Boylan Heights (The Connells)

Released in 1987, The Connells' Boylan Heights hints at some of the great music that would come with their later albums. That is to say, it's a good work, but not their best. Still, with tracks like "Scotty's Lament" and "I Suppose," this R.EM.-influenced album is worth hearing. The more I hear, the more I wonder why The Connells generally failed to break through to the mainstream. They really had a good college rock sound going on, and none of their albums that I've heard has been a clunker by any stretch of the imagination.

Tracks:
1. Scotty's Lament
2. Choose a Side
3. Try
4. Just Like Us
5. If It Crumbles
6. Pawns
7. Over There
8. Elegance
9. Home Today
10. OT² (instrumental)
11. I Suppose