Idiot Proverbs

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{{Infobox album

| name = Idiot Proverbs

| type = studio

| artist = Tiny Little Houses

| cover = Tiny_Little_Houses_Idiot_Proverbs_album_art.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2018|01|12|df=y}}

| recorded = Melbourne, Australia

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Alternative rock|indie rock}}

| length = {{duration|m=36|s=51}}

| label = Ivy League Records (AUS)

| producer = Steven Schram

| prev_title = Snow Globe

| prev_year = 2016

| next_title = Misericorde

| next_year = 2021

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Idiot Proverbs

| type = studio

| single1 = Garbage Bin

| single1date = 7 July 2017

| single2 = Entitled Generation

| single2date = 20 October 2017

| single3 = Short Hair

| single3date = 2 February 2018

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = TheMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://themusic.com.au/music/albumreviews/2018/01/11/tiny-little-houses-idiot-proverbs-emily-blackburn/|title=Tiny Little Houses Idiot Proverbs|publisher=themusic.com.au|last=Blackburn|first=Emily|accessdate=11 January 2018}}

| rev2 = Sputnikmusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/76065/Tiny-Little-Houses-Idiot-Proverbs/|title=Tiny Little Houses - Idiot Proverbs|publisher=sputnikmusic.com|accessdate=4 February 2018}}

| rev3 = The AU Review

| rev3Score = {{Rating|8|10}}{{cite web|url=http://music.theaureview.com/reviews/album-review-tiny-little-houses-idiot-proverbs-2018-lp/|title=Album Review: Tiny Little Houses - Idiot Proverbs (2018 LP)|publisher=music.theaureview.com|last=Marshall|first=Dylan|date=11 January 2018 |accessdate=12 January 2018}}

}}

Idiot Proverbs is the debut studio album by Australian indie rock band Tiny Little Houses.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/news/musicnews/tiny-little-houses-idiot-proverbs/9314512|title=Tiny Little Houses are done with Idiot Proverbs|website=www.abc.net.au/triplej|date=9 January 2018 }} It was released through Ivy League Records in January 2018. Australian radio station Triple J picked Idiot Proverbs as their feature album of the week in January 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/triplej/featured-music/feature-albums/tiny-little-houses---idiot-proverbs/9306940|title=Tiny Little Houses - Idiot Proverbs|website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |date=8 January 2018|publisher=}}

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_music = Tiny Little Houses (Caleb Karvountzis, Sean Mullins, Al Yamin, Clancy Bond), except where noted

| total_length = 36:51

| title1 = Garbage Bin

| length1 = 4:08

| writer1 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis

}}

| title2 = Entitled Generation

| length2 = 2:23

| writer2 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis w/ TLH

}}

| title3 = Short Hair

| length3 = 3:31

| writer3 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis w/ TLH

}}

| title4 = Team Player

| length4 = 3:29

| title5 = Everyone Is

| length5 = 4:09

| title6 = Nowhere, SA

| length6 = 4:09

| title7 = Idiot Proverbs

| length7 = 2:33

| writer7 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis w/ TLH

}}

| title8 = Caroline

| length8 = 3:11

| writer8 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis w/ TLH

}}

|title9 = The Void

|length9 = 4:34

| title10 = Drag Me

| note10 = LP edition continues until 9:44

| length10 = 4:44

| writer10 = {{flat list|

  • Karvountzis & Mullins w/ TLH

}}

}}

= LP Extended Edition =

{{tracklist

| total_length = 41:51

| title10 = Drag Me

| length10 = 9:44

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from album's liner notes.

Tiny Little Houses

  • Caleb Karvountzis – vocals, guitar
  • Sean Mullins – guitar
  • Al Yamin – bass
  • Clancy Bond – drums

Production

  • Steven Schram – Producer, Audio Engineer and Mixer
  • Fergus Miller – Co-Producer on "Garbage Bin"
  • Joe Carra – Mastering

Art

  • Ella Palij – Cover Photograph
  • Clancy Bond – Cover Photograph
  • Caleb Karvountzis – Clay Figure
  • Lisa Dotorre – Back Cover Painting
  • Luke Macmahon – Cover Layout and Text

Charts

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scope="col"| Chart (2018)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA){{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/news/2018/greatest-showman-holds-1-for-third-week|title=Greatest Showman holds #1 for third week|publisher=Australian Recording Industry Association|date=20 January 2018|accessdate=10 June 2018}}

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References

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Category:2018 debut albums

Category:Tiny Little Houses albums

Category:Ivy League Records albums

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