Still Life was an album by Tasmanian rock band The Paradise Motel

The Paradise Motel

The Paradise Motel are a critically and commercially successful independent Australian band from Hobart, Tasmania, first active from 1995–2000, who reformed in 2008.-Formation and early releases 1994–1998:...

. It was released to largely positive reviews in 1996.

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 bands 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

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...

released several months earlier, and is considered the band's debut album.

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.