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Oct 29, 2024

Dream-pop duo Still Corners have shared a new single, “The Creeps,” timed to Halloween. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Vampire Weekend, Blondshell and Bully, St. Vincent, DIIV, Bnny, and More

Plus Bernard Butler, Arab Strap, John Cale, Strand of Oaks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 29, 2024

Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, Mark Moody, Matt the Raven, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a strong seven days for new tracks, so we settled on a Top 13 this week, narrowed down from the 24 songs we seriously considered. More

Still Corners Share Video for New Song “Today is the Day”

Dream Talk Due Out April 5 via Wrecking Light

Mar 29, 2024

Dream-pop duo Still Corners are releasing a new album, Dream Talk, on April 5 via the band’s own Wrecking Light label. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “Today is the Day,” via a music video. More

Still Corners Share New Song “Crystal Blue”

Dream Talk Due Out April 5 via Wrecking Light

Feb 23, 2024

Dream-pop duo Still Corners are releasing a new album, Dream Talk, on April 5 via the band’s own Wrecking Light label. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Crystal Blue.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Elbow, Still Corners, Arab Strap, Cheekface, and More

Plus Fat White Family, Phosphorescent, English Teacher, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 26, 2024

Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2024. More

Still Corners Share Video for New Song “The Dream”

Dream Talk Due Out April 5 via Wrecking Light

Jan 23, 2024

Dream-pop duo Still Corners are releasing a new album, Dream Talk, on April 5 via the band’s own Wrecking Light label. Now they have shared the album’s second single, “The Dream,” via a self-directed music video. More

7 Best Songs of the Week: IDLES, Still Corners, Adrianne Lenker, Yumi Zouma, and More

Plus J Mascis, Birthmark, Fat White Family, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 15, 2023

Welcome to the 40th Songs of the Week of 2023. This will probably be the final Songs of the Week of 2023. More

Still Corners Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song “Secret World”

Dream Talk Due Out April 5, 2024 via Wrecking Light

Dec 05, 2023

Dream-pop duo Still Corners have announced a new album, Dream Talk, and shared its first single, “Secret World.” They have also announced some 2024 tour dates. More

Mar 17, 2022

Still Corners have shared a video for their recent single, “Far Rider.” The video was filmed in the New Mexico desert, including in White Sands. More

Feb 28, 2022

Papercuts (singer/songwriter Jason Quever) has shared a video for his new single “Lodger.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album, Past Life Regression, which will be out on April 1 via Slumberland. Quever has also announced a set of Europe and U.K. tour dates with Still Corners in April. More

Feb 22, 2022

Still Corners have shared a seven-minute new song, “Far Rider.” The male/female American/British duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray are on tour of the U.S. and Europe this April to June. More

Jan 07, 2022

2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More

14 Best Songs of the Week: The War on Drugs, Hatchie, Sam Evian, Magdalena Bay, and More

Plus Tonstartssbandht, Snail Mail, My Morning Jacket, Coco, Ducks Ltd., and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 17, 2021

Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a blockbuster week for new songs, with lots of strong contenders. We tried to show a bit of restraint and keep it to an already over-stuffed Top 12, but then we just went for it with a Top 14. I mean, whose going to tell us we can’t pick 14 favorite songs? It’s our website and we have no corporate overlords. More

Sep 14, 2021

Still Corners have shared a new single titled “Heavy Days.” The duo has also announced a new 2022 US tour in tandem with a set of rescheduled Europe dates. More

Under the Radar Announces The Protest Issue with Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the Covers

Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More

Apr 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Julien Baker, Midnight Sister, Field Music, Baio, and More

Plus Jane Weaver, Still Corners, Sleaford Mods, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 15, 2021

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a little less trying than last week, but Donald Trump did earn the dubious honor of being the first ever president to be impeached twice. It was a fantastic week for new songs; after a slow week last week with only a Top 6, this week we present double the songs with a Top 12. More

Still Corners Share Lyric Video for New Song “White Sands”

The Last Exit Due Out January 22 via Wrecking Light

Jan 13, 2021

Still Corners are releasing a new album, The Last Exit, on January 22 via the band’s own Wrecking Light label. Now they have shared another song from it, “White Sands,” via a lyric video for the track, which features the lyrics in both English and Spanish. More

14 Best Songs of the Last Three Weeks: Casper Clausen, Kiwi Jr., RINSE, Sleaford Mods, and More

Plus Kevin Morby, Crowded House, Django Django, and a Wrap-up of the Last Three Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 13, 2020

