Hailing from the small town of Bourne (Massachusetts), Tyler Sanford is a Modern Rock artist/singer-songwriter who incorporates rather serious plots into his songs. Though his main specialty concerns story songs involving mostly fictional characters, his also touches on such topics as love, betrayal, war, and one of his songs even revolves around racism. Beyond The Word is Tyler's newest album project, featuring "Born To Die (In This Town)," "When The Trust Is Bad (And The Dust Is Clear)," and "The Circle."