The Kentucky songwriter also drops the track list for his upcoming album Snipe Hunter
Tyler Childers tries in vain to make a connection with an older woman whose taste in music and movies are before his time in the new song “Oneida.” A fan favorite that Childers has played live for years, the studio version of “Oneida” appears on Snipe Hunter, the Kentucky songwriter’s forthcoming album.
“I lay here awake and I laugh at her jokes/She is referencin’ movies I’m too young to know,” he sings in one verse, before acknowledging his youth (and inability to purchase alcohol) in the chorus. “Oneida I know that I’m younger than most/But I’m willin’ if you got the time/to buy us some wine.”
“Oneida” follows the release of “Nose on the Grindstone,” another fan favorite that Childers finally recorded in the studio. Both songs appear on Snipe Hunter, produced by Rick Rubin and due July 25. Childers shared the titles of all 13 tracks appearing on the record on Wednesday.
Childers will support the album with appearances at festivals like Under the Big Sky in Whitefish, Montana, and on his own headlining dates, including a pair of shows at Forest Hills Stadium in New York and two gigs at Geodis Park in Nashville. He’ll headline London’s O2 Arena in November.
Snipe Hunter track list:
1. “Eatin’ Big Time”
2. “Cuttin’ Teeth”
3. “Oneida”
4. “Getting to the Bottom”
5. “Bitin’ List”
6. “Nose on the Grindstone”
7. “Watch Out”
8. “Down Under”
9. “Poachers”
10. “Snipe Hunt”
11. “Tirtha Yatra”
12. “Tomcat and a Dandy”
13. “Dirty Ought Trill”