Welcome to the 42nd Songs of the Week of 2020. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week in three weeks. Because of last week’s presidential election there were hardly any new songs of note released and we were too on edge awaiting the outcome to be decided to focus on new music. The week before was the run up to Halloween and there were certainly some worthy songs then, but for whatever reason we didn’t get Songs of the Week finished in time and abandoned it. So this week’s Songs of the Week covers the last three weeks, but mainly songs from this week and two weeks ago. More

Still Corners Share Video for New Song “Crying”

The Last Exit Due Out January 22, 2021 via Wrecking Light

Oct 27, 2020

Still Corners are releasing a new album, The Last Exit, on January 22, 2021 via the band’s own Wrecking Light label. Now they have shared another song from it, “Crying,” via a video for the track, which was written while under quarantine during the pandemic. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Porridge Radio, Still Corners, The Mountain Goats, Jeff Tweedy, and More

Plus Tim Heidecker, Sufjan Stevens, Future Islands, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 18, 2020

Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2020. Just as we were finishing up this week’s list we got word that beloved Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died. As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse. R.I.P. a true legend, the Notorious RBG. More

Still Corners Announce New Album, Share Video for Title Track “The Last Exit”

The Last Exit Due Out January 22, 2021 via Wrecking Light

Sep 17, 2020

Still Corners have announced a new album, The Last Exit, and shared its title track via a video for it. More

Still Corners Share Abbey Road Session Including Richard & Linda Thompson Cover

Listen to “The Calvary Cross” (Richard & Linda Thompson Cover) and “Black Lagoon”

Nov 25, 2019

Still Corners have shared two tracks recorded at the iconic Abbey Road Studios in London. They include a cover of Richard & Linda Thompson’s “The Calvary Cross” and a new version of their own “Black Lagoon.” More

Aug 28, 2018

A song is a chance overlapping of countless variables in an artist’s life. Anatomy of a Song is a place where those variables can be dissected and examined. In this edition, Greg Hughes of Still Corners discusses “The Message.” The American/British dream pop duo also features Tessa Murray and the song can be found on the band’s latest album, Slow Air, which was released a couple of weeks ago via their own label, Wrecking Light. More

11 Best Songs of the Last Two Weeks: Richard Reed Parry, Low, Kurt Vile, Suede, and More

Plus Cat Power, Wild Nothing, Still Corners, Mitski, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks

Aug 17, 2018

We took a break from Songs of the Week last week due to a little vacation by our publishers. So this week we are compiling the best songs of the last two weeks. Hence we couldn’t contain the list to our usual Top 10, although we didn’t do too badly, only expanding to a Top 11 and a few more honorable mentions than usual. More

Still Corners Share Video for New Breakup Song “The Message”

Slow Air Due Out This Friday via Wrecking Light

Aug 13, 2018

Still Corners are releasing a new album, Slow Air, this Friday (August 17) via their own label, Wrecking Light. Previously they shared a video for its first single, “Black Lagoon” (which was one of our Songs of the Week), as well as a video for its second single, “The Photograph” (which was also one of our Songs of the Week). Now the dream-pop band have shared a video for another new song from the album, “The Message.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Blood Orange, POND, David Bowie, Mothers, Jungle, and More

Plus Metric, Joey Dosik, Underworld & Iggy Pop, Still Corners, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 27, 2018

There was a trend this week for artists to share two songs at once, rather than just one. We saw it with Blood Orange, Trevor Powers, Elvis Costello, Jungle, Cornershop, and Fucked Up (and Pussy Riot released three songs this week). In cases where the artist made our main best songs list we tried to pick just one song, although that proved challenging with our #1. More

Still Corners Share Video for New Song “The Photograph”

Slow Air Due Out August 17 via Wrecking Light

Jul 23, 2018

Still Corners are releasing a new album, Slow Air, on August 17 via their own label, Wrecking Light. Previously they shared a video for its first single, “Black Lagoon” (which was one of our Songs of the Week). Now the dream-pop band have shared a video for another new song from the album, “The Photograph.” The band self-directed the atmospheric black & white video, which was filmed in Arizona. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Madeline Kenney, Campdogzz, John Grant, Suede, and More

Plus The Lemon Twigs, Christine and the Queens, Phantastic Ferniture, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Jul 13, 2018

