Still Corners - Into the Trees

What this video is

Released in October 2011 as the lead single from Still Corners' Sub Pop debut Creatures of an Hour, 'Into the Trees' arrived at the crest of a broader UK dream pop and shoegaze revival that also included Beach House, M83, and contemporaries on 4AD and Sub Pop. The band — a British-American duo of vocalist Tessa Murray and multi-instrumentalist Greg Hughes — self-described their music as 'cinematic,' drawing on…

Why it matters

A landmark early-career visual document for Still Corners, this video crystallizes the band's cinematic dream pop identity at their Sub Pop debut moment. Its collage-film approach — rapid montage, analog warmth, forest surrealism — became a template for the broader 2011–2013 wave of UK/US indie…

The director

Oliver Murray (known as Ollie Murray) is a British writer, director, and filmmaker. His documentary work includes The Quiet One (2019) and Ronnie's (2020). He has directed music videos for indie acts in the early 2010s UK scene, including work for The…