Still Life (The Connells album)

Still Life
Studio album by
the Connells
ReleasedMay 26, 1998
GenreAlternative rock, jangle pop
Length43:42
LabelTVT[1]
ProducerJim Scott, Tim Harper
The Connells chronology
Weird Food and Devastation
(1996) 		Still Life
(1998) 		Old School Dropouts
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

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

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

All songs written by Mike Connell, except where noted.

  1. "Dull, Brown And Gray" - 3:11
  2. "The Leper" - 3:06
  3. "Bruised" (Peele Wimberley) - 3:05
  4. "Curly's Train" (George Huntley) - 3:46
  5. "Gauntlet" (Doug MacMillan) - 3:31
  6. "Glade" (Steve Potak) - 3:30
  7. "Soul Reactor" - 3:09
  8. "Still Life" - 3:09
  9. "Crown" - 3:57
  10. "Circlin'" (MacMillan) - 2:44
  11. "Gonna Take A Lie" (Peele Wimberley) - 3:37
  12. "Queens Of Charades" (Huntley) - 3:32
  13. "Pedro Says" (David Connell) - 3:25

Personnel

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

  1. ^ Mitchell, Wendy (Jun 1998). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (58): 37.
  2. ^ "Still Life - The Connells | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "The Connells Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic.
  4. ^ "THE CONNELLS: 'STILL LIFE'". The Washington Post. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. ^ "The Connells". Salon. May 27, 1998.
  6. ^ Puterbaugh, Parke (Sep 1998). "Still Life". Stereo Review. 63 (9): 90.