Hello again. We haven’t done a Songs of the Week for almost five weeks, since June 9. We were on vacation from mid to late June and then when we returned there really weren’t enough compelling songs last week to justify doing Songs of the Week lists, mainly because of the July 4th holiday being smack dab in the middle of the week and so labels mainly avoided sharing new songs. More

Jun 21, 2018

Still Corners have announced a new album, Slow Air, and shared a video for its first single, “Black Lagoon.” Slow Air is due out August 17 via their own label, Wrecking Light. Check out the “Black Lagoon” video below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, as well as the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Watch: Still Corners - “Down With Heaven and Hell” Video

Watch, Still Corners, Down With Heaven and Hell, Video, Dead Blue, Due Out Today, Wrecking Light

Sep 16, 2016

Still Corners released a criminally under-appreciated dream-pop album in 2013 via Sub Pop, Strange Pleasures, their sophomore album. The male/female American/British duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray are releasing their third album, Dead Blue, today via the band’s own label, Wrecking Light Records. More

Still Corners Announce Tour Dates

Dead Blue Due Out September 16 via Wrecking Light

Jul 15, 2016

Still Corners released a criminally under-appreciated dream-pop album in 2013 via Sub Pop, Strange Pleasures, their sophomore album. The male/female American/British duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray are releasing their third album, Dead Blue, on September 16 via the band’s own label, Wrecking Light Records. More

Still Corners Announce New Album, Share Video for “Lost Boys”

Dead Blue Due Out September 16 via Wrecking Light

Jun 29, 2016

Still Corners released a criminally under-appreciated dream-pop album in 2013 via Sub Pop, Strange Pleasures, their sophomore album. Now the male/female American/British duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray have announced their third album, Dead Blue, due for release via the band’s own label, Wrecking Light Records, on September 16. More

My Inner Geek: Tessa Murray of Still Corners on “Star Trek: Next Generation”

Still Corners Are Performing at Under the Radar's Official Nighttime SXSW Showcase Wednesday at 1 AM

Mar 11, 2016

My Inner Geek is our recurring guest blog series where the artist writes about something geeky, such as their favorite sci-fi/fantasy TV show, film, book, or comic book; or favorite technology or other geeky thing. For this installment, Tessa Murray, singer for Still Corners, writes about Star Trek: The Next Generation, which ran from 1987 to 1991 and was the well-received follow-up to the original Star Trek series from the 1960s. More

Under the Radar Announces Three SXSW Events: Car Seat Headrest, Hinds, Eleanor Friedberger, and More

Everything Everything, Caveman, Still Corners, Julien Baker, Sunflower Bean, Petite Noir, Fear of Men, Yuck, Gwenno, Girls Names, Cullen Omori, TEEN, and Others to Play

Mar 04, 2016

Under the Radar magazine is excited to reveal the full lineups, poster, and set times for its three SXSW 2016 events: two day parties on Wednesday, March 16 and Thursday, March 17 and one official nighttime showcase on Wednesday, March 16. The lineups include Car Seat Headrest, Julien Baker, Hinds, Eleanor Friedberger, Everything Everything, Caveman, Still Corners, Yuck, Sunflower Bean, Petite Noir, Girls Names, Gwenno, MONEY, Cullen Omori, TEEN, Mass Gothic, Younghusband, and more. More

Listen: Still Corners - “Horses At Night”

New Album Promised for 2016

Dec 02, 2015

Still Corners released a criminally under-appreciated dream-pop album in 2013 via Sub Pop, Strange Pleasures, their sophomore album. Now the male/female American/British duo of Greg Hughes and Tessa Murray are back with a new song, “Horses At Night.” More

Under the Radar’s Top 50 Music Videos of 2013

Our Favorite Visuals of the Year

Jan 03, 2014

While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More

Halloween 2013 Questionnaire: Still Corners

"I always wanted to dress up as the hotel in The Shining." - Greg Hughes

Oct 31, 2013

We sent out the same set of Halloween-related questions to a bunch of different musicians. All Halloween week we are posting their responses. Here are some spooky answers from Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes of Still Corners.

