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| name = Still Corners
| name = Still Corners
| image = Still Corners.jpg
| image = Still Corners.jpg
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| origin = [[London]]
| origin = [[London]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
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*[[Dream pop]]
*[[Indie pop]]
*[[dream pop]]
*[[neo-psychedelia]]
*[[neo-psychedelia]]
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| years_active = 2007–present
| years_active = 2007–present
| label = [[Sub Pop]]<br/>Wrecking Light
| label = [[Sub Pop]]<br/>Wrecking Light
| associated_acts =
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| website = {{URL|www.stillcorners.com}}
| website = {{URL|www.stillcorners.com}}
| current_members = Greg Hughes<br>Tessa Murray
| current_members = Greg Hughes<br>Tessa Murray
| past_members =
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| caption = Still Corners in 2018
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'''Still Corners''' are a British/American [[dream pop]] band formed in 2007 consisting of songwriter/producer Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray.
'''Still Corners''' are a British/American [[dream pop]] band formed in 2007 consisting of songwriter/producer Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray.


==History==
==History==
Murray met Hughes by chance at a train stop in London when the train was diverted to an alternate station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Still Corners|url=https://www.stillcorners.com/about|access-date=2021-01-26|website=stillcorners|language=en}}</ref> Murray is originally from [[England]] and Hughes grew up in [[Arizona]] and [[Texas]] and moved to England for a number of years to pursue a life in music.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-14|title=Artist of the Week: Still Corners|url=http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-still-corners/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Best New Bands|language=en-US}}</ref>
Murray met Hughes by chance at a train stop in London when the train was diverted to an alternate station.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Still Corners|url=https://www.stillcorners.com/about|access-date=2021-01-26|website=stillcorners|language=en}}</ref> Murray is originally from [[England]] and Hughes grew up in [[Arizona]] and [[Texas]], then moved to England for a number of years to pursue a life in music.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2011-11-14|title=Artist of the Week: Still Corners|url=http://www.bestnewbands.com/featured-artists/artist-of-the-week-still-corners/|access-date=2021-01-26|website=Best New Bands|language=en-US}}</ref>


Still Corners self-released their debut EP, ''Remember Pepper?'', on 13 June 2008, followed by a 7-inch single, "Don't Fall in Love", released by UK label The Great Pop Supplement on 30 August 2010.
Still Corners self-released their debut EP, ''Remember Pepper?'', on 13 June 2008, followed by a 7-inch single, "Don't Fall in Love", released by UK label The Great Pop Supplement on 30 August 2010.


The duo signed with record label [[Sub Pop]] in 2011 and issued their first full-length debut, ''[[Creatures of an Hour]]'', to favourable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/creatures-of-an-hour |title=Creatures of an Hour Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref>
The duo signed with record label [[Sub Pop]] in 2011 and issued their full-length debut, ''[[Creatures of an Hour]]'', to favourable reviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/creatures-of-an-hour |title=Creatures of an Hour Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic |publisher=Metacritic.com |accessdate=2011-11-16}}</ref>


In October 2012, the band released a new single, "Fireflies",<ref>{{cite news | title = Listen: Still Corners post new single 'Fireflies' | date = 12 October 2012 | url = http://www.clixie.co.uk/listen-still-corners-post-new-single-fireflies/ | work = Clixie | accessdate = 14 October 2012}}</ref> which was named "Best New Track" by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14341-fireflies/ |title=Still Corners "Fireflies" |publisher=pitchfork.com |accessdate=2012-10-06}}</ref>
In October 2012, the band released a new single, "Fireflies",<ref>{{cite news | title = Listen: Still Corners post new single 'Fireflies' | date = 12 October 2012 | url = http://www.clixie.co.uk/listen-still-corners-post-new-single-fireflies/ | work = Clixie | accessdate = 14 October 2012}}</ref> which was named "Best New Track" by ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14341-fireflies/ |title=Still Corners "Fireflies" |publisher=pitchfork.com |accessdate=2012-10-06 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20120930000000/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/14341-fireflies/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>


