History
The band formed early in 2003 and played their first show in The Bakery warehouse in Olneyville, Rhode Island in May of that year. Tiny Hawks released their debut 8 song EP/12" Fingers Become Bridges in 2005 on Corleone Records and Moganono Records. Their subsequent full-length People Without End was released in 2006. They disbanded when Gus started have medical issues that limited his drumming.
An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP. EPs generally contain a minimum of four tracks and maximum of six tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play (SP) and LP, but it is now applied to mid-length CDs and downloads as well.
Tiny Hawks' musical style combines elements of math rock and noise rock as well as DC-influenced hardcore punk (Rites of Spring, Cap'n Jazz, Assfactor 4) and 1990s thrash (Palatka, In/Humanity). Their contemporaries include Sinaloa, Fiya, Daniel Striped Tiger, Ampere, Halo Perfecto, and Death to Tyrants. In 2005 and 2006, the duo performed at North East Sticks Together.
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