The Tiny: Swedish band interview at the Union Chapel, Islington
An interview with the wonderful Swedish band The Tiny at the Union Chapel in Islington, London on 4th March 2010. We talk about marriage, releasing your own records and the power of the internet. Illustration by Rosalie Hoskins.
Written by Amelia Gregory
The Tiny by Rosalie Hoskins.
When I slipped the new album Gravity & Grace by The Tiny into my desktop, I had no expectations. I'd never heard of this self-released Swedish phenomenon, and I doubt that many of my British readers will have either. But I hope all that is set to change, because their third album is a stunning collection of songs from a couple who wear their hearts in their voices and melodies. When I heard that Leo and Ellekari would be playing in London I made it my business to get along and have a short chat with them.
Leo and Ellekari met in 2002, fell in love, moved into a house together and six months later started a band. It doesn't get more idyllic than this surely? Well yes it does, despite setbacks and the temporary dissolution of the band a few years ago (it was relationship/band make or break time) the pair recently got married, reformed the band with renewed vigour, and are expecting their first child this summer. Why takes things by halves eh?
Both of them come from long musical backgrounds. Leo went to the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen for… read more