They released their second album, ''[[Strange Pleasures]]'', on Sub Pop on 7 May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage.<ref>{{cite news | title = Still Corners "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15005-still-corners-berlin-lovers/| work = Pitchfork | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://stereogum.com/1270081/still-corners-berlin-lovers/mp3s/| work = Stereogum | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = mp3: Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2013/02/25/mp3-still-corners-berlin-lovers//| work = Gorilla vs Bear | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref>
The band released their second album, ''[[Strange Pleasures]]'', on Sub Pop on 7 May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage.<ref>{{cite news | title = Still Corners "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/15005-still-corners-berlin-lovers/| work = Pitchfork | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://stereogum.com/1270081/still-corners-berlin-lovers/mp3s/| work = Stereogum | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = mp3: Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers" | date = 25 February 2013 | url = http://www.gorillavsbear.net/2013/02/25/mp3-still-corners-berlin-lovers//| work = Gorilla vs Bear | accessdate = 27 February 2013}}</ref>


They released their third album, ''Dead Blue'', on 16 September 2016 on their own Wrecking Light Records label. Still Corners shared the video for the album's first single, "Lost Boys".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/still_corners_announce_new_album_share_video_for_lost_boys|title=Still Corners Announce New Album, Share Video for "Lost Boys"|first=Christopher|last=Roberts|website=Undertheradarmag.com|accessdate=2020-03-15}}</ref>
Still Corners released their third album, ''Dead Blue'', on 16 September 2016 on their own Wrecking Light Records label. They shared the video for the album's first single, "Lost Boys".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://undertheradarmag.com/news/still_corners_announce_new_album_share_video_for_lost_boys|title=Still Corners Announce New Album, Share Video for "Lost Boys"|first=Christopher|last=Roberts|website=Undertheradarmag.com|accessdate=2020-03-15}}</ref>
[[File:Still_Corners_@Live_Arena_RCA,_Bangkok,_11.04.2019.jpg|thumb|Still Corners performing in Bangkok]]
[[File:Still_Corners_@Live_Arena_RCA,_Bangkok,_11.04.2019.jpg|thumb|Still Corners performing in Bangkok]]
On 18 August 2018, the band released their fourth album ''Slow Air'' via Wrecking Light Records. Following the release Still Corners toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Asia.
On 18 August 2018, the band released their fourth album, ''Slow Air'', via Wrecking Light Records. Following the release, they toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Asia.


Their fifth album ''[[The Last Exit]]'', again via Wrecking Light Records, was released on 22 January 2021. The album was preceded by three (digital) singles. The band also announced a European tour in October 2021 in support of the new album on their website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=Still Corners – 'The Last Exit' review: open-road Americana|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/still-corners-the-last-exit-review-2860941|access-date=2021-01-26|website=NME {{!}} Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Their fifth album, ''[[The Last Exit]]'', again via Wrecking Light Records, was released on 22 January 2021. The album was preceded by three (digital) singles. The band also announced a European tour in October 2021 in support of the new album on their website.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-21|title=Still Corners – 'The Last Exit' review: open-road Americana|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/still-corners-the-last-exit-review-2860941|access-date=2021-01-26|website=NME {{!}} Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News|language=en-GB}}</ref>


==Band members==
==Band members==
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* ''[[Slow Air]]'' (2018, Wrecking Light)
* ''[[Slow Air]]'' (2018, Wrecking Light)
* ''[[The Last Exit]]'' (2021, Wrecking Light)
* ''[[The Last Exit]]'' (2021, Wrecking Light)
* ''[[Dream Talk]]'' (2024, Wrecking Light)


