The Stills

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The Stills
The Stills performing in Toronto, Ontario. From left to right: Dave Hamelin, Liam O'Neil, Tim Fletcher, and Oliver Corbeil.
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Years active	2000–present
Label(s)	Arts & Crafts, Vice Recordings, Drowned in Sound
Associated acts	Priestess
Website	www.thestills.net
Members
Tim Fletcher Dave Hamelin Olivier Corbeil Liam O'Neil Julien Blais
Former members
Greg Paquet

The Stills is 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), Julien Blais (drums).

Contents 1 History 2 Members 3 Discography 3.1 Albums 3.2 EPs 3.3 Compilations 3.4 Singles 3.5 Music videos 4 References 5 External links

[edit] 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 City, they recorded several songs with the help of a four-track recorder. According to rumour, the four-track recorder was given to them after helping a friend in Barcelona who needed drug money.^{[citation needed]}

After landing a record deal, they began working on an EP entitled Rememberese EP 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^[1] for the release of their third album, Oceans Will Rise, which was released August 19, 2008.^[2]

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 28th, 2009, The Stills were awarded 2 Junos (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.

[edit] Members

• Tim Fletcher – vocals, guitar
• Dave Hamelin – vocals, guitar, drum kit
• Liam O'Neil – keyboards, percussion, backing vocals
• Olivier Corbeil (a.k.a. Oliver Crowe) – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Julien Blais – drum kit
• Chet Smeltzer – percussion, dance-howling

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.

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• Logic Will Break Your Heart (October 21, 2003)
• Without Feathers (May 9, 2006)
• Oceans Will Rise (August 19, 2008)

[edit] EPs

• Rememberese EP (June 17, 2003)

[edit] Compilations

• The non-album track "Retour à Vega" on the Wicker Park 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

[edit] 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)

[edit] 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

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Stills official website
• The Stills biography at Allmusic
• Interview with Tim Fletcher at groundcontrolmag.com 11/8/2008