Tiny Ruins will release their second album, Brightly Painted One in early May, followed by national and international tours in later 2014. Formed as a solo project in 2009 by songwriter Hollie Fullbrook, the band now includes bassist Cass Basil and drummer Alexander Freer. While continuing to be based in New Zealand, Tiny Ruins has spent much of the past three years touring throughout Australia, the UK, Ireland, Europe and the USA, touring with and opening for bands such as Beach House, Joanna Newsom, Father John Misty, Fleet Foxes, Sonny & the Sunsets, The Handsome Family, and most recently, Calexico. Previous releases have been 2010’s collaborative EP Little Notes, 2011’s celebrated debut Some Were Meant for Sea, and a collection of older songs & B-sides titled Haunts, recorded by the band on 8-track and released in 2013.