Puppets play first UK gig in seven years". NME. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Tijerina, Daniela (March 26, 2018). "How Therapy Helped Albert Hammond Jr. Make His Most Personal Album Yet". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 27, 2019.
- ^ "Mini Mansions: 'We'd be a pop band in an alternative universe'". The Independent. September 21, 2018. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
- ^ Daly, Rhian (May 14, 2018). "How 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' has changed Arctic Monkeys' live show forever". NME. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
External links[]
- 1985 births
- Living people
- American pop keyboardists
- American male pop singers
- American indie pop musicians