Tiny Hearts is an American

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trio formed in 2011 from

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. Tiny Hearts is composed of producer

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(of Platinum Pied Pipers), producer/composer

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(Tim Kvasnosky) and vocalist Deanne Reynolds of DEDE.

Background

The band met in Detroit. The music features the bombastic, aggressive drum programming of

, the deep poetic songwriting,

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and harmonically intense keyboard playing of

and the icy, haunting tones of singer Dede Reynolds The music of Tiny Hearts internationally premiered on

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's show in late 2012. The show premiered songs "Centerfold", "Monsters" and "Dark Eyes". The band writes and record in an intense and isolated environment, for several weeks at a time.

is the leader in terms of creative identity.

writes the lyrics and melodies and they mix the music together. The U.S. radio premiere was in 2013 on

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, on the Garth Trinidad show. In October 2013,

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added the band's track "Stay" into rotation. The first video for Tiny Heart's song "Centerfold" premiered on

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website 9/4/13, directed by Aron Kantor. The song utilizes "melodic and lyrical potency" and "floating" vocals over "thumping bass". Their second video "Stay", directed by Justin Kelly, and shot by DP Chris Blauvelt, premiered on Pigeons & Planes October 1, 2013. Tiny Hearts performed a Boilerroom.tv show, featuring the tracks from their forthcoming Stay EP, hosted by

DJ Garth Trinidad. Their song "Stay" was selected as "Song of the Week" by Pigeons and Planes September 20, 2013. Their song "Stay" was featured in a Vice magazine

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documentary. The band's song "Snow Cold" was featured on

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's '' Here & Now'' on November 12, 2013. The hosts described the music as a "great electronic sound" with a "cool, surreal mood". The "Snow Cold" video premiered on

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Feb 11, 2014. It was directed by Timothy Shumaker and included Art Direction of lead singer Dede.

Discography

EPs

* ''Stay'' – (2013, Dirt Teck Reck), mastered by

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Remixes

* "Reconstruct (Tiny Hearts Remix)" – (2013, Dirt Teck Reck)

Videos

* "Snow Cold" – (2014, Dirt Tech Reck), directed by Timothy Shumaker * "Stay" – (2013, Dirt Tech Reck), directed by Justin Kelly, cinematography by

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* "Centerfold" – (2013, Dirt Tech Reck), directed by Aron Kantor

References

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