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Mourning Trance

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Tuesday August 20th, 2013
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Mourning Trance is a record about loss and family, but also about coping and finding a way to enjoy life through all of the exhaustion. It's an album about waking up every morning, working eight hours, and still finding a way to celebrate surviving another day.

In Still Life Still's case, that way was the only one the band knows - writing and playing music with best friends.

The album was recorded and produced in Toronto by Alex Bonenfant (Crystal Castles, Metz) the result of that process is a weird, beautiful pop record, inspired by, and in honour of the brilliance and absurdity of real life. Those bittersweet experiences continue to be what drives the band and record.


  •           1.   Burial Suit
  •           2.   Dancing Spines
  •           3.   Mourning Trance
  •           4.   Aim and React
  •           5.   Werewolves
  •           6.   In Enemies
  •           7.   Revolving Doors
  •           8.   Deer Hologram
  •           9.   Thinking About Our Plans
  •           10.   Hanging With Our Family


In Enemies

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Tuesday June 11th, 2013
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  •           1.   Refusal to Die
  •           2.   In Enemies


Girls Come Too

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Tuesday August 25th, 2009
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Together since grade school, Brendon Saarinen (vocals/guitar), Eric Young (vocals/guitar), Derek Paulin (bass), Aaron Romaniuk (drums) and Josh Romaniuk (keyboards/percussion) have been playing music together over the past decade. Through enthusiastic word of mouth and the band's infectious performances in the Toronto house party scene, Still Life Still has built a devoted Toronto fan base.

Girls Come Too was recorded and mixed by Martin Davis Kinack and Kevin Drew. Recorded largely live off the floor, the songs capture the band's raw and irresistible, thrill-a-minute live sound.


  •           1.   Danse Cave
  •           2.   Flowers and a Wreath
  •           3.   Kid
  •           4.   Lite-Bright Lawns
  •           5.   Neon Blue
  •           6.   Pastel
  •           7.   Planets
  •           8.   Knives In Cartoons
  •           9.   T-Shirts
  •           10.   Scissors Losing Weight
  •           11.   Wild Bees


Pastel EP

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Tuesday June 16th, 2009
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Produced by Martin Davis Kinack and Kevin Drew, Pastel is a bold sample of what fans and new listeners can expect from the band�s upcoming full-length album, due in early fall.

Still Life Still has been around for nearly a decade, formed in the Toronto suburb of East York when the guys had just hit double digits and were barely tall enough to hold up their instruments. Over the years the band has gone through line-up and name changes, but the core five have remained the same: Brendon Saarinen (guitar/vocals), Eric Young (guitar/vocals), Derek Paulin (bass), Aaron Romaniuk (drums) and Josh Romaniuk (keys/percussion). The connection of having played together for a decade instantly comes through in the band�s live performances, which inevitably erupt into a pogo frenzy of fans.


  •           1.   Pastel
  •           2.   80s On TV
  •           3.   Aid



October 18th, 2013
Toronto, ON
Adelaide Hall
 
September 20th, 2013
Toronto, ON
The Garisson
 
June 21st, 2013
Brooklyn, NY
Union Pool
 
June 20th, 2013
New York, NY
Piano's
 
June 14th, 2013
Toronto, ON
BLK BOX
 
June 12th, 2013
Waterloo, ON
Starlight Room
 
June 11th, 2013
Hamilton, ON
The Casbah
 
June 9th, 2013
St. Catharines , ON
SCENE Festival
 
June 8th, 2013
Toronto, ON
Fort York and Garrison Common
 
May 31st, 2013
Vancouver, BC
Electric Owl
 
May 29th, 2013
Calgary, AB
The Republik
 
May 28th, 2013
Edmonton, AB
The Starlite Room
 
May 24th, 2013
Toronto, ON
The Opera House
 
May 23rd, 2013
Montreal, QC
Cafe Campus
 
November 24th, 2012
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
September 21st, 2012
Montreal, QC
Club Lambi (Pop Montreal - A&C Official Showcase)
 
September 6th, 2012
Toronto, ON
The Drake Hotel
 
June 14th, 2012
Toronto, ON
The Rivoli
 
May 19th, 2012
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
November 25th, 2011
Toronto, ON
Steam Whistle Brewery
 
October 22nd, 2011
Toronto, ON
The Opera House
 
September 29th, 2011
Toronto, ON
The Mod Club
 
September 28th, 2011
Montreal, QC
Cabaret du Mile-End
 
March 10th, 2011
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
November 18th, 2010
Montreal, QC
Casa Del Popolo
 
