Album: Darker Days
Year: 1986
Maybe because it was they were fellow Southerners, but to my ears, very few bands took up the jangly guitar challenge issued by early R.E.M. better than The Connells. And not just because their name was practically “Connelly” either.
And while that name might have helped me notice them, the rip-roaring anthem “Hats Off” is what sealed the deal.
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