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Tiny Ruins at Errick's - Hollie Fullbrook performs solo as Tiny Ruins at Errick's on 6 June as part of her Winter Tour. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
INTERVIEW: Hollie Fullbrook on Tiny Ruins solo tour by Elliot Leighton and Hansini Wijekoon on Radio One 91FM Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins - Hollie talks about Ceremony, the new Tiny Ruins album that she and her band are currently touring. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - oar.org.nz
INTERVIEW: Hollie Fullbrook on Tiny Ruins 'Ceremony' Album Launch + Tour by Alex Lister on Radio One 91FM Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook (on Tiny Ruins - 'Some Were Meant For Sea' 10th Anniversary Tour) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook (on Tiny Ruins - 'Some Were Meant For Sea' 10th Anniversary Tour) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook, aka Tiny Ruins, popped in to chat about the ten year anniversary of 'Some Were Meant For Sea'. In Celebration she is setting out on tour and pressing the record to vinyl!
A rare blend of eloquent lyrical craft and explorative musicianship, the songs of Tiny Ruins have been treasured by crowds and critics for over a decade. Via an eclectic raft of influences, the musical world of Hollie Fullbrook and band spans delicate folk, lustrous dream pop and ebullient psychedelia. Born in Bristol and raised in West Auckland, songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Fullbrook's debut LP Some Were Meant For Sea (2011) features her alone, and was quickly celebrated by radio playlists and blogs worldwide. The album’s clutch of “gorgeous vignettes” (BBC) put the artist on the map, and she took to the road from her home in New Zealand to tour extensively through the UK, Europe and North America – often accompanied by her friend Cass Basil on bass. Following the tape-recorded EP Haunts (2013), produced by Jon Pearce (The Beths), and with the addition of drummer Alex Freer, the then-trio began work on second album Brightly Painted One with producer Tom Healy, who later joined the band on electric guitar. Brightly Painted One (2014) was championed by the New York Times, NPR and David Lynch, & won Best Alternative Album at the New Zealand Music Awards - “…an album of quiet, devastating beauty,” wrote Pop Matters. “...an album that both bruises the heart and lifts the soul...songwriting that demonstrates a novelist’s eye for detail.”— Uncut review of 'Brightly Painted One' In between touring, Fullbrook became a sought after collaborator. A New York recording session culminated in the EP Hurtling Through (2015) with indie-rock legend Hamish Kilgour (The Clean), while single Dream Wave (2016) was recorded and produced by award-winning cult filmmaker and musician David Lynch - “A tranquil, pared-back track [with] a gradually rising sense of the macabre… very special indeed.”— The Line of Best Fit Building on the sparse minimalism and intricate songwriting of earlier releases, the band’s third album Olympic Girls comprises a taut and agile quiver of songs, dancing with explorative instrumentation and a pop sensibility that springs with life. “How much would you be willing to give?” Fullbrook asks point-blank in first single ‘How Much’, ahead of woozily discordant strings and a stomping neo-psychedelic rhythm. The lyric brims with imagery of supermarket breakdowns, lilos, snarks and silos while an anthemic guitar hook soars throughout. Not content to leave the song at a stable conclusion, a thumping ‘I am the Walrus’-esque bass outro propels the track boomerang-style back to a space of adroit experimentation. “I've heard Olympic Girls, and I had to pick my jaw up off the floor”, wrote https://www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/108148664/Tiny-Ruins-Hollie-Fullbrooks-new-album-jaw-dropping (Grant Smithies). “Clustered around more introspective passages typical of confessional singer-songwriters are gnarlier phrases that give her work its buzzy voltage: arresting visual images, weird associations, daisy-chains of telling detail.” See https://www.tinyruins.com/shows (Tour Dates.) MOJO Review of Olympic Girls - ★★★★ UNCUT Review of Olympic Girls - 8/10 "Part of the charm of Olympic Girls lies in the layers of mystery in each song. Inspired by literature, science, nature and human experience, these mysteries lie waiting to be carefully unfolded…” God Is In the TV - 9/10 "An album confident in its vulnerability and luxuriating in a bigger sound." Loud & Quiet Review of Olympic Girls - 8/10 "… songs that change sound and mood during their duration, never meandering and always captivating.” BUST Review of Olympic Girls - 5/5 “… a deeper listen to these eleven tracks exposes a breadth of influences that spans decades.” - The Wire Review of Olympic Girls “She is always looking uneasily toward the next line, or moving toward mysticism. In sentimental contexts, she generates lines of wicked ambition.”— The New York Times “Fullbrook’s hushed yet forceful songs, packed with obsessives and...
