Tyler Ballgame Shares “‘Matter of Taste” Ahead of Debut Album

For the First Time, Again will be released on January 30 via Rough Trade Records.

Tyler Ballgame Shares “‘Matter of Taste” Ahead of Debut Album

For the First Time, Again will be released on January 30 via Rough Trade Records.

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Merissa Blitz

January 07, 2026

LA-based crooner Tyler Ballgame will be releasing his debut LP For the First Time, Again on January 30 via Rough Trade Records. The latest pre-album single, “Matter of Taste,” is out now. The folk-rock cut centers around Ballgame’s one-of-a-kind voice as he pleads to his unnamed subject to not let him go to waste. The psych-leaning guitars and crunchy drums give the song a charming homespun feel. Regarding the song, Ballgame said: “That’s not a rejection of me as a person, it’s just a matter of taste.”

We caught up with Ballgame last year to discuss the new project for a “Breaking” profile featured in our latest print issue, which you can learn more about and purchase here. Check out that “Matter of Taste” below, and pre-order For the First Time, Again here.