''Tiny Pictures'' is the second and final studio album by Canadian

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band Thornley. The album was released in Canada on February 10, 2009,Thornley's Press Release
/ref> and in the U.S. on February 3, 2010. The first single, "Make Believe," was released to radio on December 12, 2008. Most of the songs on the album have been written for years but the five-year wait since Thornley's last release allowed

Ian Thornley Ian Thornley (born July 21, 1972) is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He is best known for his work with the bands Big Wreck and Thornley. Career Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Thornley studied jazz music at Bosto ...

to bring on

Nick Raskulinecz Nick Raskulinecz () (born February 4, 1970) is an American record producer. He resides in Nashville, Tennessee. Production career Raskulinecz is from the Bearden area of Knoxville, Tennessee. He first produced and recorded bands in Knoxville ...

as producer, whose previous work includes albums with

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and

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. Though this is the band's release, frontman Ian Thornley plays nearly all of the instruments that appear on the record. The songs were written by Ian and former guitar player Tavis Stanley, with a few tracks bringing on writing collaborations including "Make Believe" with

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( 54-40,

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), "Your Song" with

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, and "Another Memory" with

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and

Natasha Shneider Natalia Mikhailovna Schneiderman ( rus, links=yes, Наталья Михайловна Шнайдерман, Natal'ya Mikhaylovna Shnayderman, nɐˈtalʲjə mʲɪˈxajlɐvnə ˈʂnajdʲɪrmən; May 22, 1956 – July 2, 2008), known as Natasha Sh ...

. The album was recorded in 2008 in Toronto’s Phase 1 and

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's Lerxst Sound studios. Thornley describes his wish to achieve a vintage rock sound embellished with subtle hooks and "fairy dust, bells and whistles," similar to

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’s ''

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'', where repeated listens reveal more and more enjoyment with new layers apparent each time. The ''Tiny Pictures'' cover art was done by the graphic designer

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, who also did the art for '' Come Again'', and who has designed album covers for

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, and

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. The cover depicts a large pile of suitcases stacked to look like a man's face.

Track listing

References

External links

Thornley's Official MySpace
{{Authority control 2009 albums 604 Records albums Thornley (band) albums Albums with cover art by Storm Thorgerson Albums produced by Nick Raskulinecz