Still Life (The Connells album)
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| Still Life | ||||
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| Released | May 26, 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, jangle pop | |||
| Length | 43:42 | |||
| Label | TVT[1] | |||
| Producer | Jim Scott, Tim Harper | |||
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Still Life is the seventh studio album by the American pop/rock band the Connells, released in 1998.[3] It is the last album to include founding member Peele Wimberley on drums.
Critical reception
[edit]The Washington Post wrote: "Several numbers, such as 'Curly's Train' and 'Glade', dip into Uncle Tupelo-style alternative-country, but the best numbers, such as 'Circlin' ' and the title track, boast the jaded, ironic take on the Byrds and Beatles that defined Southeastern indie-rock in the '80s."[4] Salon called the album "engaging, unmistakably Southern guitar-rock with smart, darkish lyrics and an irreproachable melodic sense."[5] Stereo Review thought that "with an abundance of talent and the wherewithal to refine it into polished pop, the Connells craft a fetching piece of sonic artwork in Still Life."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All songs written by Mike Connell, except where noted.
- "Dull, Brown And Gray" - 3:11
- "The Leper" - 3:06
- "Bruised" (Peele Wimberley) - 3:05
- "Curly's Train" (George Huntley) - 3:46
- "Gauntlet" (Doug MacMillan) - 3:31
- "Glade" (Steve Potak) - 3:30
- "Soul Reactor" - 3:09
- "Still Life" - 3:09
- "Crown" - 3:57
- "Circlin'" (MacMillan) - 2:44
- "Gonna Take A Lie" (Peele Wimberley) - 3:37
- "Queens Of Charades" (Huntley) - 3:32
- "Pedro Says" (David Connell) - 3:25
Personnel
[edit]The Connells
- Doug MacMillan - lead vocals
- Mike Connell - guitar, vocals
- George Huntley - guitar, piano, vocals, lead vocals on "Curly's Train" and "Queen of Charades"
- Steve Potak - keyboards
- David Connell - bass
- Peele Wimberley - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
- Linda Vogel - background vocals
- Jim Scott - background vocals
Technical personnel
- Jim Scott - producer, mixing, engineer
- Tim Harper - producer, arranger, production engineer
- Greg Fidelman - engineer
- Billy Joe Bowers - engineer
- Mike Scotella - engineer
- Bill Mooney - design
- Axl Jansen - photography
References
[edit]- ^ Mitchell, Wendy (Jun 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (58): 37.
- ^ "Still Life - The Connells | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ^ "The Connells Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
- ^ "THE CONNELLS: 'STILL LIFE'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ^ "The Connells". Salon. May 27, 1998.
- ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (Sep 1998). "Still Life". Stereo Review. 63 (9): 90.
