Album Review: Tiny Habits - 'All For Something'
Sir Elton-approved Boston trio brew up enticing laid-back folk with anticipated debut "All For Something".
To many, the underlying foundations of Tiny Habits - Maya Rae, Cinya Khan and Judah Mayowa - were formed on somewhat of an old chestnut. While many saw them sharing covers with one another in their Berklee dorm stairwell as a start-up cliche, many others just saw a wholesome exchange between three avid singer-songwriters eager to share their three-part harmonies out into the musical world.
Their reimagined versions of songs matched with their signature sound drove in viral success but it wasn't too long after where they dabbled into their own works. Lead hemenway, released at the end of 2022, gave us a flavour before we ventured into the new year.
Their first cozy folk-ladled EP of Tiny Things in 2023 was certainly a real eye-opener to what the trio can achieve. Encompassing delicate acoustic varnishing, the subtle six-parter, ironically, was a huge moment for the trio.
Spurred on by support slots from both soothing pop writers Gracie Abrams and Noah Kahan in the Autumn of 2023, this year sees Tiny Habits' release their highly-anticipated debut record.
A saving grace of whimsical flutterings, All For Something channels the trios' inner boygenius carving indie-folk musings for the soul. The album is sweetened by piano trickles and gentile drum instrumentals but the album's mainstay are the three's signature sound, as they entwine and weave beautiful harmonies within one another. A push-pull narrative of conceptual heartbreak, All For Something is a tale of striving in the face of life's problems. People Always Change and Flicker are the steady indie outpourings, as they bring deserved energy in-between moments of sombre pondering. Malleable is gorgeous songwriting, while four-minute Wishes is a prize worth unpacking, as Judah provides contrast with his lower end.
Tiny Habits are another rising collective where folk flowers bloom and All For Something is a great reflection of this. A perfectly brewed cup with a perfect soundtrack to match - Tiny Habits are certainly one of those on folks' folk watchlist. Even Sir Elton John approves.
Words by Alex Curle
