Tyler Parkford

Tyler Parkford is a 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.

Tyler Parkford
Birth nameTyler Davis Parkford
Born (1985-03-01) March 1, 1985
Long Beach, California
GenresPsychedelic pop, indie pop
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
InstrumentsVocals, keyboard
Associated actsMini Mansions, Arctic Monkeys, The Last Shadow Puppets, Mister Goodnite

Life and career

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.

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 cowrote three songs on The Strokes guitarist 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

References
  1. http://thefourohfive.com. ""I remember buying records..." // The 405 meets Mini Mansions". The 405. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  2. "Getting the Poison-to-Punch Ratio Just Right: Mini Mansions Steps Into the Limelight". PopMatters. 2015-07-28. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  3. "Sounds of LA: Mini Mansions". dailybruin.com. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  4. "Mister Goodnite Rises and Shines". owl and bear. 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  5. "MISTER GOODNITE'S NEW MIXTAPE "SONGS ABOUT LOVE AND LACK THEREOF"". psychedelicjudaism.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  6. "Check out "Don't Trust Me," the Dreamy Debut Single From Los Angeles' Mister Goodnite". Complex. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  7. Sandra Burciaga Olinger (2013-10-14). "Hot New Music: Mister Goodnite "You're Too Cool"". Grimy Goods. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  8. Riddell, Rose (2016-09-06). "Listen: Mini Mansions' Tyler Parkford releases new song, 'Nothing In The Rain'". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
  9. Riddell, Rose (2017-07-04). "Interview: Mister Goodnite on the 'Nite In The Attic' mixtape + 'Adulteress' premiere". Coup De Main Magazine. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  10. Buddie, Indie (2017-05-03). "Mister Goodnite 'Fast Time in the LBC'". Indie Buddie. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  11. "Premiere: Mister Goodnite Wakes Up From Three Year Hiatus With 'Old Enough' Video". bullettmedia.com. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  12. Buddie, Indie (2017-07-06). "Mister Goodnite 'Adulteress'". Indie Buddie. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
  13. Bartleet, Larry (2016-03-25). "The Last Shadow Puppets play first UK gig in seven years". NME. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  14. Tijerina, Daniela; Tijerina, Daniela (2018-03-26). "How Therapy Helped Albert Hammond Jr. Make His Most Personal Album Yet". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2019-06-27.
  15. "Mini Mansions: 'We'd be a pop band in an alternative universe'". The Independent. 2018-09-21. Retrieved 2019-06-24.
  16. Daly, Rhian (2018-05-14). "How 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' has changed Arctic Monkeys' live show forever". NME. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
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