All Tiny Creatures
{{Short description|American indie rock band}}
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| 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
| website = {{URL|http://alltinycreatures.com}}
| current_members = {{Unbulleted list|Thomas Wincek|Andrew Fitzpatrick|Matthew Skemp|Ben Derickson}}
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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.{{Cite web |date= 26 April 2011|title=All Tiny Creatures: Harbors |url=https://www.avclub.com/all-tiny-creatures-harbors-1798168020 |access-date= |website=AV Club |language=en}} 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.[https://www.washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/album-review-all-tiny-creatures/2011/05/26/AGZ0gJHH_story.html "Album review: All Tiny Creatures"] Washington Post, May 26, 2007. by Catherine P. Lewis. (paywall)
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).[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/all-tiny-creatures-mn0002047349/biography "All Tiny Creatures Artist Biography".] by Chris True. Allmusic, accessed April 22, 2022.
History
In 2011 the band released an album, Harbors,[https://www.allmusic.com/album/harbors-mw0002111292 "Harbors Review - by Ned Raggett"], AllMusic, accessed April 22, 2022.[https://www.popmatters.com/138795-all-tiny-creatures-harbors-2496060657.html "All Tiny Creatures: Harbors"]. Pop Matters, By Matthew Fiander, 31 March 2011. which featured vocals by Justin Vernon, Helado Negro, Megafaun and Ryan Olcott of the band 12 Rods.[https://bigtakeover.com/interviews/a-tiny-chat-with-all-tiny-creatures "A Tiny Chat with All Tiny Creatures"]. The Big Takeover, 20 March 2011, by Joseph Kyle.[https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/all-tiny-creatures-%E2%80%93-harbors "All Tiny Creatures Harbors"]. Tiny Mixtapes, review by J. Arthur Bloom. The artwork for Harbors was done by designer Aaron Draplin.{{Cite web|last=Terich|first=Jeff|date=2011-03-29|title=All Tiny Creatures : Harbors|url=https://www.treblezine.com/all-tiny-creatures-harbors/|access-date=2021-09-18|website=Treble|language=en-US}} The music website Pitchfork.com gave Harbors a 7.8 rating.{{Cite web |title=Harbors |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/15203-harbors/ |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}
All Tiny Creatures' second album, Dark Clock was released in 2013.[https://www.allmusic.com/album/dark-clock-mw0002526487 "Dark Clock Review"]. AllMusic, by James Christopher Monger
In 2014 the band toured in support of the album with the band Lost in the Trees, including performances in Philadelphia and Montreal.[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"]. Montreal Rampage, . February 28, 2014. by Alisa Donkers.
Although Thomas Wincek became a member of the band Field Report in 2014,{{Cite web |title=Field Report perform in The Current studio |url=http://www.thecurrent.org/feature/2014/10/14/field-report-perform-in-the-current-studio |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=www.thecurrent.org |language=en}} and member Andrew Fitzpatrick became a member of Bon Iver in 2016,{{Cite web |title=Andrew Fitzpatrick in transition |url=https://www.tonemadison.com/articles/andrew-fitzpatrick-in-transition |access-date=2022-03-27 |website=Tone Madison |date=17 November 2015 |language=en-US}} All Tiny Creatures continued performing, including a tour in 2017 with Barry Clark and No Death.[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"]. The Pointer, November 8, 2017
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Category:Indie rock musical groups from Wisconsin