Nadia Reid and Hollie Fullbrook (on Reid and Ruins Tour) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook of Tiny Ruins previews her Reid and Ruins Dunedin show with Nadia Reid.
Nadia Reid and Hollie Fullbrook (on Reid and Ruins Tour) Interview by Jamie Green on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook aka Tiny Ruins is playing a special gig next wednesday with ol' mate Lawrence Arabia at the Auckland Museum. Whakarongo mai nei to hear about what she has been getting up to- new music on the horizon!
Hollie Fullbrook (on Tiny Ruins - 'Olympic Girls' Tour) Interview by Paul Whiley on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
Hollie Fullbrook (on Tiny Ruins - 'Olympic Girls' Tour) Interview by Paul Whiley on Radio One 91fm Dunedin
For around a decade now, New Zealand artist Tiny Ruins has been singing stories to us. Across three albums, Hollie Fullbrook has sketched beautiful pictures of the world around her, and taken those tunes on the road. Hollie is the songwriter behind these tales, and these days she spends a lot of time trekking around. Whether it’s the US, UK, Europe, or across the pond in Australia, she’s built a dedicated live following. But travel has been a big part of her life forever, and has given her plenty of great yarns. With some truly wonderful sounds, this Take 5 takes you from England to Amsterdam, America to New Zealand, and through blustery Wales. Let Tiny Ruins fire up the engine and press play on the car stereo. Paul McCartney & Wings – Heart of the Country Laura Jean – Touchstone Love – The Red Telephone Cate La Bon – Duke Bedouine – You Kill Me
For around a decade now, New Zealand artist Tiny Ruins has been singing stories to us. Across three albums, Hollie Fullbrook has sketched beautiful pictures of the world around her, and taken those tunes on the road. Hollie is the songwriter behind these tales, and these days she spends a lot of time trekking around. Whether it’s the US, UK, Europe, or across the pond in Australia, she’s built a dedicated live following. But travel has been a big part of her life forever, and has given her plenty of great yarns. With some truly wonderful sounds, this Take 5 takes you from England to Amsterdam, America to New Zealand, and through blustery Wales. Let Tiny Ruins fire up the engine and press play on the car stereo. Paul McCartney & Wings – Heart of the Country Laura Jean – Touchstone Love – The Red Telephone Cate La Bon – Duke Bedouine – You Kill Me
For around a decade now, New Zealand artist Tiny Ruins has been singing stories to us. Across three albums, Hollie Fullbrook has sketched beautiful pictures of the world around her, and taken those tunes on the road. Hollie is the songwriter behind these tales, and these days she spends a lot of time trekking around. Whether it's the US, UK, Europe, or across the pond in Australia, she's built a dedicated live following. But travel has been a big part of her life forever, and has given her plenty of great yarns. With some truly wonderful sounds, this Take 5 takes you from England to Amsterdam, America to New Zealand, and through blustery Wales. Let Tiny Ruins fire up the engine and press play on the car stereo. Paul McCartney & Wings – Heart of the Country Laura Jean – Touchstone Love – The Red Telephone Cate La Bon – Duke Bedouine – You Kill Me
A Greyhound bus full of released prisoners; the trouble with sparklers; and a scooter crash in Zanzibar. Just some of the things that inspired lyrics on Tiny Ruins' new album Olympic Girls. Hollie Fullbrook tells the stories behind the songs.
