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DESCRIPTION:Event Name: Still Corners/Stereo Telescope\nEvent Url: http://w
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 ent Date Begin: 2011-10-22\nEvent Date End: 2011-10-22\n\nMany bands lay c
 laim to the adjective &ldquo\;cinematic.&rdquo\; But how many can claim a 
 truly cinema-worthy moment as part of their inception? It was a dark and f
 oggy night when Still Corners songwriter Greg Hughes first laid eyes on vo
 calist Tessa Murray. &ldquo\;It sounds stupid but it's completely true\,&r
 dquo\; he recounts. &ldquo\;I was on a train that was going to London Brid
 ge. But for some reason it went to this other stop. And I got out\, and th
 is other person got out. It was Tessa.&rdquo\;\nIt was a fitting moment fo
 r the American musician who came to London to pursue a career in music. A 
 devoted cinephile&mdash\;whose first release Remember Pepper recalls both 
 the youthful tone of French New Wave and the unease of Italian horror&mdas
 h\;Hughes sees film as a major influence\, from the projections (created b
 y band member Leon Dufficy) that feature heavily in their live performance
 s (&ldquo\;It's nice to have something lovely to look at&rdquo\;)\, to the
  free-floating grace of debut full-length\, Creatures of an Hour. &ldquo\;
 There're just certain things in certain movies\, like older horror movies 
 and other foreign films\, that you see sometimes. They just have a certain
  vibe and atmosphere\,&rdquo\; says Hughes. &ldquo\;You'll see a girl walk
 ing towards a train\, it's very atmospheric. There's a great vibe in that&
 mdash\;all these little bits\, these tiny moments. That's what I was tryin
 g to go back to. To bottle that up and put it into a song.&rdquo\;\nRecord
 ed at Hughes' own studio in Greenwich\, the devil is truly in the details 
 of Creatures of an Hour. Fusing whispered intimacy to the emotional expans
 iveness of composer Ennio Morricone\, Hughes crafts deceptively simple son
 gs that linger like half-remembered dreams. Lead single &ldquo\;Cuckoo&rdq
 uo\; shines in its simplicity\, a single drumbeat\, ghostly guitar\, and d
 istant organ highlighting Murray's haunting soprano as she asks\, &ldquo\;
 I'd like to read your mind/can you read mine?&rdquo\; &ldquo\;It's about c
 onfusion\,&rdquo\; explains Hughes. &ldquo\;It's about being confused. Am 
 I going crazy? Does this person like me? What's happening? That's the vibe
  of the whole record really.&rdquo\;\nElsewhere\, the tone isn't so much o
 ne of emotional conflict as it is pure atmosphere. Like a world-class art 
 director\, Hughes fills the set of &ldquo\;Endless Summer&rdquo\; with wal
 ls of reverb and splashes of longing\, echoing a very real conflict in his
  own life&mdash\;the pursuit of the illusive London sun. &ldquo\;It's abou
 t wishing and chasing after the fleeting sun of England and wishing for an
  endless summer&mdash\;or at least that the summer would go on a bit longe
 r\,&rdquo\; he says with a laugh. &ldquo\;It only seems to last about a we
 ek here!&rdquo\;\nFor the time being\, Hughes is happy to maintain Still C
 orners' musical mystery as&mdash\;like many artists&mdash\;he's discovered
  less is more. &ldquo\;I don't like to talk too much on decoding the songs
 . It takes the mystery away\,&rdquo\; he says\, cagily. &ldquo\;I like whe
 n people listen and then come up with their own kind of thing.&rdquo\;\n\n
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