From: United Kingdom
After the split of his band in the post-Britpop years, Chaz Craik (aka Stillman) took a lengthy detour into producing, engineering and session work. In 2005 he returned to his songwriting roots and self-released The Weightless EP achieving critical acclaim and a record deal. His album 'People Like a Happy Ending' won Best Album at The Glasswerk New Music Awards 2007. In 2009 he returned with a new album 'Blood Dark Sea' described as 'a layered and sinewy mixture of Elliott Smith, Pink Floyd, The Byrds'. This garnered good reviews in several guitar magazines which singled out his matured style incorporating elements of jazz and progressive rock into his sounds. In 2010 Stillman released three individual tracks available to hear on Jango - Desperate Times, Storm Coming and Gold Days which has become a live staple with its growling bassline and funky guitar.