On reçoit Hollie Fullbrook du groupe néo-zélandais Tiny Ruins pour une interview et un showcase acoustique en direct des studios de Radio Campus Paris ! Une bonne excuse pour se pencher à nouveau sur la musique néo-zélandaise après notre épisode sur Oakland et Wellington. On parlera ici surtout de indie pop. Tiny Ruins sort son troisième album, Olympic Girls, le 1er février. Tiny Ruins jouera en avril au Trabendo pour le festival Les Femmes s'en Mêlent. La pop néo-zélandaise avec Tiny Ruins Tiny Ruins - Rolling Mill Blues The Beths - You Wouldn't Like Me Aldous Harding - Horizon Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - School of Design (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - One Million Flowers (live à Radio Campus Paris) Princess Chelsea - We're So Lost The Clean - Do Your Thing Michael Morris - Landslide Chelsea Jade - Laugh It Off Mappemonde : la centième ! On n'oublie pas que le jeudi 7 février, c'est la centième de Mappemonde ! Toujours à 21h, en direct et en public à la Maison des Initiatives Étudiantes (50 rue des Tournelles, Paris). Plus d'informations, ici. Abonnez-vous dans nos réseaux Pour suivre Mappemonde, vous pouvez vous abonner à la page Facebook ainsi que le compte Instagram. Vous pouvez écouter l'intégrale des podcasts via iTunes et autres plateformes de podcast (cherchez : « mappemonde radio campus paris » et abonnez-vous aux updates). Photo : Tiny Ruins
On reçoit Hollie Fullbrook du groupe néo-zélandais Tiny Ruins pour une interview et un showcase acoustique en direct des studios de Radio Campus Paris ! Une bonne excuse pour se pencher à nouveau sur la musique néo-zélandaise après notre épisode sur Oakland et Wellington. On parlera ici surtout de indie pop. Tiny Ruins sort son troisième album, Olympic Girls, le 1er février. Tiny Ruins jouera en avril au Trabendo pour le festival Les Femmes s'en Mêlent. La pop néo-zélandaise avec Tiny Ruins Tiny Ruins - Rolling Mill Blues The Beths - You Wouldn’t Like Me Aldous Harding - Horizon Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - School of Design (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - One Million Flowers (live à Radio Campus Paris) Princess Chelsea - We’re So Lost The Clean - Do Your Thing Michael Morris - Landslide Chelsea Jade - Laugh It Off Mappemonde : la centième ! On n'oublie pas que le jeudi 7 février, c'est la centième de Mappemonde ! Toujours à 21h, en direct et en public à la Maison des Initiatives Étudiantes (50 rue des Tournelles, Paris). Plus d'informations, ici. Abonnez-vous dans nos réseaux Pour suivre Mappemonde, vous pouvez vous abonner à la page Facebook ainsi que le compte Instagram. Vous pouvez écouter l’intégrale des podcasts via iTunes et autres plateformes de podcast (cherchez : « mappemonde radio campus paris » et abonnez-vous aux updates). Photo : Tiny Ruins
On reçoit Hollie Fullbrook du groupe néo-zélandais Tiny Ruins pour une interview et un showcase acoustique en direct des studios de Radio Campus Paris ! Une bonne excuse pour se pencher à nouveau sur la musique néo-zélandaise après notre épisode sur Oakland et Wellington. On parlera ici surtout de indie pop. Tiny Ruins sort son troisième album, Olympic Girls, le 1er février. Tiny Ruins jouera en avril au Trabendo pour le festival Les Femmes s'en Mêlent. La pop néo-zélandaise avec Tiny Ruins Tiny Ruins - Rolling Mill Blues The Beths - You Wouldn't Like Me Aldous Harding - Horizon Tiny Ruins - Olympic Girls (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - School of Design (live à Radio Campus Paris) Tiny Ruins - One Million Flowers (live à Radio Campus Paris) Princess Chelsea - We're So Lost The Clean - Do Your Thing Michael Morris - Landslide Chelsea Jade - Laugh It Off Mappemonde : la centième ! On n'oublie pas que le jeudi 7 février, c'est la centième de Mappemonde ! Toujours à 21h, en direct et en public à la Maison des Initiatives Étudiantes (50 rue des Tournelles, Paris). Plus d'informations, ici. Abonnez-vous dans nos réseaux Pour suivre Mappemonde, vous pouvez vous abonner à la page Facebook ainsi que le compte Instagram. Vous pouvez écouter l'intégrale des podcasts via iTunes et autres plateformes de podcast (cherchez : « mappemonde radio campus paris » et abonnez-vous aux updates). Photo : Tiny Ruins
This week's essential mix includes songs of letting go, of healing, moving on and finding a deeper appreciation for the wonder of life. Tarriona "Tank" Ball (of the 2017 Tiny Desk Contest-winning band Tank And The Bangas) offers a surprising and beautiful take on the sentimental 1938 classic "I'll Be Seeing You." The psych-pop multi-instrumentalist (and former All Songs Considered intern) J. Fernandez tries to calm his irrational anxieties on the song "Common Sense." And Monica Martin of the band Phox examines the cruelty of denial and staying in a broken relationship. Also on the show: The San Francisco-based band Papercuts turns a joke about "Clean Living" into a metaphor the empty promises of quick fixes; the artist known as SASAMI dreams of reuniting with a lost love when the time is right; Jordan Sudak, who writes and records as Koda, digs deep into inconvenient truths; and Hollie Fullbrook of the band Tiny Ruins reveals the incredible story behind her new song "Olympic Girls." But first, Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton take a moment to consider the possibility that every little thing is alive.
Hollie Fullbrook (aka Tiny Ruins) is this week's mixtape guest. She shares the songs that move her with Melody Thomas.
Back in 2014, New Zealander Tiny Ruins – otherwise known as Hollie Fullbrook – came to Midori House armed with an acoustic guitar to play a beautiful set of songs from her album ‘Brightly Painted One’. We revisit the performance in this week’s ‘Sessions at Midori House’.