Tiny Ruins is the project of Bristol-born, New Zealand-raised musician and songwriter Hollie Fullbrook.

Returning to the antipodes, the first Tiny Ruins album, Some Were Meant For Sea, was recorded in the Moyarra School Hall, South Gippsland, Australia by J. Walker (CW Stoneking, Holly Throsby, Machine Translations). Fullbrook and Walker added Piano, Cello, Violin, Accordion, bells and percussion to the live guitar and vocal takes.

The album was released in New Zealand and Australia in 2011 and on release, the New Zealand Herald said, ‘From time to time and album comes along that stops you in your tracks and demands you to listen. Tiny Ruins is one such record’.

Australian press were also smitten, with Triple J magazine writing, ‘Kiwi captures attention and hearts’, and Mess and Noise noting, ‘the songs sway and heave with warmth and approachability’.

Post UK Release, the album was championed by BBC 6 and BBC 2. It was hailed by BBC World Service program ‘The Strand’ as one of the top albums of 2011.

Tiny Ruins has toured the album through New Zealand, Australia and the UK, opening for bands such as Beach House, Joanna Newsom, Fleet Foxes, Holly Throsby, Olof Arnalds and Grand Salvo.