===Singles and EPs===
===Singles and EPs===
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|"The Twilight Hour"
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|''[[Gossip Girl]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/11/gossip-girl-music-from-rhodes-to-perdition/|title=Gossip Girl Music from "Rhodes to Perdition" |publisher=TVfanatic.com|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref>
|''[[Gossip Girl]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvfanatic.com/2011/11/gossip-girl-music-from-rhodes-to-perdition/|title=Gossip Girl Music from "Rhodes to Perdition" |date=29 November 2011 |publisher=TVfanatic.com|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref>
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|''[[Awkward (TV series)|Awkward]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-awkward-episode-9-season-3/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224750/http://soundtrack.mtv.com/post/music-from-awkward-episode-9-season-3/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 May 2014|title=Music from Awkward Episode 9 Season 3|date=4 June 2013 |publisher=mtv.com|accessdate=2014-05-08}}</ref>
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|"Fireflies"
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|''Weediquette''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMZCq56tToc|title=Stoned Kids (Weediquette)|date=23 February 2016 |publisher=Viceland|accessdate=2016-03-01}}</ref>
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|"I Wrote in Blood"
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|''[[Maid (miniseries)]]''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.soundtrackradar.com/maid-season-1-soundtrack/|title=Maid Season 1 Soundtrack: All 47 songs with scene descriptions|date=October 2021 |publisher=soundtrackradar.com|accessdate=2021-10-04}}</ref>
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[[Category:Musical groups established in 2007]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2007]]
[[Category:Musical groups from London]]
[[Category:Pop music groups from London]]
[[Category:Dream pop musical groups]]
[[Category:British dream pop musical groups]]
[[Category:Sub Pop artists]]
[[Category:Sub Pop artists]]


Latest revision as of 12:59, 6 October 2024

Still Corners
Still Corners in 2018
Still Corners in 2018
Background information
OriginLondon
Genres
Years active2007–present
LabelsSub Pop
Wrecking Light
MembersGreg Hughes
Tessa Murray
Websitewww.stillcorners.com

Still Corners are a British/American dream pop band formed in 2007 consisting of songwriter/producer Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray.

History

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Murray met Hughes by chance at a train stop in London when the train was diverted to an alternate station.[1] Murray is originally from England and Hughes grew up in Arizona and Texas, then moved to England for a number of years to pursue a life in music.[2]

Still Corners self-released their debut EP, Remember Pepper?, on 13 June 2008, followed by a 7-inch single, "Don't Fall in Love", released by UK label The Great Pop Supplement on 30 August 2010.

The duo signed with record label Sub Pop in 2011 and issued their full-length debut, Creatures of an Hour, to favourable reviews.[3]

In October 2012, the band released a new single, "Fireflies",[4] which was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork.[5]

The band released their second album, Strange Pleasures, on Sub Pop on 7 May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage.[6][7][8]

Still Corners released their third album, Dead Blue, on 16 September 2016 on their own Wrecking Light Records label. They shared the video for the album's first single, "Lost Boys".[9]

Still Corners performing in Bangkok

On 18 August 2018, the band released their fourth album, Slow Air, via Wrecking Light Records. Following the release, they toured extensively in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Their fifth album, The Last Exit, again via Wrecking Light Records, was released on 22 January 2021. The album was preceded by three (digital) singles. The band also announced a European tour in October 2021 in support of the new album on their website.[10]

Band members

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  • Tessa Murray – vocals, keys
  • Greg Hughes – multi-instrumentalist/producer/engineer

Discography

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Studio albums

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Singles and EPs

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  • Remember Pepper? CD EP (2007, self-released)
  • "Don't Fall in Love" 7-inch (2010, The Great Pop Supplement)
  • "Eyes" (Rogue Wave cover) digital (2010, self-released)
  • "History of Love" split 7-inch with The New Lines (2011, The Great Pop Supplement)
  • "Cuckoo" 7-inch (2011, Sub Pop)
  • "Endless Summer" promo CD (2011, Sub Pop)
  • "Into the Trees" promo CD (2011, Sub Pop)
  • "Cabot Cove" flexi 7-inch (2011, Sub Pop)
  • "Fireflies" 7-inch (2012, self-released)
  • "Berlin Lovers" digital (2013, Sub Pop)
  • "Horses at Night" digital (2015, self-released)
  • "Lost Boys" digital (2016, Wrecking Light)
  • "Down with Heaven and Hell" digital (2016, Wrecking Light)
  • "Black Lagoon" digital (2018, Wrecking Light)
  • "The Photograph" digital (2018, Wrecking Light)
  • "The Message" digital (2018, Wrecking Light)
  • "The Calvary Cross" cover Richard Thompson (musician), digital (2019, Wrecking Light)
  • "Crying" digital (2020, Wrecking Light)
  • "The Last Exit" digital (2020, Wrecking Light)
  • "White Sands" digital (2021, Wrecking Light)
  • "Heavy Days" digital (2021, Wrecking Light)
  • "Far Rider" digital (2022, Wrecking Light)