October 30th, 2010
Toronto, ON
The Silver Dollar
 
August 28th, 2010
Ottawa, ON
Mavericks Bar
 
August 27th, 2010
Montreal, QC
Bar St. Laurent 2
 
August 26th, 2010
Kingston, ON
The Mansion
 
August 25th, 2010
Peterborough, ON
The Red Dog Tavern
 
August 1st, 2010
Montreal, QC
Osheaga Music and Arts Festival
 
June 27th, 2010
St Catharines, ON
Merchant Ale House
 
June 16th, 2010
Toronto, ON
The Mod Club
 
May 27th, 2010
Ottawa, ON
Cafe Dekcuf
 
March 19th, 2010
Austin, TX
The Mohawk
 
March 19th, 2010
Austin, TX
The Loom/Daytrotter Party
 
March 19th, 2010
Austin, TX
The Parish
 
March 19th, 2010
Austin, TX
21st Street Co-op
 
March 18th, 2010
Austin, TX
San Jose Hotel
 
March 11th, 2010
Toronto, ON
The Silver Dollar
 
February 28th, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
Music Hall Of Williamsburg
 
February 27th, 2010
Washington, DC
The Black Cat
 
February 26th, 2010
New York, NY
Bowery Ballroom
 
February 25th, 2010
Philadelphia, PA
Kung Fu Necktie
 
February 22nd, 2010
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
February 20th, 2010
Pontiac, MI
Pike Room @ The Crofoot
 
February 19th, 2010
Chicago, IL
Schubas Tavern
 
February 18th, 2010
Chicago, IL
Schubas Tavern
 
February 17th, 2010
Minneapolis, MN
7th Street Entry
 
February 14th, 2010
Seattle, WA
Chop Suey
 
February 13th, 2010
Portland, OR
Doug Fir Lounge
 
February 11th, 2010
San Francisco, CA
The Independent
 
February 10th, 2010
Hollywood, CA
The Troubadour
 
January 29th, 2010
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge
 
January 24th, 2010
Washington, DC
DC9
 
January 20th, 2010
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge
 
January 13th, 2010
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge
 
January 11th, 2010
Brooklyn, NY
Death By Audio
 
November 29th, 2009
Hamilton, ON
The Casbah
 
November 28th, 2009
Windsor, ON
Basement Pub
 
November 27th, 2009
St. Catherines, ON
Level 3
 
November 26th, 2009
Waterloo, ON
Wilfrid Laurier University
 
November 25th, 2009
Guelph, ON
Brass Taps
 
November 21st, 2009
London, ON
Call The Office
 
November 20th, 2009
Kingston, ON
The Mansion
 
November 17th, 2009
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
October 22nd, 2009
Brooklyn, NY
Union Pool
 
October 17th, 2009
Chicago, IL
Empty Bottle
 
October 15th, 2009
Chicago, IL
The Hideout
 
October 8th, 2009
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge
 
October 7th, 2009
New York, NY
The Mercury Lounge
 
September 27th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Lee's Palace
 
September 26th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Lee's Palace
 
September 23rd, 2009
Saskatoon, SK
The Odeon Events Centre
 
September 22nd, 2009
Calgary, AB
The Warehouse
 
September 21st, 2009
Edmonton, AB
The Starlite Room
 
September 19th, 2009
Vancouver, BC
Vogue Theatre
 
September 16th, 2009
Salt Lake City, UT
Kilby Court
 
September 15th, 2009
Denver, CO
Hi-Dive
 
September 13th, 2009
Lawrence, KS
Jackpot Saloon
 
September 12th, 2009
Omaha, NB
Slowdown
 
September 11th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
7th Street Entry
 
August 28th, 2009
Toronto, ON
The Horseshoe Tavern
 
August 21st, 2009
Montreal, QC
Le Divan Orange
 
August 20th, 2009
Ottawa, ON
Cafe Dekcuf
 
June 28th, 2009
St. Catharines, ON
Big Bucks
 
June 27th, 2009
Brantford, ON
The Ford Plant
 
June 26th, 2009
London, ON
Blackshire Pub
 
June 20th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Downsview Park
 
June 18th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Courthouse
 
May 30th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Velvet Underground
 
April 24th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Sneaky Dee's
 
March 28th, 2009
Ottawa, ON
Zaphod Beeblebrox
 
March 27th, 2009
Montreal, QC
Club Lambi
 
March 20th, 2009
Toronto, ON
Lee's Palace
 
Given how Still Life Still emerged in 2009 with its sex-drenched, party-inspired debut Girls Come Too, one might be surprised by the thematic shifts in 2013's ominously titled follow-up, Mourning Trance.

But then, those shifts become much more clear, given what the Toronto band has endured during the four years since that introduction. Together since grade school, Brendan Saarinen (vocals/guitar), Eric Young (vocals/guitar), Derek Paulin (bass), Aaron Romaniuk (drums) and Josh Romaniuk (keyboards/percussion) are as much a family as a band. And during the writing of Mourning Trance, three members of that extended family - including both of Young's parents - passed away.

So Mourning Trance became about loss and family, but also about coping and finding a way to enjoy life through all of the exhaustion. It's an album about waking up every morning, working eight hours, and still finding a way to celebrate surviving another day.

In Still Life Still's case, that way was the only one the band knows - writing and playing music with best friends. The end result of that process is a weird, beautiful pop record, inspired by, and in honour of the brilliance and absurdity of real life. Those bittersweet experiences continue to be what drives the band and record.

Mourning Trance is a wake for the living, and a celebration for all that's left.

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