The Stills
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The Stills were a Canadian
rock
band from Montreal
, Quebec
, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher
(vocals, lead and rhythm guitar), Dave Hamelin
(vocals, lead and rhythm guitar), Olivier Corbeil (bass, background vocals), and Liam O'Neil
(keyboards, percussion, background vocals), Gregory Paquet (guitar).
, they recorded several songs with the help of a four-track recorder.
After landing a record deal, they began working on an EP
, entitled Rememberese
, which was released on June 17, 2003. Their debut album, Logic Will Break Your Heart
, was released later that year, and constant touring gained them a steady following. Their second album, Without Feathers
, was released May 9, 2006 on Vice Records. They supported Kings of Leon
on their UK spring tour in 2007.
They signed with Arts & Crafts
for the release of their third album, Oceans Will Rise
, which was released August 19, 2008.
On July 20, 2008 they played to a crowd of over 270,000 in Quebec City
, opening for Paul McCartney
, for the city's largest concert ever, to celebrate its 400th anniversary.
On February 7, 2009, they played a free 1-hour and 15 minute show at Nathan Phillips Square
as part of Toronto
's WinterCity Festival.
They supported the Kings of Leon
on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in March 2009.
On March 28, 2009, The Stills were awarded 2 Juno Award
s (Canada's music awards), in the categories for Best New Group of The Year (despite having already released 3 records), and Best Alternative Album of the Year for their album Oceans Will Rise. The group also performed their hit song "Being Here" during the televised portion of the awards show the next day.
On April 15, 2011, The Stills announced on their official site that they had officially disbanded.
Greg Paquet, former vocalist and lead guitarist, left the band in 2005 after the tours supporting their debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart
to finish his university degree. Dave Hamelin then stepped out from behind the drum kit and replaced him on guitar and vocals. Liam O'Neil became a full-time member of the band on keyboards in 2005, and Julien Blais joined The Stills on drums for the tour supporting their 2008 album Oceans Will Rise
.
On April 29, 2010 the band announced that Paquet would be re-joining the band and Hamelin would be moving back to drumming, essentially putting the original line-up back in place.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band from Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, formed in 2000. The band consists of Tim Fletcher
Tim Fletcher
Timothy "Tim" Fletcher is an English–Canadian musician who was the vocalist and guitarist for Montreal-based band The Stills, who have since broken up. Born in Canada to English parents, Fletcher met his future band-mates at the age of 12 before forming The Stills in 2000...
(vocals, lead and rhythm guitar), Dave Hamelin
Dave Hamelin
Dave Hamelin is a vocalist and guitarist for Canadian rock band The Stills. The principal songwriter and lyricist for the band made the move up from behind the kit after guitarist Greg Paquet left the band in 2005.-References:...
(vocals, lead and rhythm guitar), Olivier Corbeil (bass, background vocals), and Liam O'Neil
Liam O'Neil
Liam O'Neil is a Canadian musician who was the keyboardist and percussionist for Montreal-based band The Stills. He met the group's lead songwriter, Dave Hamelin, at school through a mutual friend. In 1996, the pair formed a ska band, in which O'Neil played saxophone...
(keyboards, percussion, background vocals), Gregory Paquet (guitar).
History
The band members have known each other since the age of twelve, are art students, and have played in various bands prior to band formation. On a two-month trip to New York CityNew York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, they recorded several songs with the help of a four-track recorder.
After landing a record deal, they began working on an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, entitled Rememberese
Rememberese EP
Rememberese EP is the debut EP by Canadian indie rock band The Stills, released in June 2003. Rememberese is a 4-track EP with three songs not found on their following debut LP, Logic Will Break Your Heart...
, which was released on June 17, 2003. Their debut album, Logic Will Break Your Heart
Logic Will Break Your Heart
Logic Will Break Your Heart is the debut album by the Montreal-based indie rock band The Stills. The album was released in North America on October 21, 2003, and in the UK on February 23, 2004...
