Tyler Lorette wrote a love song about a guitar. And honestly, it might be the most sincere love song we’ve heard.
“ROXIE” starts out sounding like a story you’ve heard a hundred times. A name, a memory, a love that shaped everything after it. Then the song tips its hand, and you realize you’ve been listening to something else entirely.
The Twist Behind the Song
ROXIE isn’t a person. She’s the first “big boy” guitar Tyler’s dad gave him when he was four years old.
That detail hits different when you know Tyler was already strumming guitars around the house at age two. This wasn’t a kid getting a toy. This was a kid getting handed the thing that would decide the rest of his life.
The song is “a tribute to the dreams we chase, the moments that define us, and the passions that shape our lives.” That’s a big claim for three minutes of country music, but the songwriting earns it. The misdirection isn’t a gimmick. It’s the whole point, because the guitar really was his first love.
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What It Sounds Like
The production is warm and guitar-forward, which is exactly what a song like this needs. Anything slicker would have buried the sentiment.
The hooks stick, and Tyler’s vocal delivery does the heavy lifting on the emotional turn. You can hear a guy singing about something he actually cares about, not a guy performing caring. There’s a difference, and country fans can smell it a mile away.
Who’s Behind It
Tyler co-wrote “ROXIE” with Elias Edlund and Rich Cloke, and co-produced it with Adam Newcomb. If Newcomb’s name sounds familiar, it should. His work on Tyler’s previous single, “I Ain’t Thinkin’,” earned a CMA Ontario Producer of the Year award.
Tyler himself is fresh off being named CMA Ontario’s Breakthrough Artist of the Year. Raised in a bluegrass-playing family in Ontario, he’s built his reputation on exactly the kind of songwriting “ROXIE” shows off: familiar on the surface, with something real underneath.
Where to Find Him
“ROXIE” is streaming everywhere, and Tyler’s worth following as this next chapter unfolds. You can find him at tylerlorette.com or on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.
Some love stories are about people. Tyler Lorette just proved the best ones are sometimes about the thing that made you who you are.
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