Brightly Painted One
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Matthew
Reviewed 2014-07-24
Reviewed 2014-07-24
Tiny Ruins, Brightly Painted Ones: Singer-songwriter / folk. Hailing from New Zealand, Tiny Ruins is a folk trio with front woman Hollie Fullbrook. This is slow, sparse, intimate, and hypnotic folk. RIYL: Laura Gibson, Daughter, Cat Power (sort of). FCC on track 6, otherwise play any track.
1. (2:35) *Finger picking, upright, and percussion. This is their single.
2. (4:23) *Slow and pretty. Medium pace but mellow. Like the way it progresses. Trumpets.
3. (2:55) *Finger picking, upright, percussion. Pretty. Mellow.
4. (5:18) *Finger picking, “I went in search of a reasonable man.” Great song.
5. (5:13) *More trance folk, soft and mellow. Some ambient electronic elements and strings. “She’ll be coming around.” Intimate. Introspective. Picks up with heavy percussion at ~3:50.
6. (4:52) (FCC “ASSES) *Piano. Positive dreamy feel. “Straw into Gold.” Brushed snares and trumpet.
7. (4:40) *Slow, finger picking, poppy bouncing percussion, sparse, pretty. Dreamy.
8. (4:48) *Opens with finger picking, vocals and upright enter together. Violin and percussion.
9. (4:06) *Darkest song on album. “Night Owl”
10. (3:22) *Pretty finger picking folk. Fiddle between verses and percussion between verses. Great song.
1. (2:35) *Finger picking, upright, and percussion. This is their single.
2. (4:23) *Slow and pretty. Medium pace but mellow. Like the way it progresses. Trumpets.
3. (2:55) *Finger picking, upright, percussion. Pretty. Mellow.
4. (5:18) *Finger picking, “I went in search of a reasonable man.” Great song.
5. (5:13) *More trance folk, soft and mellow. Some ambient electronic elements and strings. “She’ll be coming around.” Intimate. Introspective. Picks up with heavy percussion at ~3:50.
6. (4:52) (FCC “ASSES) *Piano. Positive dreamy feel. “Straw into Gold.” Brushed snares and trumpet.
7. (4:40) *Slow, finger picking, poppy bouncing percussion, sparse, pretty. Dreamy.
8. (4:48) *Opens with finger picking, vocals and upright enter together. Violin and percussion.
9. (4:06) *Darkest song on album. “Night Owl”
10. (3:22) *Pretty finger picking folk. Fiddle between verses and percussion between verses. Great song.
Recent airplay
Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
Phone Scam — Apr 29, 2025
Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
nearby galaxies — May 19, 2022
Reasonable Man
MountainMusic — Oct 02, 2014
Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
Meow — Oct 02, 2014
Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
The Extended Morning — Oct 02, 2014
Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
Brownian Motion — Sep 10, 2014
Charting
2014-08-08 — 2014-10-10
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Oct 5 | 3 |
| Sep 14 | 1 |
| Sep 7 | 5 |
| Aug 31 | 2 |
| Aug 24 | 4 |
| Aug 17 | 6 |
| Aug 10 | 1 |
2014-07-18 — 2014-07-31
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Aug 3 | 2 |
| Jul 27 | 2 |
Track listing
| 1. | Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens | ||
| 2. | Carriages | ||
| 3. | Chainmail Maker | ||
| 4. | Reasonable Man | ||
| 5. | She'll Be Coming 'round | ||
| 6. | Straw Into Gold | ||
| 7. | Ballad Of The Hanging Parcel | ||
| 8. | Jamie Blue | ||
| 9. | Night Owl | ||
| 10. | White Sheet Lightning |