, was released later that year, and constant touring gained them a steady following. Their second album, Without Feathers
Without Feathers (album)
-UK edition:-Personnel:The Stills*Olivier Corbeil — bass guitar, cowbell*Tim Fletcher — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar*Dave Hamelin — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, additional recording, mixing...
, was released May 9, 2006 on Vice Records. They supported Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
on their UK spring tour in 2007.
They signed with Arts & Crafts
Arts & Crafts (record label)
Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally...
for the release of their third album, Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...
, which was released August 19, 2008.
On July 20, 2008 they played to a crowd of over 270,000 in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, opening for Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
, for the city's largest concert ever, to celebrate its 400th anniversary.
On February 7, 2009, they played a free 1-hour and 15 minute show at Nathan Phillips Square
Nathan Phillips Square
Nathan Phillips Square is an urban plaza that forms the forecourt to Toronto City Hall, or New City Hall, at the intersection of Queen Street West and Bay Street, and named for Nathan Phillips, mayor of Toronto from 1955 to 1962. The square opened in 1965, and, as with the City Hall, the square was...
as part of Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
's WinterCity Festival.
They supported the Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon
Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion, Oklahoma but formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999. The band is composed of brothers Anthony Caleb Followill , Ivan Nathan Followill and Michael Jared Followill Kings of Leon is an American rock band that originated in Albion,...
on their tour of Australia and New Zealand in March 2009.
On March 28, 2009, The Stills were awarded 2 Juno Award
Juno Award
The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian musical artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music...
s (Canada's music awards), in the categories for Best New Group of The Year (despite having already released 3 records), and Best Alternative Album of the Year for their album Oceans Will Rise. The group also performed their hit song "Being Here" during the televised portion of the awards show the next day.
On April 15, 2011, The Stills announced on their official site that they had officially disbanded.
Members
- Tim FletcherTim FletcherTimothy "Tim" Fletcher is an English–Canadian musician who was the vocalist and guitarist for Montreal-based band The Stills, who have since broken up. Born in Canada to English parents, Fletcher met his future band-mates at the age of 12 before forming The Stills in 2000...
– vocals, guitar - Dave HamelinDave HamelinDave Hamelin is a vocalist and guitarist for Canadian rock band The Stills. The principal songwriter and lyricist for the band made the move up from behind the kit after guitarist Greg Paquet left the band in 2005.-References:...
– vocals, guitar, drum kit - Liam O'NeilLiam O'NeilLiam O'Neil is a Canadian musician who was the keyboardist and percussionist for Montreal-based band The Stills. He met the group's lead songwriter, Dave Hamelin, at school through a mutual friend. In 1996, the pair formed a ska band, in which O'Neil played saxophone...
– keyboards, percussion, backing vocals - Olivier Corbeil (a.k.a. Oliver Crowe) – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Gregory Paquet – guitar
Greg Paquet, former vocalist and lead guitarist, left the band in 2005 after the tours supporting their debut album Logic Will Break Your Heart
Logic Will Break Your Heart
Logic Will Break Your Heart is the debut album by the Montreal-based indie rock band The Stills. The album was released in North America on October 21, 2003, and in the UK on February 23, 2004...
to finish his university degree. Dave Hamelin then stepped out from behind the drum kit and replaced him on guitar and vocals. Liam O'Neil became a full-time member of the band on keyboards in 2005, and Julien Blais joined The Stills on drums for the tour supporting their 2008 album Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise
Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal...
.
On April 29, 2010 the band announced that Paquet would be re-joining the band and Hamelin would be moving back to drumming, essentially putting the original line-up back in place.
Albums
| Year | Album details | Chart positions | |||||||
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| US Heat Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
US Indie Independent Albums The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels... |
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| 2003 | Logic Will Break Your Heart Logic Will Break Your Heart Logic Will Break Your Heart is the debut album by the Montreal-based indie rock band The Stills. The album was released in North America on October 21, 2003, and in the UK on February 23, 2004...
