The band met in Detroit. The music features the bombastic, aggressive drum programming of
Waajeed, the deep poetic songwriting,
vocoder and harmonically intense keyboard playing of
Tim K and the icy, haunting tones of singer
Dede Reynolds The music of Tiny Hearts internationally premiered on
BBC1 on
Benji B's show in late 2012. The show premiered songs "Centerfold", "Monsters" and "Dark Eyes". The band writes and record in an intense and isolated environment, for several weeks at a time.
Waajeed is the leader in terms of creative identity.
Tim K writes the lyrics and melodies and they mix the music together. The U.S. radio premiere was in 2013 on
KCRW, on the
Garth Trinidad show. In October 2013,
KEXP added the band's track "Stay" into rotation. The first video for Tiny Heart's song "Centerfold" premiered on
Okayplayer website 9/4/13, directed by Aron Kantor. The song utilizes "melodic and lyrical potency" and "floating" vocals over "thumping bass". Their second video "Stay", directed by
Justin Kelly, and shot by DP
Chris Blauvelt, premiered on Pigeons & Planes October 1, 2013. Tiny Hearts performed a Boilerroom.tv show, featuring the tracks from their forthcoming Stay EP, hosted by
KCRW DJ Garth Trinidad. Their song "Stay" was selected as "Song of the Week" by Pigeons and Planes September 20, 2013. Their song "Stay" was featured in a Vice magazine
underground culture documentary. The band's song "Snow Cold" was featured on
NPR's
Here & Now on November 12, 2013. The hosts described the music as a "great electronic sound" with a "cool, surreal mood". The "Snow Cold" video premiered on
Vice Noisey Feb 11, 2014. It was directed by Timothy Shumaker and included Art Direction of lead singer Dede. == Discography ==