Still Corners
| Still Corners | |
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Still Corners. Photo by Chona Kasinger. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
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| Years active | 2007-present |
| Labels | Sub Pop |
| Website | Still Corners |
| Members | Greg Hughes, Tessa Murray |
Still Corners are a London-based dream pop/synthpop musical project consisting of songwriter/producer Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray.
History
Still Corners self-released their debut EP, Remember Pepper?, on 13 June 2008,[1] followed by a 7" single, "Don't Fall in Love", released by UK label The Great Pop Supplement on 30 August 2010.[2]
The duo signed with record label Sub Pop in 2011 and issued their first 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 Media.[5]
In February 2013, Still Corners announced that their second album, Strange Pleasures, would be released on Sub Pop in May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage.[6][7][8] Strange Pleasures was issued on 7 May.
On 29 June 2016, the band announced the 16 September release of their third album, Dead Blue, on their own Wrecking Light Records label; Still Corners also shared the video for the album's first single, "Lost Boys".[9]
Band Members
- Tessa Murray - vocals
- Greg Hughes - multi-instrumentalist/producer
Live Members
- Leon Dufficy - guitar
- Luke Jarvis - bass
- Jack Gooderham - drums
Discography
Studio albums
- Creatures of an Hour (2011, Sub Pop)
- Strange Pleasures (2013, Sub Pop)
- Dead Blue (2016, Wrecking Light)
Singles and EPs
- Remember Pepper? CD EP (2007, self-released)
- "Don't Fall in Love" 7" (2010, The Great Pop Supplement)
- "Eyes" (Rogue Wave cover) digital (2010, self-released)
- "History of Love" split 7" with The New Lines (2011, The Great Pop Supplement)
- "Cuckoo" 7" (2011, Sub Pop)
- "Endless Summer" promo CD (2011, Sub Pop)
- "Into the Trees" promo CD (2011, Sub Pop)
- "Cabot Cove" flexi 7" (2011, Sub Pop)
- "Fireflies" 7" (2012, self-released)
- "Berlin Lovers" digital (2013, Sub Pop)
- "Horses at Night" digital (2015, self-released)
Compilation appearances
- "Endless Summer" on Gruff Trade EP (2010, Fierce Panda)
Media usage
| Song | Where | Type |
|---|---|---|
| "The Twilight Hour" | Gossip Girl[10] | television |
| "Endless Summer" | Nokia Lumia 920[11] | advertisement |
| "Fireflies" | Made in Chelsea[12] | television |
| "Fireflies", "The Trip" | Awkward[13] | television |
| "Fireflies" | Cardinal Burns[14] | television |
| "Endless Summer" | Waterloo Road | television |
| "The Twilight Hour" | Senka | short film |
| "Velveteen", "Strange Pleasures" | Bare | film |
| "I Wrote in Blood" | Beauty & the Beast[15] | television |
| "Strange Pleasures" | Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Steven Spielberg month[16] | advertisement |
| "Don't Fall in Love", "Beginning to Blue" | You're the Worst[17] | television |
| "Fireflies" | Weediquette[18] | television |
| "Endless Summer" | Abandoned | television |
References
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Still-Corners-Remember-Pepper/release/2494499
- ↑ http://www.discogs.com/Still-Corners-Dont-Fall-In-Love/release/2428919
- ↑ "Creatures of an Hour Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- ↑ "Listen: Still Corners post new single 'Fireflies'". Clixie. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2012.
- ↑ "Still Corners "Fireflies"". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2012-10-06.
- ↑ "Still Corners "Berlin Lovers"". Pitchfork. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers"". Stereogum. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ "mp3: Still Corners - "Berlin Lovers"". Gorilla vs Bear. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
- ↑ http://www.undertheradarmag.com/news/still_corners_announce_new_album_share_video_for_lost_boys
- ↑ "Gossip Girl Music from "Rhodes to Perdition"". TVfanatic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "Nokia Lumia 920. Pouca luz, fotos incríveis". youtube.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "S5-Ep10 music". channel4.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "Music from Awkward Episode 9 Season 3". mtv.com. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
- ↑ "S2-Ep4: Young Dreams". channel4.com. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ↑ "Music from Beauty & the Beast". tunefind.com. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "This September at the Alamo Drafthouse: Septemberg". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2015-08-30.
- ↑ "You're the worst Season 2 Episode 6". tunefind.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
- ↑ "Stoned Kids (Weediquette)". Viceland. Retrieved 2016-03-01.