Still Life (The Connells album) explained

Still Life
Type:	studio
Artist:	the Connells
Cover:	StillLife-ConnellsAlbum.jpg
Released:	May 26, 1998
Genre:	Alternative rock, jangle pop
Length:	43:42
Label:	TVT^[1]
Producer:	Jim Scott, Tim Harper
Prev Title:	Weird Food and Devastation
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Old School Dropouts
Next Year:	2001

Still Life is the seventh studio album by the American pop/rock band the Connells, released in 1998.^[2] 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."^[3] Salon called the album "engaging, unmistakably Southern guitar-rock with smart, darkish lyrics and an irreproachable melodic sense."^[4] 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."^[5]

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

Notes and References

1. Mitchell . Wendy . Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Jun 1998 . 58 . 37.
2. Web site: The Connells Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. News: THE CONNELLS: 'STILL LIFE' . The Washington Post . 27 October 2021.
4. Web site: The Connells. May 27, 1998. Salon.
5. Puterbaugh . Parke . Still Life . Stereo Review . Sep 1998 . 63 . 9 . 90.