Still Corners

{{Short description|Anglo-American dreampop band}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2015}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Still Corners

| image = Still Corners.jpg

| landscape = no

| origin = London

| genre = {{flatlist|

}}

| years_active = 2007–present

| label = Sub Pop
Wrecking Light

| associated_acts =

| website = {{URL|www.stillcorners.com}}

| current_members = Greg Hughes
Tessa Murray

| past_members =

| caption = Still Corners in 2018

}}

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

History

Murray met Hughes by chance at a train stop in London when the train was diverted to an alternate station.{{Cite web|title=About Still Corners|url=https://www.stillcorners.com/about|access-date=2021-01-26|website=stillcorners|language=en}} 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.{{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}}

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.{{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}}

In October 2012, the band released a new single, "Fireflies",{{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}} which was named "Best New Track" by Pitchfork.{{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 }}

The band released their second album, Strange Pleasures, on Sub Pop on 7 May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage.{{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}}{{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}}{{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}}

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".{{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}}

File:Still_Corners_@Live_Arena_RCA,_Bangkok,_11.04.2019.jpg

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.{{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}}

Still Corners released their sixth studio album, titled Dream Talk, on 5 April 2024, via Wrecking Light Records.{{Cite web |title=Still Corners official website |url=https://www.stillcorners.com/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=stillcorners |language=en}}

Band members

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

Discography

=Studio albums=

=Singles and EPs=

  • 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=

Media usage

class="wikitable sortable"
Song

!Where

!Type

"The Twilight Hour"

|Gossip Girl{{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}}

|television

"Endless Summer"

|Nokia Lumia 920{{cite web| url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vR53uIJQw|title=Nokia Lumia 920. Pouca luz, fotos incríveis|publisher=youtube.com|accessdate=2014-05-08}}

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"Fireflies"

|Made in Chelsea{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/made-in-chelsea/articles/series-5-music/s5-ep10-music |title=S5-Ep10 music|publisher=channel4.com|accessdate=2014-05-08}}

|television

"Fireflies", "The Trip"

|Awkward{{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}}

|television

"Fireflies"

|Cardinal Burns{{cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/cardinal-burns/videos/all/s2-ep4-young-dreams|title=S2-Ep4: Young Dreams|publisher=channel4.com|accessdate=2014-05-28}}

|television

"Endless Summer"

|Waterloo Road

|television

"The Twilight Hour"

|Senka

|short film

"Velveteen", "Strange Pleasures"

|Bare

|film

"I Wrote in Blood"

|Beauty & the Beast{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/beauty-and-the-beast/season-3/21015|title=Music from Beauty & the Beast|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2015-08-30}}

|television

"Strange Pleasures"

|Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Steven Spielberg month{{cite web|url=https://vimeo.com/136675907|title=This September at the Alamo Drafthouse: Septemberg|publisher=vimeo.com|accessdate=2015-08-30}}

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"Don't Fall in Love", "Beginning to Blue"

|You're the Worst{{cite web|url=http://www.tunefind.com/show/youre-the-worst/season-2/25365|title=You're the worst Season 2 Episode 6|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2015-10-16}}

|television

"Down with Heaven and Hell"

|Made in Chelsea{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/made-in-chelsea/season-12/38272|title=Made in Chelsea Soundtrack S12 E4|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"Fireflies"

|Weediquette{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMZCq56tToc|title=Stoned Kids (Weediquette)|date=23 February 2016 |publisher=Viceland|accessdate=2016-03-01}}

|television

"Endless Summer"

|Abandoned

|television

"Currents"

|Made in Chelsea{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/made-in-chelsea/season-12/38905|title=Made in Chelsea Soundtrack S12 E9|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"Currents"

|Lowriders{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/lowriders-2017|title=Lowriders Soundtrack|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|film

"Don’t Fall in Love", "Downtown"

|Newness{{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/movie/newness-2017

|title=Newness Soundtrack|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|film

"We Killed the Moonlight"

|Beyond (American TV series){{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/beyond/season-2/56410|title=Beyond Soundtrack S2 E4 Knock Knock|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"Don’t Fall in Love"

|The Innocents (TV series){{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/the-innocents/season-1/67149|title=The Innocents Soundtrack S1 E7 Will you take me too?|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"The Trip"

|Treehouse (Into the Dark){{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/into-the-dark/season-1/78010|title=Into the dark soundtrack|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"Fade Out"

|Impulse

|television

"The Message"

|Nancy Drew (2019 TV series){{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/nancy-drew/season-1/95788|title=Nancy Drew S1 E14|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2020-05-14}}

|television

"I Wrote in Blood"

|Maid (miniseries){{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}}

|television

"Cuckoo"

|Dickinson (TV series){{cite web|url=https://www.tunefind.com/show/dickinson/season-3/113944|title=Dickinson Soundtrack Season 3E7 · The Future never spoke|publisher=tunefind.com|accessdate=2021-12-10}}

|television

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