Sweeping The Nation — Well, here we go again. Another tumultuous year has passed and passed on a series of albums which we've listened to, admired and eventually ranked. As always, direct from band/label buying links where applicable. 40 Haiku Salut - The General39 Go... more info

JamBase — Aaron "Neddy" Stein loves acts that jam but also appreciates the beauty of the song. This installment of RecommNeds featuring great songwriting from Eerie Wanda, Tiny Ruins and Abigail Lapell. more info

Core News — “Tom is joined in the studio by New Zealand singer Hollie Fullbrook AKA Tiny Ruins. Having just released her third album ‘Olympic Girls’ via Marathon Artists at the beginning of the month, it was her first album for five whole years following 2... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — I imagine the pilgrims recording their light filled music in beautiful fields somewhere. Electric guitarist Tom Healy has worked with them on some of their more recent work. They are two sisters, Clementine and Valentine. They live in a place called ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — My friend Sarah Grohnert is a filmmaker and I wanted to share this beautiful documentary she directed about the building of a zero-waste community building in a fairly isolated region of New Zealand. -- Tiny Ruins Continue reading… more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Tom Healy plays electric guitar in Tiny Ruins. He produced, engineered & mixed albums Brightly Painted One and Olympic Girls. On the recording process for the latter, Tom says: Continue reading… more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Tom Healy plays electric guitar in Tiny Ruins. He produced, engineered & mixed albums Brightly Painted One and Olympic Girls. On the recording process for the latter, Tom says: Continue reading… more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Girls Rock Camp Aotearoa is the best thing. If I were a young un, I have no doubt it would be life changing. Being a part of it as an adult and mentor has been so rewarding. It started in Portland, Oregon and is now reaching far flung corners of the ... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Or "what else do the bandmates of Tiny Ruins get up to..." Continue reading… more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — The song 'Olympic Girls' was first titled 'Under the Same Cover'. At some point while writing the songs on the album, I picked up Leaves of Grass, and there was an immediacy and kind of sensuous teeming of life within the words th... more info