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| 2006 | Without Feathers Without Feathers (album) -UK edition:-Personnel:The Stills*Olivier Corbeil — bass guitar, cowbell*Tim Fletcher — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar*Dave Hamelin — vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion, additional recording, mixing... |
6 | 18 | ||||||
| 2008 | Oceans Will Rise Oceans Will Rise Oceans Will Rise is the third and most recent album by Montreal band The Stills, released August 19, 2008.In late 2007, Toronto-based record label Arts & Crafts signed the band to a worldwide recording deal... Arts & Crafts (record label) Arts & Crafts Productions is a Toronto-based independent artist services company, offering expertise as an independent record label, management firm, merchandiser and music publisher both in Canada and internationally... |
17 | - | ||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilations
- The non-album track "Retour à Vega" on the Wicker ParkWicker Park (Soundtrack)Wicker Park is the accompanying soundtrack to the 2004 film of the same name. The soundtrack is composed entirely of songs from popular rock bands, with occasional covers like Coldplay's The Scientist...
motion picture soundtrack (August 24, 2004) - The first single "In the Beginning" from the second album Without Feathers showed up on the P.S. I Love You motion picture soundtrack
Singles
- "Lola Stars and Stripes" (February 16, 2004)
- "Changes are No Good" (April 19, 2004)
- "Still in Love Song" (August 9, 2004)
- "Being Here" (August 4, 2008)
- "Don't Talk Down" (December 15, 2008)
- "I'm With You" (June 2009)
Music videos
- "Still in Love Song" (2003)
- Directed by Josh & Xander
- "Lola Stars and Stripes" (2003)
- Directed by Oliver "Twist" Gondry
- "Changes are No Good" (2004)
- Directed by Dominic DeJoseph
- "Love and Death" (2004)
- Directed by Chris Grismer
- "In the Beginning" (2006)
- Directed by Associates in Science
- "Destroyer" (2006)
- Directed by Eddy Morretti
- "Helicopters" (2007)
- Directed by George Vale
- "Being Here" (2008)
- Directed by Teqtonik
- "Don't Talk Down" (2008)
- Directed by Christopher Mills
Music used in TV
- The track "Everything I Build" from the album Oceans Will Rise was used in episode 5 ("Rubicon") of the space travel television drama series, Defying GravityDefying Gravity (TV series)Defying Gravity is a multi-nationally produced space travel television science fiction drama series, first aired on August 2, 2009 on ABC and CTV and canceled in the autumn of 2009...
. - The song "The House We Live In" from the album Without Feathers was used on episode 12 in the 4th season of The O.C.The O.C.The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
- The song "In the Beginning" was used in P.S. I Love YouP.S. I Love You (film)P.S. I Love You is a 2007 American drama film directed by Richard LaGravenese. The screenplay by LaGravenese and Steven Rogers is based on the 2004 novel of the same name by Cecelia Ahern. The film is dedicated to the memory of producer Molly Smith's sister Windland Smith Rice.-Plot:Holly and Gerry...
film 2009. - The song "I'm With You" was used in an advertisement for Alexander Keith'sAlexander Keith'sAlexander Keith's is a Canadian brewery founded in 1820 in Halifax, Nova Scotia making it one of the oldest commercial breweries in all of North America. It was founded by Alexander Keith who emigrated from Scotland in 1817. Today, the brewery is under the control of Labatt, a subsidiary of...
. - The song "Still In Love Song" was used in an episode of Veronica Mars in Season 1.
- The song "Being Here" was used in the 1st season of Rookie Blue.
- The song "Don't Talk Down" was used in the film "The Trotsky" 2010.
- The song "I'm With You" was used in the trailer for the film RestlessRestless (2011 film)Restless is a 2011 British-American drama film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Jason Lew. It stars Henry Hopper and Mia Wasikowska. Shot in Portland, Oregon, United States, and produced by Bryce Dallas Howard, Ron Howard and Brian Grazer for Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment, it...
2011.
External links
- The Stills official website (defunct)
- [ The Stills biography] at Allmusic
- Interview with Tim Fletcher at groundcontrolmag.com 11/8/2008