meet the best new band that’s been together since the beginning of the
together since the beginning of the
together since the beginning of the decade hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
decade hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
decade hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with Tim and Liam from the
speaking with Tim and Liam from the
speaking with Tim and Liam from the stills
first question is obviously going to
first question is obviously going to have you guys take us back kind of to
have you guys take us back kind of to
have you guys take us back kind of to the beginning and tell me how the stills
the beginning and tell me how the stills
the beginning and tell me how the stills originally got together back in the day
originally got together back in the day
originally got together back in the day Dave and myself we’re sharing a
Dave and myself we’re sharing a
Dave and myself we’re sharing a four-track machine at a scam that we
four-track machine at a scam that we
four-track machine at a scam that we bought off a friend was in Europe and we
bought off a friend was in Europe and we
bought off a friend was in Europe and we were playing different bands while
were playing different bands while
were playing different bands while writing these songs between us our
writing these songs between us our
writing these songs between us our friends in New York who were a little
friends in New York who were a little
friends in New York who were a little older than us were like hey why don’t
older than us were like hey why don’t
older than us were like hey why don’t you come to New York and live here get
you come to New York and live here get
you come to New York and live here get the hell out of Montreal leave your home
the hell out of Montreal leave your home
the hell out of Montreal leave your home for the first time in your life and
for the first time in your life and
for the first time in your life and start a band here it’s a great place to
start a band here it’s a great place to
start a band here it’s a great place to play music and be in a band at this time
play music and be in a band at this time
play music and be in a band at this time in your music would be awesome you know
in your music would be awesome you know
in your music would be awesome you know so we did
so who’d you guys grow up listening to
so who’d you guys grow up listening to classical music to my dad’s went into
classical music to my dad’s went into
classical music to my dad’s went into classical music and my mom’s going to
classical music and my mom’s going to
classical music and my mom’s going to jazz music so mostly like John Coltrane
jazz music so mostly like John Coltrane
jazz music so mostly like John Coltrane and Miles Davis first album Michael
and Miles Davis first album Michael
and Miles Davis first album Michael Jackson Thriller second album well like
Jackson Thriller second album well like
Jackson Thriller second album well like second through seven albums you too
second through seven albums you too
second through seven albums you too which I all bought in Wales when I was
which I all bought in Wales when I was
which I all bought in Wales when I was on a trip with my mom and then like you
on a trip with my mom and then like you
on a trip with my mom and then like you know def leppard led zeppelin metallica
know def leppard led zeppelin metallica
know def leppard led zeppelin metallica then after the metal phase it was like
then after the metal phase it was like
then after the metal phase it was like The Clash combat Rock and then that
The Clash combat Rock and then that
The Clash combat Rock and then that opened a whole different thing I met
opened a whole different thing I met
opened a whole different thing I met Liam wasn’t like jazz and stuff then hip
Liam wasn’t like jazz and stuff then hip
Liam wasn’t like jazz and stuff then hip hop that you know everything doesn’t
hop that you know everything doesn’t
hop that you know everything doesn’t stop but now there’s more and more bands
stop but now there’s more and more bands
stop but now there’s more and more bands my head’s gonna blow up
I’ve heard some people say that oceans
I’ve heard some people say that oceans will rise is kind of a deviation for you
will rise is kind of a deviation for you
will rise is kind of a deviation for you guys do you agree with that yeah from
guys do you agree with that yeah from
guys do you agree with that yeah from album to album we’ve changed quite a bit
album to album we’ve changed quite a bit
album to album we’ve changed quite a bit like logical break your heart was pretty
like logical break your heart was pretty
like logical break your heart was pretty like there’s more of a classy sort of
like there’s more of a classy sort of
like there’s more of a classy sort of affair than without feathers was like a
affair than without feathers was like a
affair than without feathers was like a more rootsy kind of like where we’re
more rootsy kind of like where we’re
more rootsy kind of like where we’re hanging out right now green stuff and
hanging out right now green stuff and
hanging out right now green stuff and then oceans will rises a little more
then oceans will rises a little more
then oceans will rises a little more like blue blue and like rock and roll
like blue blue and like rock and roll
like blue blue and like rock and roll worldly more worldly rock and roll we
worldly more worldly rock and roll we
worldly more worldly rock and roll we just have a hard time settling down i
