“In the Beginning”
from the album Without Feathers
2006
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There’s a reason you haven’t heard much from Montreal’s The Stills lately. They made some lineup changes and locked themselves away with some big name guests to record the follow-up to 2003’s Logic Will Break Your Heart.
Without Feathers will be released on May 9 by Vice Recordings. “It doesn’t sound like Logic, but don’t be scared,” the band says. “It’s not like we went metal or classical with it, it still sounds like us.”
The album was produced by Gus Van Go and vocalist/guitarist Dave Hamelin. It was recorded in Montreal and mixed in Brooklyn, beginning in December 2004. A number of top Canadian artists contributed to Without Feathers, including Broken Social Scene‘s Kevin Drew, Metric‘s Emily Haines, and Sam Roberts.
As reported in the fall, The Stills have a new look after shuffling their lineup. Guitarist Greg Paquet left and was replaced on the instrument by the versatile Hamelin, the band’s former drummer. He’ll also handle some vocals along with fellow guitarist Tim Fletcher. Former Sea Ray drummer Colin Brooks has taken over on skins, and keyboardist Liam O’Neil has been made a permanent member of the group.