Happy #BandcampFriday! The remastered version of Robert Scott’s ~The Green House~ released on vinyl for the first time in the US is available in stores today! And, we have limited edition copies on our @Bandcamp site while supplies last.✨
Sharing the video for “Lazy Boy,” one of the stellar songs from the LP featuring Hollie (@tiny_ruins ) singing with @robertscottnz . Many thanks to @pjsykes for skillfully remixing the original video, integrating the remastered audio. 🙏🏼
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On Saturday night @tiny_ruins gave us a beautiful rendition of Sparklers at the Infinity Sessions. Watch the full video now on YouTube (@theinfinitysessions ).
The MUFGAL series may have wrapped, but there’s still plenty more to come stay tuned as we share more highlights from across two incredible weeks at Roundhead Studios.
🎥 @sundaepictures
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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. See them in their magnificent duo format with Hollie Fullbrook and Cass Basil performing.
This will be a favourite at The Other's Way this year!
Tickets on sale now via Moshtix. Follow @theotherswayfestival for all the festival updates.
#TheOthersWay #TinyRuins #KRoad #VisitAuckland
Mighty: A Small Venue With a Big Voice Lands in Te Komititanga
In celebration of @nzmusicmonth , a new musical experience is coming to the heart of the city, and it’s not what you’d expect. From Tuesday 26 May to Sunday 1 June, a custom-built mini theatre called Mighty will pop up in Te Komititanga, offering the most intimate live gigs you’ll find anywhere in Aotearoa. Completely free.
Built around a 10-foot shipping container and clad to look like an old-fashioned theatre - complete with red velvet curtains, a rug and a standing lamp - Mighty offers front-row seats to unforgettable performances from some of our most talented songwriters.
Each show invites just 4–6 people at a time into the cosy interior, where they’ll hear one song, performed totally live and completely acoustic. No mics. No tech tricks. Just voice and guitar or keys.
With 20 performances over the week and a line-up of exceptional local talent, there’s a twist: while all performers will be announced in advance, their set times will stay secret. It’s songwriter roulette, designed to surprise and delight.
Some of our brightest lights and rising stars will be performing, including Tiny Ruins, Anna Coddington, Julia Deans, Lips, Romi Wrights, Phoebe Rings, Jazmine Mary, HINA, PARK RD, Rewind Fields, Jol Mulholland + more.
Mighty celebrates the power of a single song, shared in person.
Live. Acoustic. Solo.
DETAILS
Te Komititanga (the square downtown between Commercial Bay and Britomart Train Station)
11:30am - 1:30pm Tuesday 27th May - Friday 30th May and
10:00am - 4:00pm on Saturday 31st May and Sunday 1st June.
Free entry – first come, first served
Featuring (alphabetical order):
@annacoddington@arahi.music@arthur_ahbez@ebonylamb___@officialfables@goodspacemusic@hinabeaming@hunlynch@jazmine__mary@joedekkersreihana@jolmulholland@julia_m_deans@lipssongs@louisanicklin@maceysongs@parkrdmusic@phoeberings@rewind.fields@romi.wrights@tiny_ruins
Mighty is an @interestingthingsaotearoa production, proudly supported by the @aklcouncil whānau and the city centre targeted rate.
Event info in bio
JESSICA PRATT NZ SUPPORT ACTS ANNOUNCED!
MONDAY 9 JUNE - THE PIANO, CHRISTCHURCH with BEN WOODS
TUESDAY 10 JUNE - MEOW NUI, WELLINGTON with BEN WOODS
WEDNESDAY 11 JUNE - BRUCE MASON CENTRE, AUCKLAND with TINY RUINS
Tickets on sale now from Banished Music
The countdown is on for fans of beguiling Californian folk song writer Jessica Pratt and her incredible band, with three very special happening across Aotearoa in just under a month.
Lyttelton’s own songsmith Ben Woods will be joining the bill both on Monday 9 June at The Piano in Christchurch and Tuesday 10 June at Wellington’s newest venue Meow Nui, while the wonderful Tiny Ruins will perform as a duo on Wednesday 11 June at Auckland’s Bruce Mason Centre.
Ben Woods has released two solo albums worth of acclaimed and “ornately gloomy songs” (Tony Stamp, RNZ), Put and Dispeller. He has collaborated with everyone from his Lyttelton brethren Marlon Williams to A Handful Of Dust’s Alastair Galbraith, with a uniquely sound drawing comparisons to the likes of Scott Walker, Sparklehorse, and even Tall Dwarfs. The Quietus praised Ben as being “a weirdly accessible, creaky-yet-meticulous marvel,” and we are excited to have him on the bill for the first two shows of the tour.
