Based in Salt Lake City, Utah, Richard Tyler Epperson is a singer and a songwriter whose latest single ‘December Night’ comes in support of his upcoming album Fragmented Night. The single features a healthy blend of cinematic piano, a charismatic and present composition that’s equally simple and memorable, contemplative lyrics, heartfelt deliveries, and a fantastically colorful production job.

‘December Night’ is about feeling stuck in a toxic love that feels unescapable, and the song’s duality of minimal, subdued verses, and the sudden, unannounced explosion of the chorus and its one-note vocal melody seem to fittingly embody this feeling of being trapped and screaming for a way out of something that is at times, a source of security and comfort.

The gorgeous production job makes a wonderful job of the song’s cinematic verses, with a trickling piano line and Epperson’s syncopated vocal delivery, before the abrupt eruption of the chorus, with its grandiose bass and ready heaps of potent melancholy, and gently aggressive vocals. A sweetly melodic bridge showcases Epperson’s composition talents and introduces a moment of moderation between the madness of the chorus, and the cautious crawling nature of the verses.

‘December Night’ is tight, structured, and calculated. A rock anthem with a dramatic edge and a deep meaning, a beautiful composition, and a production by Roman Styx that helps put everything together. 

A singer and songwriter hailing from Salt Lake City, Utah, Richard Tyler Epperson’s latest piece, the moody and melancholic ‘All My Life’ originally started as an acoustic demo written by Epperson’s father. After he passed, Epperson took it upon his shoulder to finish it, resulting in a truly epic piece of alternative rock loaded with infectiously dark atmospheres and addictive riffs.

 Most notable in ‘All My Life’ is its sense of foreboding darkness that is exhibited in the song’s minor and melancholic chord sequence, and further explored with the song’s epic climbing riff that heralds the arrival of the chorus. Epperson’s voice is husky, distinct, and memorable. Diving into themes of regret and the unstoppable passing of time, ‘All My Life’ is an introspective song with an impactful lyrical composition that is made even more touching with its correspondence with Epperson’s late father, and its presence in his life as a part of his childhood and memories. ‘All My Life’ is vividly dark and touching.

Richard Tyler Epperson’s ‘All My Life’ is a beautiful piece of music that carries a lot of meaning for its artist and for his family. Lovingly crafted, ‘All My Life’ is a fitting tribute to a father who left a lasting music legacy for his son to showcase after his time has passed.