All Tiny Creatures Explained

All Tiny Creatures
Origin:Wisconsin, United States
Genre:Indie rock, Experimental pop, Minimalism
Years Active:2008-Present
Label:Hometapes
Associated Acts:Collections of Colonies of Bees, Bon Iver, Volcano Choir, Group of the Altos, Death Blues, Pele
Background:group_or_band

All Tiny Creatures is an experimental pop band based in Middleton and Madison Wisconsin. They were formed in 2008 by multi-instrumentalist and Volcano Choir member Thomas Wincek.[1] Started as an instrumental project influenced by Krautrock, electronic music and classical minimalism, they later started incorporating vocals and more traditional pop song structures into their work.[2] The band has released two full length albums (Harbors and Dark Clock), an EP (Segni) and two cassette tapes (An Iris Mixtape and Glass Bubbles Mixtape).[3]

History

In 2011 the band released an album, Harbors,[4] [5] which featured vocals by Justin Vernon, Helado Negro, Megafaun and Ryan Olcott of the band 12 Rods.[6] [7] The artwork for Harbors was done by designer Aaron Draplin.[8] The music website Pitchfork.com gave Harbors a 7.8 rating.[9]

All Tiny Creatures second album, Dark Clock was released in 2013.[10] In 2014 the band toured in support of the album with the band Lost in the Trees, including performances in Philadelphia and Montreal.[11]

Although Thomas Wincek became a member of the band Field Report in 2014,[12] and member Andrew Fitzpatrick became a member of Bon Iver in 2016,[13] All Tiny Creatures continued performing, including a tour in 2017 with Barry Clark and No Death.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 26 April 2011. All Tiny Creatures: Harbors . AV Club . en.
  2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/album-review-all-tiny-creatures/2011/05/26/AGZ0gJHH_story.html "Album review: All Tiny Creatures"
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/all-tiny-creatures-mn0002047349/biography "All Tiny Creatures Artist Biography".
  4. https://www.allmusic.com/album/harbors-mw0002111292 "Harbors Review - by Ned Raggett"
  5. https://www.popmatters.com/138795-all-tiny-creatures-harbors-2496060657.html "All Tiny Creatures: Harbors"
  6. https://bigtakeover.com/interviews/a-tiny-chat-with-all-tiny-creatures "A Tiny Chat with All Tiny Creatures"
  7. https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/all-tiny-creatures-%E2%80%93-harbors "All Tiny Creatures Harbors"
  8. Web site: Terich. Jeff. 2011-03-29. All Tiny Creatures : Harbors. 2021-09-18. Treble. en-US.
  9. Web site: Harbors . 2022-03-27 . Pitchfork . en-US.
  10. https://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-clock-mw0002526487 "Dark Clock Review"
  11. https://montrealrampage.com/review-all-tiny-creatures-and-lost-in-the-trees-give-energetic-show/ "Review: All Tiny Creatures and Lost in the Trees Give Energetic Show"
  12. Web site: Field Report perform in The Current studio . 2022-03-27 . www.thecurrent.org . en.
  13. Web site: Andrew Fitzpatrick in transition . 2022-03-27 . Tone Madison . 17 November 2015 . en-US.
  14. https://thepointeruwsp.com/2017/11/07/all-tiny-creatures-bring-an-evening-of-sound-and-motion/ "All Tiny Creatures Bring an Evening of Sound and Motion"