Genres indie folk Labels Spunk | Years active 2009-present | |
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Albums Brightly Painted One, Some Were Meant for, Hurtling Through Profiles | ||
History
Tiny Ruins began as an alias for singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, who had recorded as a solo artist prior to 2009. Fullbrook recorded a collaborative EP with A Singer of Songs in 2010 under the name Tiny Ruins, then recorded a full-length, Some Were Meant for Sea, in 2011. Following the release of Some Were Meant for Sea Tiny Ruins opened for Fleet Foxes and toured internationally with Calexico and Beach House. After adding Cass Basil and Alexander Freer to the lineup, Tiny Ruins recorded a second album, Brightly Painted One, which was released in 2014. Guitarist Tom Healy and violinist Siobhanne Thompson performed on the album and appeared with the group on subsequent tours. Brightly Painted One was awarded Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards in November 2014.
In 2016, Hollie Fullbrook teamed up with Hamish Kilgour and former Terrorways, Gary Havoc & The Hurricanes drummer Gary Hunt for the Hurtling Through release.
Songs
Me at the Museum - You in the WintergardensBrightly Painted One · 2014
Priest with BalloonsSome Were Meant for Sea · 2011
Bird in the ThymeSome Were Meant for Sea · 2011