Tiny Vipers

American singer-songwriter

Tiny Vipers
Birth name	Jesy Fortino
Born	1983 (age 40–41)
Origin	Seattle, Washington, United States
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, keyboard
Years active	2006–present
Labels	Sub Pop Records, Luckyhorse Industries Kranky (Mirrorring)

Website	Tiny Vipers

Musical artist

Tiny Vipers (born 1983) is the stage name of Jesy Fortino, an American musician from Seattle, Washington.^[1]

Life on Earth was released on July 7, 2009 on Sub Pop. Luckyhorse Industries released a limited edition 180 gram double vinyl on November 16, 2009, which included a bonus track "Audrey's Well".

On January 20, 2012, it was announced that Fortino would be releasing a collaborative album with Grouper under the name Mirrorring entitled Foreign Body on March 19, 2012.^[2]

Laughter was released on May 5, 2017 on Ba Da Bing Records while Fortino was studying to become an engineer.^[3]

Solo discography

Tiny Vipers (EP, 2004. reissued October 2007 on Luckyhorse Industries)
Hands Across the Void (LP, July 2007 on Sub Pop)
Empire Prism (EP, 2007. Reissued July 2008 on Luckyhorse Industries)
Life on Earth (LP, July 2009 on Sub Pop)
Weak Moments of the Shadows (EP, 2009)
Ambience3 (instrumental, ambient music - released in June 2015 on Box Bedroom Rebels)
Laughter (EP, 2017)
American Prayer (EP, 2022)

Mirrorring discography

Foreign Body (with Grouper) (LP, March 2012 on Kranky)

Compilations

Burn To Shine (DVD, November 2007)
Contributed song "Another's Day Son" with Colin Roper for the compilation 2021: An Aviation Records Compilation (LP, 2007)

Guest appearances

Vocal samples and guitar on Orcas' self-titled album (LP, 2012)
Vocals on "New Dawn Fades" by The Sight Below (Single, 2010)^[4]^[5]^[6]
Backing vocals on All is Wild, All is Silent, Balmorhea (LP, 2009)

References

^ Anthony Carew. "Tiny Vipers – Artist Profile". About.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "Grouper and Tiny Vipers Announce Collaborative Album as Mirrorring | News". Pitchfork. January 20, 2012. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "Tiny Vipers: Laughter". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
^ ""New Dawn Fades" [Joy Division cover; ft. Tiny Vipers] | Forkcast Archive". Pitchfork. March 2, 2010. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ "The Sight Below: 'New Dawn Fades' (Joy Division Cover) | Prefix". Prefixmag.com. Retrieved April 2, 2012.
^ [1] Archived March 6, 2010, at the Wayback Machine