Ty Segall solo acoustic

One of the leaders of the psych-influenced garage rock scene that erupted in California in the late 2000s, Ty Segall has produced a catalog as prolific as it is stylistically diverse. Working as a solo act and in side projects, he has released dozens of albums that along with helping define garage punk for his era have also ventured into hard rock, folk-rock, and heavy metal, added synths, and stripped back to acoustic guitars. Depending on the album, Segall can sound raw (2016’s Emotional Mugger) or refined (2013’s Sleeper), and he’s capable of focused one-man-band efforts (2009’s Lemons) as well as sprawling and eclectic releases with a range of collaborators (2018’s Freedom’s Goblin). He proves just as compelling when stripping back the noise and adding synths, as on 2021’s Harmonizer, composing film music in classic style (2022’s Whirlybird), or recording at home on his own (2022’s subdued Hello, Hi and 2024’s folk-rock leaning Three Bells). No matter the sonic setting, Segall’s strong melodic frameworks, creative restlessness, and the infectious intensity of his songs and performances are the constants in his ever-evolving discography.