Dear Tyler Childers fans…
Are you feeling lied to? Are you feeling hoodwinked or bamboozled? Perhaps misled or tricked? Well, you’re not alone… you’re just wrong.
But hey, misery loves company.
Following the release of Tyler Childers’ longtime fan favorite, “Oneida,” and the Snipe Hunter tracklist that came along with it, I’ve see a number of fans complain that “Jersey Giant” wasn’t included on the tracklist. And the justification for their anger is the fact that Tyler showed us a Jersey Giant Easter egg in the trailer video. You know, that bird at the very end of the barber shop scene.
I’ve seen a number of tweets or social media comments that look a lot like this:
Only problem… that wasn’t a Jersey Giant. It wasn’t a snipe either, and to be honest, I’m not ever sure it’s a real bird…it looks like a bit of taxidermy tomfoolery.
Let’s break it down…
What’s A Jersey Giant?
For lack of a better definition, a Jersey Giant a specific breed of chicken, a rather large and usually black-colored one.
Exhibit A:
What’s A Snipe?
A snipe is a little more confusing… mostly because it’s something that is both a made-up bird hunting prank, and… a real bird. Confused yet?
Snipe hunting is essentially a prank that’s played on kids and novice hunters where you send them off with a bag to capture a “snipe,” a mythical bird that doesn’t exist. But Wilson’s Snipe IS a real bird, commonly found across the United States, one that some folks will even hunt for. There is also a Common Snipe found in other parts of the world.
Exhibit B:
As you can see, neither of those look remotely close to the bird in the video.
The bird in the video looks mostly like a pheasant, but not exactly. And a little like a chicken, a little like a turkey with the beard, some rockhopper penguin or a crested owl with those wild eyebrows… it certainly doesn’t look like any bird I’ve ever seen. So all of that to say… there was no “Jersey Giant” Easter egg… no matter how bad you wanted there to be.
Plus, Tyler has been pretty open and honest about the song no longer really serving him, and the fact that Elle King, Evan Honer, Sam Barber AND Josiah and the Bonnevilles have already recorded versions, made it seem far-fetched from the beginning.
As much as I love many of the old Tyler Childers tunes, I’m glad that he gave fans a little taste from the vault, but is mostly releasing brand new music. I’m in the group of fans that has felt like the last few projects were a little “thin” in terms of what felt like new material so 13 songs, mostly brand new… that’s certainly a win in my book.
Check out the new studio version of “Oneida,” and get ready for the full-length Snipe Hunter, which is set for release on July 25th.
Snipe Hunter Tracklist:
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
Tyler Childers 2025 Tour Dates
Jul 18, 2025
Fairwell Festival
Redmond, OR
Jul 20, 2025
Under the Big Sky Festival
Whitefish, MT
Jul 24, 2025
CHI Health Center Omaha
Omaha, NE
with Medium Build
Jul 26, 2025
Alpine Valley Music Theatre
East Troy, WI
with The Hold Steady and Medium Build
Sep 19, 2025 – Sep 20, 2025
Healing Appalachia 2025
Ashland, KY
Sep 22, 2025
John Paul Jones Arena
Charlottesville, VA
Sep 24, 2025
Freedom Mortgage Pavilion
Camden, NJ
with Medium Build and SOMA
Sep 25, 2025
Xfinity Center
Mansfield, MA
with Medium Build and SOMA
Sep 27, 2025
Jiffy Lube Live
Bristow, VA
with Medium Build and SOMA
Sep 29, 2025
Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills, NY
with Medium Build
Sep 30, 2025
Forest Hills Stadium
Forest Hills, NY
with Medium Build
Oct 3, 2025
Riverbend Music Center
Cincinnati, OH
with Hayes Carll
Oct 5, 2025
Mempho Music Festival
Memphis, TN
Oct 7, 2025
Blossom Music Center
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
with Hayes Carll
Oct 10, 2025
GEODIS Park
Nashville, TN
with Charley Crockett and Cory Branan
Oct 11, 2025
GEODIS Park
Nashville, TN
with Charley Crockett and Cory Branan
Nov 15, 2025
The O2
London, UK
with The Magic Numbers and Omni Of Halos