From the Charleston, W VA Daily Mail (http://dailymail.com/life/cd0507.htm)

"Still Life", The Connells (TVT)


Another great disc from one of the best (and most-often overlooked)
originators of the jangly pop sound. At its best, the North Carolina group,
led by brothers Mike and David Connell, writes brilliant pop songs that are
both buoyant and introspective.

Building on a recipe that peaked with 1993's fabulous "Ring" LP, "Dull, Brown
and Gray" and "The Leper" charge out of the gate with the kind of magical,
uplifting energy that sounds fresh no matter how many times you cue it up. The
latter tune, in particular, is made for radio, with layers of guitar, Hammond,
and glorious harmonies.

When the band strays from its pop formula, the results are mixed: the mid-
tempo "Still Life" works well, and the band even manages to put its stamp on a
pedestrian country-rocker like "Curly' Train," but both "Circlin'" and "Gonna
Take A Lie" -- upbeat tunes with a slightly different twist -- aren't as
potent. Still, amid a sea of imitators, The Connells continue to churn out
some of America's best pop.