Los Angeles – New Zealand singer-songwriter Hollie Fullbrook is currently on tour in North America, playing songs from her new album Brightly Painted One, out now on Flying Nun Records.
NPR premiered the video which was shot, directed and even edited by Neil Finn while the two were touring together in Europe last month. Bob Boilen writes “Fantasize your ideal love. With that in mind, write the most gentle, serene love song. I imagine that Hollie Fullbrook, a.k.a. Tiny Ruins, did that here.”
As Katie Booth wrote in BestNewBands.com’s review of her Culture Collide Festival appearance last fall:
Fullbrook is sweet and a little self-deprecating. She’s clearly a storyteller. She introduced each song, all of which had a concise, visual inspiration: This one’s about catching a ferry across Cook Strait in New Zealand (“Running Through The Night.”) Or, this one’s “about a Russian,” Chekhov, who ordered champagne on his deathbed (“Death Of A Russian.”) It was refreshing to get such a clear idea of someone, their personality, their interests. It’s like you can almost fully know her from watching her perform. Each song presents like a story, and each song looks like nature and like the pictures she creates.
Tiny Ruins will return to the US later this year to join Sharon Van Etten on her fall tour. The combination is simply a perfect musical paring of two of the best voices and songwriters right now. All dates with Sharon Van Etten are are below as well as her current run of dates.
Tour Dates
07/23 Edmonton, AB – Wunderbar
07/25 Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Musical Festival
07/26 Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Music Festival
07/27 Calgary, AB – Calgary Folk Music Festival
07/29 Winnipeg, MB – The Park Theatre
07/30 Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue and 7th Street Entry
07/31 Iowa City, IA – Trumpet Blossom Cafe
08/01 Chicago, IL – Hideout
08/04 Toronto, ON – The Garrison
08/05 Montreal, QB – Casa del Popolo
08/06 Allston, MA – Great Scott
08/07 Washington DC – DC9
08/09 New York, Ny – Mercury Lounge (early show)
08/10 Brooklyn, NY -Baby’s All Right
Wed 10/08 Detroit – Loving Touch *
Thu 10/09 Columbus – Wexner *
Mon 10/13 Iowa City – Gabe’s Oasis *
Tue 10/14 Champaign – High Dive *
Wed 10/15 St. Louis – Luminary Arts *
Fri 10/17 Dallas – Kessler Theatre *
Sat 10/18 Austin – Mohawk *
Mon 10/20 Atlanta – EARL *
Tue 10/21 Asheville – Grey Eagle *
Thu 10/23 Carrboro – Cat’s Cradle *
Fri 10/24 Charlottesville – Jefferson *
Sat 10/25 Baltimore – Ottobar *
* with Sharon Van Etten
