British dreampop duo Still Corners, who live in Woodstock, NY these days, will release their sixth album, Dream Talk, on April 6 via their own Wrecking Light Records. This one sounds a little different than previous albums, with more traditional instrumentation and less synths. “We tried various things like different mics, amps and effects before committing to anything,” says the band’s Greg Hughes, who produced the album at their home studio. “Everything was mixed analog through our new SSL console, there’s a gleam to the sound.”
“The genesis for a lot of these songs came from dreams,” says singer Tessa Murray. “Every night I would write down the dreams I could remember. While recording I would pull out my book of dreams and sing over various looped phrases Greg had been working on. The repetitive nature of the looping and singing almost felt like going into a trance. A lot of the songs came from that process, it was fun and what I thought were sort of ramblings ended up surprising us with their various meanings and imagery.”
The first single from Dream Talk is the jazzy, sultry “Secret World.” Murray says of the song, “Sometimes the thought of someone, wanting to know them, get into their world is dangerous. The real person doesn’t matter anymore, just the fantasy of them, which is totally wrong but feels right.” You can watch the video below.
Still Corners have also announced a few US tour dates which start in Brooklyn on April 17 at Elsewhere Hall. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, December 12 at 10 AM and all dates are listed below.
Dream Talk:
1. Today is the Day
2. The Dream
3. Faded Love
4. What is Real
5. Lose More Slowly
6. Secret World
7. Let’s Make Up
8. Crystal Blue
9. The Ship
10. Turquoise Moon
STILL CORNERS 2024 TOUR DATES:
April 17 – Elsewhere, Brooklyn, NY
April 19 – Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA
April 21 – The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
April 23 – Regency Theater, Los Angeles, CA
April 26 – Foro, Mexico City, Mexico
May 5 – Chalk, Brighton, UK
May 6 – Band on the Wall, Manchester, UK
May 7 – Strange Brew, Bristol, UK
May 8 – Islington Assembly Hall, London, UK
May 10 – De Casino, St. Niklaas, Belgium
May 11 – Willem Twee, Den Bosch, Netherlands
May 12 – Café de la Danse, Paris, France
May 13 – Paard, The Hague, Netherlands
May 16 – Loppen, Copenhagen, Denmark
May 17 – Bahnhof Pauli, Hamburg, Germany
May 18 – UT Connewitz, Leipzig, Germany
May 19 – Lido, Berlin, Germany
May 20 – Niebo, Warsaw, Poland
May 21 – Kwadrat, Krakow, Poland
May 22 – Nova Cvernovka, Bratislava, Slovakia
May 24 – Salon IKSV, Istanbul, Turkey
May 25 – Salon IKSV, Istanbul, Turkey
May 27 – Škofja Loka Castle, Škofja Loka, Slovenia
May 28 – Locomotiv, Bologna, Italy
May 29 – Arci Belleza, Milan, Italy
May 31 – Gagarin 205, Athens, Greece
