All Tiny Creatures

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All Tiny Creatures
OriginWisconsin, United States
GenresIndie rock, Experimental pop, Minimalism
Years active2008-Present
LabelsHometapes
Members
  • Thomas Wincek
  • Andrew Fitzpatrick
  • Matthew Skemp
  • Ben Derickson
Websitealltinycreatures.com

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[edit]

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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "All Tiny Creatures: Harbors". AV Club. 26 April 2011.
  2. ^ "Album review: All Tiny Creatures" Washington Post, May 26, 2007. by Catherine P. Lewis. (paywall)
  3. ^ "All Tiny Creatures Artist Biography". by Chris True. Allmusic, accessed April 22, 2022.
  4. ^ "Harbors Review - by Ned Raggett", AllMusic, accessed April 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "All Tiny Creatures: Harbors". Pop Matters, By Matthew Fiander, 31 March 2011.
  6. ^ "A Tiny Chat with All Tiny Creatures". The Big Takeover, 20 March 2011, by Joseph Kyle.
  7. ^ "All Tiny Creatures Harbors". Tiny Mixtapes, review by J. Arthur Bloom.
  8. ^ Terich, Jeff (2011-03-29). "All Tiny Creatures : Harbors". Treble. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  9. ^ "Harbors". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  10. ^ "Dark Clock Review". AllMusic, by James Christopher Monger
  11. ^ "Review: All Tiny Creatures and Lost in the Trees Give Energetic Show". Montreal Rampage, . February 28, 2014. by Alisa Donkers.
  12. ^ "Field Report perform in The Current studio". www.thecurrent.org. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  13. ^ "Andrew Fitzpatrick in transition". Tone Madison. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 2022-03-27.
  14. ^ "All Tiny Creatures Bring an Evening of Sound and Motion". The Pointer, November 8, 2017