Still Corners are a British/American

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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. Murray is originally from

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and Hughes grew up in

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and

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, then moved to England for a number of years to pursue a life in music. 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

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in 2011 and issued their full-length debut, '' Creatures of an Hour'', to favourable reviews. In October 2012, the band released a new single, "Fireflies", which was named "Best New Track" by ''

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''. The band released their second album, '' Strange Pleasures'', on Sub Pop on 7 May 2013. The second single, "Berlin Lovers", received widespread coverage. 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". 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. Still Corners released their sixth studio album, titled Dream Talk, on 5 April 2024, via Wrecking Light Records.

Band members

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

Discography

Studio albums

* '' Creatures of an Hour'' (2011,

) * '' Strange Pleasures'' (2013, Sub Pop) * '' Dead Blue'' (2016, Wrecking Light) * '' Slow Air'' (2018, Wrecking Light) * '' The Last Exit'' (2021, Wrecking Light) * '' Dream Talk'' (2024, Wrecking Light)

Singles and EPs

* ''Remember Pepper?'' CD EP (2007, self-released) * "Don't Fall in Love" 7-inch (2010, The Great Pop Supplement) * "Eyes" (

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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

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, 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

* "Endless Summer" on ''Gruff Trade'' EP (2010, Fierce Panda)

Media usage

References

External links

* Musical groups established in 2007 Pop music groups from London British dream pop musical groups Sub Pop artists {{UK-band-stub