Originally the solo project of Hollie Fullbrook, Tiny Ruins has now expanded to be a full band with the addition of a stunning rhythm section consisting of bassist Cass Basil and drummer Alexander Freer (Artisan Guns/Cool Rainbows/The Eversons).

On Me at the Museum, You at the Wintergardens (which you can hear via the Soundcloud widget above), Tiny Ruins delivers her trademark delicately mannered and poetic vocals over intricate finger picking. But now that sound is fleshed out subtly, with percussion, brass and strings. Listen to the shimmering, echoing background sounds fade in at 0.49”. They’re ghostly and low in the mix, and all the more haunting for it. Having recorded with engineer Tom Healy over several months in Auckland studio The Lab, the song is the lead single from her forthcoming album Brightly Painted One. Now signed to the UK label Bella Union, Tiny Ruins have joined a stable consisting of Beach House, the Flaming Lips and Fleet Foxes. Pretty amazing company, nice one Hollie!

Wellington sibling duo Athuzela Brown have just released a five song EP called A Cliff at Dawn. Made up of Haz and Charlotte Forrester they craft haunting and atmospheric folk songs that drift along over sparse, fog-shrouded arrangements. The duo have been making music together for years but told Under the Radar that "it all came together about two years ago when we worked on a cover of 'Tiger Mountain Peasant Song' by Fleet Foxes for a school performance. Then we made the song 'Chasing Ghosts' and it kind of flowed from there into our first EP". From there they went on to release an album efficiently titled Songs from 2010-2012 on Sonorous Circle (record label home to the excellent Glass Vaults and Seth Frightening).

Their new EP A Cliff at Dawn is available for a pay-what-you-like price on their Bandcamp site now.