Still Corners - Cuckoo

What this video is

Released June 28, 2011 on Sub Pop Records as the lead single ahead of Still Corners' debut album Creatures of an Hour (October 11, 2011), 'Cuckoo' emerged during a fertile moment in UK indie music when dream pop, shoegaze, and ethereal wave were experiencing a critical revival. Still Corners — the project of London-based songwriter Greg Hughes and vocalist Tessa Murray — combined cinematic influences drawn from…

Why it matters

'Cuckoo' served as the public introduction of Still Corners to the international dream pop canon, appearing as the lead single on Sub Pop — a label whose imprimatur conferred significant credibility in the indie world. The track's sparse instrumentation (single drumbeat, ghostly guitar, distant…