From humble dorm rooms to headline tours, red-hot trio Tiny Habits make an indelible mark with lush songcraft and searing lyrical honesty.
Words: Stephen Ackroyd.
Photos: Sam Williams, Maggie-Barger.
Tiny Habits are a band who buzz with a special kind of magic, an organic alchemy that has swiftly propelled the trio into a rarified artistic realm. As Maya Rae, Cinya Khan, and Judah Mayowa prepare to unveil their highly-anticipated debut album 'All For Something', their journey represents a masterclass in songcraft, vulnerability and the profound power of creative kinship.
Rae is home in Boston, preparing to graduate from Berklee College of Music, the hallowed grounds where Tiny Habits were formed. Khan is basking in family time during a visit to Florida, while Mayowa is savouring friendship in Boston before they embark on their upcoming European tour run.
United yet distinct, the three share an innate collaborative symmetry at Tiny Habits' core. Each member writes, arranges and lends their voice to the lush harmonic tapestries that have attracted audiences worldwide. It's a potent fusion crystallised over three years of creative immersion and personal growth - the pinnacle so far their most recent headline tour across North America, their first ever as a headline act. "It was the most heartwarming and rewarding experience," Rae gushes.
Tiny Habits' origin tale shines like a beacon - three kindred artistic spirits converging at their shared alma mater in fateful fashion. "We all met at Berklee College of Music here in Boston. It was during Covid, so school was basically online, so we kind of met on Instagram," Rae recounts. "I invited Judah and Cinya over one night after quarantine to sing with me in my dorm, and the rest is history! We made a bunch of videos that semester, and a year later, we were officially a band."
"The past three years have been incredibly rewarding; it has most definitely lived up to the hype"
— Maya Rae
From those humble dorm room sessions blossomed a singular magic, their celestial harmonies instantly casting a spell over audiences worldwide. "As we started posting videos, we definitely saw that people were really moved by them and what we were creating," says Rae. "It was cool to see people from all over interacting with us, and we felt so excited to keep creating together."
Distilling Tiny Habits' essence into just three words, Khan simply offers: "Honest, human, and harmony." These hallmarks radiate through 'All For Something', the album's title, an empowering mantra affirming their shared higher purpose. As Khan explains: "It took us forever to find a title. We thought we had cracked the code a couple of times, but then the creative process would continue, and those titles would no longer feel fitting."
"After recording our song 'Wishes', which feels like one of the album's highlights, we took another stab at album titles. The song's last line is 'I wish these wishes weren't all for nothing', so we decided it would be beautiful to spin that around and title the album 'All For Something'. Everything we have gone through as a group, as well as individually, has proven to be for some greater purpose."