Aug 28, 2013

If there ever was a doubt that Still Corners frontwoman Tessa Murray could freeze a grown man in his tracks with her style and beauty, the argument is very well laid to rest in the dream pop outfit’s music video for “Fireflies.” More

Premiere: Still Corners Mixtape

A Roadside Stand - Scenes from the Highway

May 31, 2013

We’ve been fans of the gossamer-wrapped music of Still Corners for a while. In honor of their sophomore album Strange Pleasures (out now via Sub Pop), the London-based dreamers crafted an entry in our on-going mixtape project. More

Apr 23, 2013

London-based dream pop duo Still Corners have announced plans to tour North America in support of their forthcoming sophomore album Strange Pleasures. More

Apr 03, 2013

UK dream pop duo Still Corners are poised to release their sophomore album Strange Pleasures on May 7 via Sub Pop. More

Feb 25, 2013

UK dream pop outfit Still Corners have announced the arrival of their newest LP Strange Pleasures. More

Jan 11, 2013

Still Corners are staying coy about a follow up to their excellent debut album Creatures of an Hour, but today, the London-based quartet did gift us with a new song. More

Listen: Still Corners – “Fireflies”

European Tour Kicks off October 26

Sep 27, 2012

Still Corners is hitting the road this autumn for a jaunt through Europe. They’ll be bringing a new single with them. More

Feb 21, 2012

UK dream-pop quartet Still Corners have debuted an inexplicit music video for their Creatures for an Hour track “Endless Summer.” More

Watch: Still Corners - “Into the Trees” Video

Off Full-Length Debut "Creatures of an Hour"

Nov 30, 2011

London’s atmospheric dream-pop band Still Corners have released an appropriately fuzzy video for their track “Into the Trees.” More

Nov 14, 2011

Under the Radar had a CMJ party on October 19 at Public Assembly in Brooklyn. We’ll be posting videos of some of the songs that were performed and today we have Still Corners performing “History of Love.” More

Oct 26, 2011

At the recent Deluna Fest, British dream pop band Still Corners took time out from their fun in the sun to perform in a darkened hotel room. More

Check Out Photos from the Under the Radar CMJ 2011 Party

Featuring, The Stepkids, Eleanor Friedberger, Still Corners and More!

Oct 24, 2011

Check out a photo gallery from the Under the Radar CMJ 2011 Party. With performances from Chad Valley, Caskiokids, Porcelain Raft, Eleanor Friedberger, Still Corners and The Stepkids. To see the full gallery, click here. More

Still Corners – Under the Radar’s CMJ Party Spotlight

Under the Radar's CMJ Party is October 19 at Public Assembly in Brooklyn

Oct 13, 2011

On October 19 Under the Radar will host a free CMJ day party sponsored by PRS Guitars. Leading up to the event we’re letting you know about each artist playing. Today we’re spotlighting Still Corners. More

Under the Radar Announces CMJ Party, Featuring Eleanor Friedberger, The Stepkids, and Still Corners

October 19 at Public Assembly; Lineup Also Includes Casiokids, Porcelain Raft, and Chad Valley

Oct 05, 2011

Under the Radar magazine is excited to announce the details of its first CMJ event, sponsored by PRS Guitars. The event will take place Wednesday, October 19 at Public Assembly in the heart of Williamsburg, Brooklyn and kicks off at 12:30 p.m. Featuring performances from Eleanor Friedberger, Still Corners, The Stepkids, Porcelain Raft, Casiokids, and Chad Valley, the party is free and open to the public (21+), no CMJ badges or RSVP required. More

Stream Bjork’s “Biophilia”

Also Still Corners' "Creatures of an Hour"

Oct 05, 2011

Album streams aplenty this morning as NPR got its hands on Biophilia, the multimedia project and new album by Björk. More

Listen: Still Corners’ “Into the Trees”

North American Tour Dates Announced

Sep 15, 2011

London-based quartet, Still Corners, will release their forthcoming album, Creatures of an Hour, on October 11 in the US More

Still Corners Announces Tracklist/Cover Art

Creatures of an Hour Out October 11 via Sub Pop

Aug 26, 2011

London dream-pop quartet (and former “Pleased to Meet You” artists) Still Corners have announced their tracklist and cover art for debut full-length Creatures of an Hour. More

Aug 19, 2011

Still Corners get all glowy in the video for “Cuckoo” (a cut from forthcoming debut full length, due out October 11 via Sup Pop). We have the clip. More

Jul 27, 2011

London-based band Still Corners have announced a tour in support of their forthcoming debut album, Creatures of an Hour, due October 11 via Sub Pop. More

Listen: Still Corners “Cuckoo”

