Tiny Little Houses Return With New Single 'Richard Cory'

Ivy League Records is elated to announce the return of beloved Melbourne outfit Tiny Little Houses with their powerful new single, ‘Richard Cory’ - out everywhere now. 

After a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, ‘Richard Cory’ marks a colossal return for the four-piece; inspired by the classic poem of the same title, the song is an emotional force, complete with heart-wrenching lyrics, surging guitars and of course, lead singer Caleb Karvountzis’s distinct vocals. 

Of the track, frontman Caleb Karvountzis says: 

“Richard Cory is a reimagining of a far better poem by Edwin Arlington Robinson. The first time I read it as a teenager I was completely stunned and knew one day I would try to work a song around its theme. While modernising some of the setting and language, I've tried my best to do the original poem justice, with its status themes still being relevant today.” 

Tiny Little Houses aren’t the only artists to take inspiration from the poem, as Caleb says, “I actually had no idea the poem also inspired a Simon & Garfunkel song until our record label pointed it out.” Remarkably the themes of the poem – originally written in 1897, then reimagined by Simon & Garfunkel in 1966 – continue to remain relevant today.  

Speaking of the band’s return: 

“We are very much looking forward to releasing new music, even in such a disruptive time. With a whole bunch of songs on the way, we think they're reflective of some of the anxieties and uncertainty that has surfaced more obviously during this last year.”

‘Richard Cory’ is the first new music from the four-piece since their acclaimed debut album, Idiot Proverbs in January 2018. Presenting wry reflections on growing up, finding your place amongst the chaos and falling short of your own (and others’) expectations, the album included hits such as their slacker-anthem ‘Garbage Bin’, ‘Entitled Generation’ and ‘Short Hair’. The record was crowned triple j’s Feature album and was met to praise from media such as Rolling Stone, who labelled Caleb the “unflinching chronicler of inner volatility”, Herald Sun (“an Oz Smashing Pumpkins band for millennials”), and Happy Mag, who called the album “a refreshingly honest and relative realisation that we are a generation of dreamers”. Idiot Proverbs follow the band’s first two EPs - You Tore Out My Heart (2015) and Snow Globe (2016).

Watch this space for more incredibly exciting news soon from Tiny Little Houses. 

'Richard Cory'
Tiny Little Houses

Single out now through
Ivy League Records

Available to buy/stream here