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- Summary: The second full-length release for the indie folk trio led by Hollie Fullbrook was recorded with Tom Healy.
- Record Label: Bella Union
- Genre(s): Folk, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter, Indie Folk
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May 22, 2014Brightly Painted One is an album of quiet, devastating beauty.
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MojoMay 15, 2014Impressive, beautifully poised stuff. [Jun 2014, p.93]
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Q MagazineMay 20, 2014Maybe having others to lean on in the big bad world brings the best out of Fullbrook, who sounds bright and confident where once she was charmingly hesitant. [Jun 2014, p.122]
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May 5, 2014It’s tempting to think of Brightly Painted One as a “grower” of an album, and much of that depends on where you stand on the music/lyrics side of things. The problem is, for all of its evident beauty, it’s difficult to get inside – frustratingly so.
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May 19, 2014On Brightly Painted One (Bella Union), her second album, her music never sounds glibly pleased with its present; she is always looking uneasily toward the next line, or moving toward mysticism.
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UncutMay 5, 2014If the acoustic backdrop sometime slacks texture, there are no such qualms with the songwriting that demonstrates a novelist's eye for detail. [Jun 2014, p.83]
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May 5, 2014It's encouraging that there are some clear signs of expansion on Brightly Painted One, but the question now is whether Tiny Ruins really have anywhere else to go.