The Stills

The Stills
The Stills performing in Toronto, Ontario. From left to right: Dave Hamelin, Liam O'Neil, Tim Fletcher and Olivier Corbeil.
Background information
Origin	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres	Indie rock, post-punk revival
Years active	2000–2011
Labels	Vice Records, 679 Recordings, Drowned in Sound Recordings, Arts & Crafts
Associated acts	Chinatown, Amentum, Eight and a Half, Kings of Leon, Da Gryptions
Past members	Tim Fletcher Greg Paquet Olivier Corbeil Dave Hamelin Liam O'Neil Julien Blais

The Stills were a Canadian rock band from Montreal, Quebec, formed in 2000 and disbanded in 2011.

The band's original lineup consisted of lead vocalist and guitarist Tim Fletcher, guitarist Gregory Paquet, bassist Olivier Corbeil and drummer Dave Hamelin. The band members had known each other since the age of 12 and played in various bands prior to forming the Stills, including Chinatown and Amentum.

Their EP, Rememberese, was released on June 17, 2003 by Vice Records (and in the UK by 679 Recordings), followed by their debut album; both were produced by Gus Van Go. Logic Will Break Your Heart was released in North America on October 21, 2003, and in the UK on February 23, 2004, and included the singles "Lola Stars and Stripes", "Changes Are No Good" and "Still in Love Song". Keyboardist Liam O'Neil played on several of the album's tracks. The album elicited critical acclaim and comparisons to Interpol and Echo & the Bunnymen, with AllMusic citing its "brooding post-punk soundscapes and art rock swagger".

Paquet left the band in 2005 to finish his university degree, and Hamelin moved to guitar, sharing lead vocal duties with Fletcher. Julien Blais joined as drummer, and O'Neil became a full-time member of the band on keyboards.

The Stills' second album, Without Feathers, was released May 9, 2006 on Vice Records (and in the UK by Drowned in Sound Recordings). Again produced by Van Go, it marked a distinct shift in sound, from the 1980s-influenced post-punk revivalism of the debut to a happier, more Americana-oriented sound, which Pitchfork termed "cheerful and heartfelt". It featured guest appearances from Sam Roberts, Emily Haines (Metric) and Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene). They supported Kings of Leon on that band's UK spring tour in 2007.