''Moonshine Acoustic'' is the second extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter and former
Issues frontman
Tyler Carter
Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Gainesville, Georgia. He is most notable for being the former vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Cart ...
. Released on June 26, 2020 on
Rise Records, the EP is composed of six acoustic revisions of tracks from Carter's debut studio album, ''
Moonshine
Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...
'' (2019), including one studio cover of "
Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...
" by
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
and one previously unreleased original song.
Background
Following the release of
Tyler Carter
Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Gainesville, Georgia. He is most notable for being the former vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Cart ...
's debut studio album, ''
Moonshine
Moonshine is high-proof liquor that is usually produced illegally. The name was derived from a tradition of creating the alcohol during the nighttime, thereby avoiding detection. In the first decades of the 21st century, commercial dist ...
'', on February 1, 2019, the singer embarked on two North American tours in support of its release, each in January and March 2019. Carter subsequently focused on recording and writing the album ''
Beautiful Oblivion
''Beautiful Oblivion'' is the third studio album by American metal band Issues, released on October 4, 2019, on Rise Records. It serves as a follow-up to their second studio album, '' Headspace'' (2016) and was produced by Howard Benson. The al ...
'' for his band
Issues, which was later released in October 2019.
Promotion
On June 10, 2020,
Tyler Carter
Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Gainesville, Georgia. He is most notable for being the former vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Cart ...
announced he would be releasing a cover of
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band, formed in London in 1967. Fleetwood Mac were founded by guitarist Peter Green, drummer Mick Fleetwood and guitarist Jeremy Spencer, before bassist John McVie joined the line-up for their epony ...
's 1975 single "
Landslide
Landslides, also known as landslips, are several forms of mass wasting that may include a wide range of ground movements, such as rockfalls, deep-seated grade (slope), slope failures, mudflows, and debris flows. Landslides occur in a variety of ...
". On June 12, he released "Landslide", accompanied with its music video.
On June 19, 2020, he released the second single, "Escape My Love", a previously unreleased
acoustic pop
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song.
Track listing
All track titles and duration information was taken from
Apple Music
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.
Credits
*
Tyler Carter
Derek Tyler Carter (born December 30, 1991) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer from Gainesville, Georgia. He is most notable for being the former vocalist and founding member of American metalcore band Issues. Cart ...
– vocals
* Chris Miller – guitar, composer
* Zack Odom – composer
* Kenneth Mount – composer
* ZK Productions – producer
References
{{Issues (band), Issues
Rise Records albums
Tyler Carter albums
2020 EPs
2020 compilation albums