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Today Tiny Ruins release Olympic Girls Solo, an acoustic recording of the widely acclaimed third album through Milk! Records, Ba Da Bing Records, and Marathon Artists. Featuring Hollie Fullbrook’s arresting vocals and intricate guitar playing, the solo recordings reflect the sparse beauty of her earliest work. The album features some of Fullbrook’s most accomplished songwriting, recorded onto tape in whole live takes at Auckland’s Roundhead Studios.
Hollie’s songs start their lives as simply crafted lyrics carried only by her guitar melodies and voice. These solo recordings preserve the power and vulnerability of the original incarnations, stripped of the rich, soaring arrangements that her band contribute. The album in its full-band release is undoubtedly one of Tiny Ruins’ finest. Intended as a companion piece rather than an alternative version, this solo release offers a special treat for the legions of Tiny Ruins fans who appreciate songcraft in its barest form.
Tiny Ruins – Olympic Girls Solo
1. One Million Flowers
2. My Love Leda
3. Olympic Girls
4. Stars, False, Fading
5. Kore Waits in the Underworld
6. How Much
7. Sparklers
8. Holograms
9. Cold Enough to Climb
10. School of Design
11. BountyTiny Ruins – Olympic Girls Solo is out now via Milk! Records / Remote Control Records.
