All Tiny Creatures Recruit Bon Iver's Justin Vernon, Again

Last year, the Volcano Choir album Unmap grew on me steadily, becoming one of my favorite releases of the year. I found myself taking solace in its icy beauty throughout the winter, and count it among one of my favorite rainy day albums.

So it was pretty great timing that a similar release - the An Iris Mixtape from All Tiny Creatures - dropped yesterday on a rainy day in New York. The cassette, which runs about fifteen minutes on each side, is reminiscent of the combination of sharp guitars and swirling vocals found on Unmap, although it generally features a denser mix. All Tiny Creatures is the side project of Thomas Wincek, one of the members of Collections of Colonies of Bees, the group that collaborated with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon to form Volcano Choir. It's like 6 Degrees of Separation!

All Tiny Creatures have also released the first single from their upcoming album, Harbors, which features Justin Vernon again. That song, "An Iris," forms the basis for the An Iris Mixtape. It's a wonderful tune that gives a good indication of the vibe of the whole cassette. Dig it below - if you like it, you can try to order one of the cassettes. But move quickly, they only made two hundred and fifty! Keep your ears out for All Tiny Creatures in the near future.

All Tiny Creatures - An Iris (f. Justin Vernon) (YSI) (filesavr)

Volcano Choir - And Gather (YSI) (filesavr)