Compilation appearances

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Media usage

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Song Where Type
"The Twilight Hour" Gossip Girl[11] television
"Endless Summer" Nokia Lumia 920[12] advertisement
"Fireflies" Made in Chelsea[13] television
"Fireflies", "The Trip" Awkward[14] television
"Fireflies" Cardinal Burns[15] television
"Endless Summer" Waterloo Road television
"The Twilight Hour" Senka short film
"Velveteen", "Strange Pleasures" Bare film
"I Wrote in Blood" Beauty & the Beast[16] television
"Strange Pleasures" Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Steven Spielberg month[17] advertisement
"Don't Fall in Love", "Beginning to Blue" You're the Worst[18] television
"Down with Heaven and Hell" Made in Chelsea[19] television
"Fireflies" Weediquette[20] television
"Endless Summer" Abandoned television
"Currents" Made in Chelsea[21] television
"Currents" Lowriders[22] film
"Don’t Fall in Love", "Downtown" Newness[23] film
"We Killed the Moonlight" Beyond (American TV series)[24] television
"Don’t Fall in Love" The Innocents (TV series)[25] television
"The Trip" Treehouse (Into the Dark)[26] television
"Fade Out" Impulse television
"The Message" Nancy Drew (2019 TV series)[27] television
"I Wrote in Blood" Maid (miniseries)[28] television
"Cuckoo" Dickinson (TV series)[29] television

References

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  1. ^ "About Still Corners". stillcorners. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Artist of the Week: Still Corners". Best New Bands. 14 November 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Creatures of an Hour Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Listen: Still Corners post new single 'Fireflies'". Clixie. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
  5. ^ "Still Corners "Fireflies"". pitchfork.com. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2012.
  6. ^ "Still Corners "Berlin Lovers"". Pitchfork. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  7. ^ "Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers"". Stereogum. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  8. ^ "mp3: Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers"". Gorilla vs Bear. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  9. ^ Roberts, Christopher. "Still Corners Announce New Album, Share Video for "Lost Boys"". Undertheradarmag.com. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Still Corners – 'The Last Exit' review: open-road Americana". NME | Music, Film, TV, Gaming & Pop Culture News. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  11. ^ "Gossip Girl Music from "Rhodes to Perdition"". TVfanatic.com. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  12. ^ "Nokia Lumia 920. Pouca luz, fotos incríveis". youtube.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  13. ^ "S5-Ep10 music". channel4.com. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  14. ^ "Music from Awkward Episode 9 Season 3". mtv.com. 4 June 2013. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2014.
  15. ^ "S2-Ep4: Young Dreams". channel4.com. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
  16. ^ "Music from Beauty & the Beast". tunefind.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  17. ^ "This September at the Alamo Drafthouse: Septemberg". vimeo.com. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  18. ^ "You're the worst Season 2 Episode 6". tunefind.com. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  19. ^ "Made in Chelsea Soundtrack S12 E4". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  20. ^ "Stoned Kids (Weediquette)". Viceland. 23 February 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  21. ^ "Made in Chelsea Soundtrack S12 E9". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  22. ^ "Lowriders Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  23. ^ "Newness Soundtrack". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  24. ^ "Beyond Soundtrack S2 E4 Knock Knock". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  25. ^ "The Innocents Soundtrack S1 E7 Will you take me too?". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  26. ^ "Into the dark soundtrack". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  27. ^ "Nancy Drew S1 E14". tunefind.com. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Maid Season 1 Soundtrack: All 47 songs with scene descriptions". soundtrackradar.com. October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  29. ^ "Dickinson Soundtrack Season 3E7 · The Future never spoke". tunefind.com. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
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