Tiny Ruins

Tiny Ruins
OriginAuckland, New Zealand
GenresIndie folk
Years active2009–present
Labels
MembersHollie Fullbrook (vocals, guitar)
Cass Basil (bass)
Alexander Freer (drums)
Tom Healy (guitar)

Tiny Ruins are a musical ensemble from Auckland, New Zealand.

History

Tiny Ruins began as an alias for singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, who recorded as a solo artist prior to 2009.[1] Fullbrook recorded an EP with singer-songwriter Lieven Scheerlink in 2010 under the name Tiny Ruins and toured Europe for the first time with him and Ana Franco from Coffee & Wine.[2] In 2011, she recorded the full-length Some Were Meant for Sea. She then opened for Fleet Foxes and toured internationally with Calexico and Beach House.[1] After adding Cass Basil and Alexander Freer to the lineup, Tiny Ruins recorded a second album, Brightly Painted One, which was released in 2014.[3][4] Guitarist Tom Healy and violinist Siobhanne Thompson performed on the album and appeared with the group on subsequent tours.[5] Brightly Painted One was awarded Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards in November 2014.[6]

In 2016, Fullbrook teamed up with Hamish Kilgour and former Terrorways, Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes[7][8] drummer Gary Hunt for the Hurtling Through release.[7]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
NZ
[9]
Some Were Meant for Sea 35
Brightly Painted One 19
Olympic Girls 11
Ceremony
  • Released: 28 April 2023
  • Label: Ursa Minor, Milk!, Marathon, Ba Da Bing!
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming
 9

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title Album details
Little Notes
(with A Singer of Songs)
  • Released: 6 December 2010
  • Label: Underused Records, HI54LOFI Records
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
Haunts
  • Released: 19 April 2013
  • Label: Spunk
  • Formats: CD, 10", digital download, streaming
Hurtling Through
(Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour)
  • Released: 27 November 2015
  • Label: Bella Union, Flying Nun, Spunk
  • Formats: CD, 12", digital download, streaming

Singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name
Title Year Album
"Me at the Museum, You in the Wintergardens"[10][11] 2014 Brightly Painted One
"Carriages"[12]
"Dream Wave"[13] 2016 Non-album single
"How Much"[14] 2018 Olympic Girls
"Olympic Girls"[15]
"School of Design"[16]
"Holograms"[17] 2019
"One Million Flowers"[18] Olympic Girls (Solo)
"My Love Leda"[19]
"The Crab / Waterbaby"[20] 2023 Ceremony
"Dorothy Bay"[21]
"Dogs Dreaming"[22]
"Out of Phase"[23]

Other charted songs

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
NZ
Artist
[24]
"Bird in the Thyme" 2014 6 Some Were Meant for Sea

References

  1. ^ a b Tiny Ruins at Allmusic
  2. ^ Ruíz, Julio (14 June 2010). "Ana, Lieven y Hollie o tres canta-autores unidos – Disco Grande". blog.rtve.es. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ Review, NME
  4. ^ Review, Pop Matters
  5. ^ Live Review, New Zealand Herald
  6. ^ Tiny Ruins wins VNZMA for Best Alternative Album. 3News, 20 November 2014.
  7. ^ a b Radio New Zealand Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour
  8. ^ Simon Grigg The Terrorways (12.78 – 11.79)
  9. ^ "Discography Tiny Ruins". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Watch: Tiny Ruins – Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens". folkradio.co.uk. 23 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Tiny Ruins Announces New Album + Shares First Single". Under the Radar. 18 February 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  12. ^ "Tiny Ruins Announce Special Show + New Single 'Carriages'". Under the Radar. 11 April 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Tiny Ruins release new single, Dream Wave". Various Small Flames. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Tiny Ruins Announces National Tour + Shares Single 'How Much'". Under the Radar. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  15. ^ "Tiny Ruins Announces New Album 'Olympic Girls' + Shares Title Track". Under the Radar. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Tiny Ruins releases new track - 'School of Design'". muzic.net.nz. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Tiny Ruins Announce NZ Album Release Shows + Share Single 'Holograms'". Under the Radar. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  18. ^ C.C. (28 August 2019). "Tiny Ruins Announces Acoustic Album + Shares Single 'One Million Flowers (Solo)'". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  19. ^ "My Love Leda (Solo) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  20. ^ Cudby, Chris (18 January 2023). "Tiny Ruins Returns With New Single 'The Crab / Waterbaby'". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  21. ^ Cudby, Chris (21 February 2023). "Tiny Ruins Unveil Single / Video 'Dorothy Bay' + Announce New Album". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  22. ^ Cudby, Chris (9 March 2023). "Tiny Ruins Announce 'Ceremony' Release Tour + Share Single 'Dogs Dreaming'". Under the Radar. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  23. ^ Lesuer, Mike (25 April 2023). "Tiny Ruins Get Lost in a Hedgerow Maze on New Single "Out of Phase"". Flood Magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  24. ^ "NZ Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2023.


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