Performing at Jessica’s Auckland show as the stripped back duo of songwriter Hollie Fullbrook and her longtime bandmate Cass Basil, this is a rare opportunity to catch Tiny Ruins during their recording phase, as they complete their follow-up to the masterful 2023 album Ceremony. The Guardian once wrote, “Fullbrook can, at times, sound more like Nick Drake than a thousand sensitive boys,” and we are pinching ourselves that this extraordinary addition to the line-up is happening.
Ben Woods photo Izzie Austin | Tiny Ruins photo Si Moore | Jessica Pratt photo Samuel Hess
Rest in peace, David Lynch. Thank you for all the strange and incredible films, and for Twin Peaks. You put a lot of much-needed love out into the world, and its reverberations will keep going a long time.
Thank you for entrusting me with the smallest drop in the ocean of what you put your name to. Entering a concrete, modernist bunker, my heart thumping, David emerged from the darkness of the cinema - the seats in this photo, I think. He was in a suit, his hair immaculate. He shook my hand warmly, putting me at ease. He ushered me to the kitchen, making us both a coffee - “this is what I call an americano”, he said. “So what might this recording be used for?” he then asked. “Erm, it’s for the Hunger Games soundtrack, potentially”, I said. He smiled ever so slightly. “The only thing I know about the hunger games is right around lunchtime,” he said.
Thank you for telling me about the human heart on a flight you were on, ahead of its transplant - “thank god the wind was behind us”... the Los Angeles dusk light you loved... for showing me your matchbook paintings, for saying a whole lot more besides, including “Sweet Mary Louise!” quite a few times, in exclamation.
Thank you also to Dean Hurley. My heartfelt condolences to all David’s family & friends.
'Earthly Things' from our live Ceremony Sessions series - recorded & filmed in Feb 2023 - finally sharing now.
Thank you to all involved in these sessions.
Film directed & edited by @alexandergandar . Sound recorded, mixed and mastered by Tom Healy @paquinsounds . Featuring bandmates @cassbasil , @acfreazy & @paquinsounds . Made with the support of @nzonairmusic .
'Diving & Soaring' from our live Ceremony Sessions series - recorded & filmed in Feb 2023 - finally got my a into g / rather belatedly sharing with you...
Thank you to all involved in these sessions, it was a long, hot day & this was our last take, with @acfreazy rushed off to the airport.
Film directed & edited by @alexandergandar .
Sound recorded, mixed & mastered by Tom Healy @paquinsounds .
Featuring @cassbasil on upright & @paquinsounds on magical additions.
Made with the support of @nzonairmusic .
Tour starts this week - it’s solo, but I have company! Waiting patiently for little pup to join our pack in mid August ❤️
Ōtepoti & Ōtautahi, you’re up first this week on Thurs and Fri, joined by @keirawallacemusic at @erricksvenue & @mouseyindahousey at @thepiano.nz .
The 4 previously announced Auckland shows have sold out, so we’ve added one last early show at Lopdell House cinema, Titirangi. All 4 @loemisfestival Wellington shows have sold out. Might still be some tickets for Morgan’s?
Can’t wait to sing some songs for you.
Thanks to @banishedfromtheuniverse for helping pull this together with my somewhat absent brain.
Hollie x
This winter presents a rare opportunity to see Hollie Fullbrook performing as Tiny Ruins solo, playing a collection of songs from her illustrious back catalogue including the acclaimed 2023 release Ceremony, nominated as a finalist for both the 2024 Taite Prize and Silver Scroll award.
Tiny Ruins (solo ) - Winter Tour
June 6 - Erricks, Dunedin
June 7 - The Piano, Christchurch
June 14 - Lōemis Festival @ The Begonia House, Wellington
June 15 - Morgan’s Clubhouse, Pāuatahanui
June 27 - Lopdell House, Titirangi
June 29 & 30 - Freida Margolis, Auckland
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.
“Fullbrook’s hushed yet forceful songs, packed with obsessives and resilient loners, demand your full attention.” — Q Magazine
TIckets from tinyruins.com
On sale 10am, Wednesday 17th April
Beautiful artwork as ever by @anns_taylor_design