Debut Album Due October 11

Jun 24, 2011

Still Corners single “Cuckoo” is a slice of pure atmospheric bliss. We have the track. More

Mar 25, 2011

The third day of Austin’s infamous SXSW Music Festival included performances by Toro Y Moi, Still Corners, Puro Instinct, and more. More

Sub Pop Takes on Memoryhouse and Still Corners

Bands Head Stateside for SXSW, U.S. Tour

Mar 07, 2011

The Seattle-based label announced that Memoryhouse and Still Corners are the latest additions to the Sub Pop family. We have the details. More



Interviews

Still Corners on “The Last Exit”

The Road Less Travelled

Nov 29, 2021

Still Corners—the musical project of singer Tessa Murray and multi-instrumentalist/producer Greg Hughes—have been crafting sprawling Lynchian dream-pop noir together for over a decade since a chance meeting on a train. Their fifth and latest album, The Last Exit, was inadvertently given a helping hand by the current global pandemic. More

Track-by-Track: Still Corners on “Dead Blue”

Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes on Their Third Album, Out Now via Wrecking Light

Oct 10, 2016

Still Corners released their third album, Dead Blue, a few weeks back via the band’s own label, Wrecking Light Records. It is the follow-up to 2013’s Strange Pleasures, their criminally under-appreciated dream-pop album that was released by Sub Pop. More

2014 Artist Survey: Still Corners

Greg Hughes on U2's Orwellian Move, His Favorite Music Videos as a Child, Robin Williams, His Worst Haircut, and Saturdays in Detention

Feb 03, 2015

For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. We asked them about their favorite albums of the year and their thoughts on various notable 2014 news stories involving either the music industry or world events, as well as some quirkier personal questions.

Halloween 2013 Questionnaire: Still Corners

"I always wanted to dress up as the hotel in The Shining." - Greg Hughes

Oct 31, 2013

We sent out the same set of Halloween-related questions to a bunch of different musicians. All Halloween week we are posting their responses. Here are some spooky answers from Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes of Still Corners.

Still Corners

Sequel Potential

Sep 11, 2013

Just before the release of Still Corners’ second album, Strange Pleasures, the London-based dream pop groupand avowed film aficionadoswere asked to name a few of their favorite movie sequels. More

Still Corners

Arthouse Dreams

May 19, 2011

Dedicated cinephiles Greg Hughes, Leon Dufficy, and Tessa Murray—of London-based quintet Still Corners—are stumped. “I like to think I’d be played by Michael Douglas,” says Hughes, mulling over the question of who should portray him in a film. “A younger Michael Douglas,” he clarifies. More


Reviews

Apr 04, 2024

Anglo-American duo Still Corners return with their sixth album, Dream Talk, a 10-track exploration of ethereal dream pop soundscapes. More

Aug 13, 2018

Still Corners, the duo of Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray, have been honing their craft since they dropped their debut album Creatures of An Hour in 2011. Three albums later this sound has evolved into a marvelous mix of sublime dreaminess and smart atmospheric pop-rock. More

Sep 29, 2016

British/American dream-pop act Still Corners should take a page out of S U R V I V E’s book (as with Netflix’s Stranger Things) and do the musical score for a dark ‘80s-indebted series. More

May 13, 2013

Still Corners’ 2011 debut Creatures of an Hour introduced listeners to a band who built their kingdom on the smallest of details. More

Nov 07, 2011

It was nearly midnight when Still Corners took the stage at The Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles. While perhaps cliché to note, it was a fitting hour for the bewitching quartet to perform. More

Oct 07, 2011

“Endless Summer,” the track that gave many music listeners their first taste of the U.K.‘s Still Corners when it hit the web last year, exhibits a striking contradiction with its title. While the name evokes images of bright, cloudless skies, and hot sand underfoot, the music itself crackles with the chill of a cool autumn breeze. More

Mar 21, 2011

As fellow writer Mike Hilleary pointed out, the ratio of sleep to bands at SXSW is somewhat skewed. This is of course, an understatement, as it seems even my dreams (whenever I close my eyes long enough to have them) have been rented out for showcases. While there’s no accounting for my subconscious booking agency (who seem intent on making it an all Twin Shadow bill), the variety of bands available to the waking world of SXSW is pretty dang impressive. After our second successful Under the Radar day party, the magazine crew opted to hop from venue to venue for the remainder of the evening, as no one showcase was strong enough to demand our full attention. More