just have a hard time settling down i
just have a hard time settling down i guess we’re easily distracted
do you think an idea kind of what
do you think an idea kind of what direction you’re gonna go with the next
direction you’re gonna go with the next
direction you’re gonna go with the next piece we’re producing it ourselves
piece we’re producing it ourselves
piece we’re producing it ourselves there’s a lot of things that we’ve
there’s a lot of things that we’ve
there’s a lot of things that we’ve always wanted to do that we haven’t been
always wanted to do that we haven’t been
always wanted to do that we haven’t been able to fulfill because there’s been too
able to fulfill because there’s been too
able to fulfill because there’s been too many people involved then like I think
many people involved then like I think
many people involved then like I think now we just want to keep it really
now we just want to keep it really
now we just want to keep it really personal really like simple in the heart
personal really like simple in the heart
personal really like simple in the heart and the brain and relationships when you
and the brain and relationships when you
and the brain and relationships when you win your Juno for best new group did you
win your Juno for best new group did you
win your Juno for best new group did you think it was weird that you were really
think it was weird that you were really
think it was weird that you were really deep roofing work that was kind of the
deep roofing work that was kind of the
deep roofing work that was kind of the junos on those people’s way of kind of
junos on those people’s way of kind of
junos on those people’s way of kind of giving us props in a way for for like
giving us props in a way for for like
giving us props in a way for for like not ever having been nominated for
not ever having been nominated for
not ever having been nominated for anything in the past because we weren’t
anything in the past because we weren’t
anything in the past because we weren’t allowed to because our first two records
allowed to because our first two records
allowed to because our first two records were on a u.s. label so there was this
were on a u.s. label so there was this
were on a u.s. label so there was this whole like well it’s kind of felt like
whole like well it’s kind of felt like
whole like well it’s kind of felt like they were saying you should have gotten
they were saying you should have gotten
they were saying you should have gotten this somewhere along the way but it’s
this somewhere along the way but it’s
this somewhere along the way but it’s the first time you’re eligible for it so
the first time you’re eligible for it so
the first time you’re eligible for it so it’s kind of funny yeah I think they
it’s kind of funny yeah I think they
it’s kind of funny yeah I think they knew it was funny ended up being a
knew it was funny ended up being a
knew it was funny ended up being a pretty good inside job something I
pretty good inside job something I
pretty good inside job something I noticed is that a lot of people were
noticed is that a lot of people were
noticed is that a lot of people were reading super high meetings into the
reading super high meetings into the
reading super high meetings into the lyrics and then I’d hear you guys
lyrics and then I’d hear you guys
lyrics and then I’d hear you guys describe what they actually were about
describe what they actually were about
describe what they actually were about you want to relate to people and but at
you want to relate to people and but at
you want to relate to people and but at the same time you have your own
the same time you have your own
the same time you have your own interests and stuff like that for
interests and stuff like that for
interests and stuff like that for instance I know you’re talking about
instance I know you’re talking about
instance I know you’re talking about like snow in california right and
like snow in california right and
like snow in california right and everyone thinks about climate change but
everyone thinks about climate change but
everyone thinks about climate change but I was just watching the television show
I was just watching the television show
I was just watching the television show carnival and drinking tequila you know
carnival and drinking tequila you know
carnival and drinking tequila you know for like a week and then I wrote that
for like a week and then I wrote that
for like a week and then I wrote that song kind of based out of that you know
song kind of based out of that you know
song kind of based out of that you know and but people read other things into
and but people read other things into
and but people read other things into that that’s what music is really like
that that’s what music is really like
that that’s what music is really like it’s everyone gets to take from it and
it’s everyone gets to take from it and
it’s everyone gets to take from it and art in general you can hate something
art in general you can hate something
art in general you can hate something for the same reason someone else loves
for the same reason someone else loves
for the same reason someone else loves it or vice versa and you can read into
it or vice versa and you can read into
it or vice versa and you can read into it however you want well thank you very
it however you want well thank you very
it however you want well thank you very much guys thank you
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