Purgatory is the second studio album by American country music singer Tyler Childers.
Purgatory has been described as a country,[4][5][6][7][8] bluegrass,[9][5][10][11] honky-tonk,[9][12][13] Appalachian,[14] Americana,[15] and folk[9] album, with its Appalachian storytelling compared to albums such as Steve Earle's Copperhead Road, Sturgill Simpson's Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, and Patty Loveless' Mountain Soul.
[7][16] The album has received a Metacritic rating of 82 based on 6 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
[9] Additionally, the coloration and shape are reminiscent of Kentucky agate, a type of agate found in Estill, Jackson, Powell, Madison, and Rockcastle counties in Kentucky that has distinctive red, black, yellow, and gray bands due to its derivation from the Mississippian Borden Formation.
Multiple songs from Tyler Childers' Purgatory have been used in movies and television shows.