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.

LISTEN: ‘Richard Cory’ by Tiny Little Houses

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.

TINY LITTLE HOUSES // Richard Cory Lyrics

When Richard Cory came around
We looked at him like he was crowned
A gentleman so gracious
He was quiet, understated
And he always bought the beer
Although he knew we couldn’t pay
And he fluttered all the pulses
Of the girls lined in his way

And his family was wealthy
And he aced each of his grades
Yeah he made it look so easy
We all wished that we could be him
But I lost touch after high school
When he got a law degree
You might see him back for Christmas
He would always wave at me

So on we worked and waited
Living from our hands to mouth
And we heard he bought a condo
But no word about a spouse
And our kids were all tucked in
And we were sleeping in our beds

When Richard one calm summer night put a bullet through his head
When Richard one calm summer night put a bullet through his head
When Richard one calm summer night put a bullet through his head

They buried you the day it rained
Your funeral felt so strange
I don’t know who else to blame
God I wish you would have stayed

When Richard Cory left this world our lives stopped making sense at all