Tiny Ruins
New Zealand indie folk band
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Tiny Ruins are a musical ensemble from Auckland, New Zealand.
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Tiny Ruins | |
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| Origin | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Genres | Indie folk |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Labels |
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| Members | Hollie Fullbrook (vocals, guitar) Cass Basil (bass) Alexander Freer (drums) Tom Healy (guitar) |
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]
All four Tiny Ruins albums have been shortlisted for the Taite Music Prize.
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NZ [9] | ||
| Some Were Meant for Sea |
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35 |
| Brightly Painted One |
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19 |
| Olympic Girls |
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11 |
| Ceremony |
|
9 |
Extended plays
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Little Notes (with A Singer of Songs) |
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| Haunts |
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| Hurtling Through (Tiny Ruins & Hamish Kilgour) |
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Singles
| 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] |
