''Still Life'' was an album by Tasmanian rock band
The Paradise Motel
The Paradise Motel are an independent Australian rock band that formed in Hobart, Tasmania in 1994. They relocated to Melbourne and issued two albums on Mushroom Records, ''Still Life'' (1996) and '' Flight Paths'' (1998) before moving to the Un ...
. It was released to largely positive reviews in 1996.
Later copies of the album were accompanied by the bonus CD ''Junk Mail'', a half-hour instrumental soundscape.
Themes
This album began the band's interest in disappearances and landscape. Two singles were taken from the album, 'Bad Light' and 'Calling You'. It is still regarded as one of the band's most popular albums,
and live sets still feature many songs from it. The album followed on from the EP
Left Over Life To Kill
''Left Over Life To Kill'' is both an EP and an album released by the Australian band The Paradise Motel, released in 1996 and 1997 respectively. Lyrics and most music was written by Charles Bickford with arrangements by Matt Aulich.
EP
The EP w ...
released several months earlier, and is considered their debut.
Track listing
Personnel
*Mérida Sussex - vocals
*Matt Bailey - bass
*Matt Aulich - guitars
*BJ Austin - organ, pedal steel
*Tim O'Shannassy - drums
*Charles Bickford - guitar, organ, percussion
Lyrics were written by Charles Bickford, string arrangements were composed by Matt Aulich.
References
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1996 albums
The Paradise Motel albums
Mushroom Records albums