North Carolina’s The Connells were college radio and alt-rock mainstays in the ’80s and ’90s, with such jangly singles as “Scotty’s Lament,” “Stone Cold Yesterday,” ’74-75,” and “Fun and Games.” ...

After a twenty-year release hiatus, The Connells dropped their ninth studio album titled Steadman’s Wake on September 24. The beloved rock band from Raleigh, North Carolina, first formed at Chapel ...

Today, Raleigh-based band The Connells shared "Steadman's Wake," the title track of their upcoming album, due September 24 via Black Park/Missing Piece Records. The song is currently streaming on ...

Today the long-standing (still standing mostly) Raleigh-based alt rock band The Connells are back after a 20 year long hiatus with the release of their new single "Really Great." The group has also ...

Long-running Raleigh indie rock band The Connells first made their name in the ‘80s, coming up with fellow college rock contemporaries like R.E.M. and Pylon. Though the band has been active all this ...

A show at the State Theatre is bringing an indie rock favorite from the 1990s back to Greenville this week when George Huntley and his band will play his songs from The Connells along with material ...

It’s been nearly two decades since the Connells released their last album, and while they’ve been active in the performance arena, any dearth of new product is hardly helpful as far as keeping one’s ...

Fall doesn’t mess around. The first Indie Basement of autumn and we have our most bountiful harvest ever, with reviews of 10 new albums, including records from Absolutely Free (their first in seven ...

Despite not releasing new music since 2001, the deeply melodic and loosely rootsy Raleigh indie band the Connells — best known for their wistful mid-’90s hit “’74-’75” — have been an active unit all ...